Google isn’t done making Duo video calls more accommodating in the pandemic era. It’s introducing a handful of updates that make chats livelier,including a family mode. Fire it up and you can add cute AR effects or doodle while you keep in touch. The interface also hides the hang-up and mute buttons so that your little ones won’t inadvertently drop the call in their enthusiasm.
Those effects and masks are also coming to all one-on-one chats on both Android and iOS this week,starting with a Mother’s Day effect.
And yes,group chats will get easier. Google is planning to introduce group Duo calls on the web in the “coming weeks.” It’ll only be available as a Chrome preview when it does,but it’ll include a new layout that allows more people at the same time. It’ll also be easy to join in — much like other group chat services,you can invite anyone with an account by sending a link. The company is not-so-subtly offering this as an alternative to Google Meet and Zoom,and it might do the trick if you already use Duo but want to make it a mainstay for work,school or friend get-togethers.
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