Google Meet: A guide to Google's video-conferencing service, how to join calls, record, and blur backgrounds

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 22:58

An iPhone displays the Google Meet app on the App Store, while a laptop in the background displays a video conference call with nine attendees. — Google Meet lets you launch and join virtual meetings, and has features like screen sharing and visual effects.
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Google Meet is a video-conferencing service designed for businesses and organizations.
Google recently integrated its Gemini AI tool into Google Meet for enhanced visual effects.
Google Meet offers features like recording a meeting, blurring your background, and companion mode.

Google Meet, formerly known as Google Hangouts Meet, is a video-calling app that lets people come together in virtual meetings. As few as two or as many as 100 participants can join the same meeting and can speak, communicate via chat, or share video with each other from anywhere with internet access.