Google Duo will get new co-watching and collaboration options on Galaxy S22

New dwell sharing options, together with the flexibility to look at movies collectively and look at the identical on-line whiteboard, are coming to Google Duo on Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 gadgets and Tab S8 tablets. Google and Samsung introduced the brand new options in the course of the launch occasion for Samsung’s new flagship telephones and tablets.

Google says Duo’s dwell sharing characteristic works throughout many well-liked apps including Jamboard, the corporate’s collaborative whiteboard software program that lets as much as 50 folks write and draw on the identical floor. Other supported apps embody YouTube for watching movies collectively, Google Maps, Samsung Notes, and Samsung Gallery.

Google Duo has supported screen sharing on Android for some time, however beforehand, it’s been restricted to one-on-one calls. The new performance is extra expansive and seems designed to compete with Apple’s SharePlay characteristic for FaceTime on iOS. Samsung says the brand new Duo characteristic is accessible from the brand new dwell sharing menu within the Duo name display screen.