In June, Google introduced that it’s bringing the options of Meet into the Duo app — and that transformation begins at this time. Google isn’t technically eliminating both app; Duo’s getting rebranded as Meet with the options from each apps, and Meet’s staying Meet.

Yes, it sounds fairly complicated, however by the tip of this course of, there will probably be simply two apps: “Meet Original” (the usual Meet app that can ultimately get phased out) and the brand new Meet that mixes each Meet and Duo. The mixed app will allow you to conduct each group and one-on-one calls in addition to maintain conferences.

If you have already got Duo put in, you gained’t should do something. Last month, Google pushed a Duo replace that provides the options from Meet, and at this time, Google’s rolling out an replace on iOS and Android that can change the Duo emblem to the Meet icon. By September, anybody who downloads the Google Meet app will obtain the brand new Meet / Duo combo. Google notes that duo.google.com will redirect to meet.google.com/calling over the following few months.

Now, when you’re a Meet person, you don’t should do something proper now when you simply need to hold utilizing it because it has at all times existed with none further perks from Duo. Google could ultimately finish assist for the unique Meet, so simply hold that in thoughts when you want to proceed utilizing the app as-is. Google says it can inform unique Meet customers after they “should migrate to the new app experience” however doesn’t specify when that can occur.

This change provides one other layer of complexity to Google’s net of messaging apps however is an indication that Google’s consolidating the providers it already has somewhat than simply including a brand new one. Earlier this 12 months, Google introduced that it could shut down Hangouts in November in favor of Google Chat. Google additionally ended third-party assist for Google Talk (aka GChat) final month.