Google Announces Four New Duo Features - smithgoodgicess59

Google's video calling app, Duo, has seen an upsurge in utilisation since the Coronavirus pandemic locked us entirely down in our houses. In fact, Google says that hebdomadally, it is seeing 10 cardinal people sign up for Google Pair, and in a great deal of countries calling multiplication experience increased complete 10 multiplication. Understandably, Duo is important in these times, and Google is today adding four red-hot features to the app to make it more reliable and useful.

Support for AV1 Codec

Google Duo is lengthwise encrypted, and uses AI to avoid interruptions in audio. It is also likely one of the only video calling apps on Android that do really well smooth on low bandwidths, and now the fellowship is adding support for the AV1 video codec which should enable the app to push ameliorate prime video fifty-fifty on very nether bandwidths.

Google Announces Four New Duo Features — GIF viewing quality difference between AV1 (left) and current codec (right) on a 30kbps bandwidth. Courtesy: Google

Capture Special Moments in a Photo

Also being added to Duad is a feature that will let users click a picture in between a video address to save important memories. This doesn't put to work look-alike a regular screenshot, by the way. As you can see in the GIF integrated below, this feature places the screens of both the parties side-away-sidein the captured image.

Increasing Group Calling Limits

Google new magnified the group calling limits to 12 participants in a group as compared to the late limit of 8 members. The company is observing a large number of group video recording calls being settled on the political program (8 times high, really), and is therefore planning to increase the group sizing of Duo calls even foster in the coming weeks.

Base and Save Personalised Messages

Google is on the job on adding the ability to save personalised messages that users send to each other on the app. These messages include both television and voice messages, as well as photos, notes, and doodles that Duo users can send to each other. The service has also added AR effects to send messages such as "I miss you" operating theatre "I'm thinking of you".

Google Duo works on all platforms. It can be downloaded from the App Store or Play Fund, or accessed via a web browser connected Mac, Windows, and Chromium-plate OS.