Google Meet Adds AR Masks, Duo-Style Filters, Effects

Video calling software Google Meet just lately added new video filters, results, and augmented actuality masks for private calls on iOS and Android. 

Google tweeted on July 7 that the brand new options can be found by way of the flicker icon on the backside proper of the video feed throughout a name, which brings up a carousel of various results that embody color filters and animated AR face results.
 

Most of the choices are solely out there for private Gmail accounts, whereas Workspace customers should maintain issues extra skilled with a restricted number of blurring and digital background choices.

The new video results are the most recent instance of Meet”s shift from concentrating on enterprise and enterprise customers, to concentrating on shoppers extra typically after Google launched Meet free to non-public Google accounts final 12 months.

The filters are similar to what’s already been out there for Google”s consumer-focused Duo video chat service, and 9to5Google has beforehand reported that the corporate plans to ultimately change Duo with Meet.

The tech large additionally made some small adjustments to its Google Meet app in June.

After seeing a gradual curiosity in reside streams, the corporate put in an possibility so as to add captions to your reside streams. New options additionally embody choices to lift palms and shift to the principle grid.