

The company wanted to improve Hangouts to make it easier and faster for people start and join video conferences. Google describes Meet as "a video meeting experience with one goal: make joining meetings effortless". Google Meet is for group calls and meetings Google Meet is the consumer video calling app for up to 100 participants, so acts as a Zoom rival and will have a lot of appeal to regular users outside of businesses. It's essentially a useful and cost-effective collaboration platform for the average person as well as enterprise customers.Ĭhat is a messenger app, probably closest to Slack in how it works, but is currently only available for Google Workplace users allowing you to share Docs, Sheets and Slides with colleagues. They are built into Gmail, YouTube, and Google Voice, plus there are apps for iOS, Android, and the web. These apps form communications services that enable text, voice, or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. Here's everything you need to know about Google Chat and Meet. It's expected that this app will be depreciated at some point in the future. The old Google Meet app still exists, but it's now called Google Meet (original) and it doesn't have all the new features. Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switch.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Xbox Console.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Google Nest.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Amazon Echo Devices.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Fire TV Stick.
