Google Meet is getting new options to enhance the hybrid work tradition and make video conferences extra productive. Google has began rolling out dwell translated captions for Google Meet broadly. The new performance will mechanically translate conversations from one language to a different in real-time in Google Meet on the Web and cell units. Additionally, Google Meet is getting a brand new Companion Mode characteristic on the Web that permits customers so as to add distant members via a further display. The Companion Mode provides distant members all of the superior interactive options that the members current bodily have entry to. The new performance is appropriate with Google Meet {hardware} and the Nest Hub Max.

Google introduced the addition of recent options for Google Meet through its weblog publish. The dwell translated captions characteristic, that mechanically interprets spoken language into one other language is dwell now on Google Meet on the Web and cell units. The performance presently helps the interpretation of English speech to French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The captions will seem on the backside of the display throughout a Google Meet video name. Google says the brand new real-time translation characteristic will assist to cut back language limitations throughout video calls.

Companion Mode allows staff current within the bodily assembly rooms to attach with their distant teammates via a further display. It provides everybody entry to interactive options and controls irrespective of the place they’re. Companion Mode lets them to entry interactive options and controls corresponding to chat, display sharing, hand elevating, polls, host controls and extra. Companion Mode is obtainable on the Web via Meet {hardware} and the Nest Hub Max. People can be a part of a gathering utilizing Companion Mode from the inexperienced room earlier than their assembly. Users can be a part of a gathering in Companion Mode by visiting g.co/companion or g.co/current on appropriate {hardware}. The latter can be utilized for individuals who need to share content material or display.

People becoming a member of utilizing Companion Mode will rely as separate individuals and their tiles shall be hidden from the video grid to maximise display house. Google initially previewed the Companion Mode for Google Meet on the Google I/O occasion held in May 2021.

Google says it began to make the dwell translated caption characteristic obtainable to Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Google Workspace for Education Plus clients on January 12. The search large will launch the characteristic to all customers over about 15 days. Google Workspace Individual clients or customers with private Google Accounts can not avail it presently.

The Companion Mode, however, will roll out regularly beginning January 13 to all Google Workspace Individual clients and customers with private Google accounts.