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Google Meet Gets In-Meeting Emoji Reactions

Kellen January 11, 2023 2

Still on that video meeting grind? Yeah, aren't we all. Since this is our reality going forward for the most part, Google continues to find ways to spice things up or at least expand your ways of interacting while talking with colleagues (or family and friends...

Google Meet Adds a Bunch of Silly Filters for Work Folks

Kellen December 21, 2022 3

Filters in video calls are always a fun time when kids get ahold of a phone or computer and act like the children they are. When it's your coworker, I'm not sure the same level of joy can be found because you know the guy that's about to put one on. He's not...

Google Took the Google Duo Icon Away Again

Kellen November 6, 2022 6

My wife messaged me on Friday to ask what the app was called that she uses every day to call me because she couldn't find it. The app she needed to find was Google Duo, which was killed off by Google back in August, only to be brought back in icon form a...

Google Brought the Duo Icon Back Because People Kept Searching For It

Kellen August 26, 2022 25

Google Duo is supposed to be gone. We said as much two weeks ago when Google updated the app with a name change to "Meet." This marked the conclusion of the unfortunate retirement of our favorite video chatting app and its re-brand as Google's other, more...

The Switch of Google Duo to Google Meet is Complete

Kellen August 11, 2022 17

We've been tracking the transition of Google Duo into Google Meet over the past couple of weeks and are back with one final update. The switch of Google Duo over to Google Meet is complete. If it hasn't happened to you yet, it will any day (or minute) now....

Google Duo Starts the Change to Google Meet Today

Kellen August 3, 2022 13

It has only been a couple of days since we updated you on the transition of Google Duo into Google Meet and we already have another one. Google tells us today that the icon and name change for Google Duo, making it into Google Meet, is starting its rollout...

Yep, Google Meet Really is Taking Over Google Duo

Kellen August 1, 2022 14

If you noticed a notification within Google Duo in recent days that mentions "Duo is getting even better" and were confused, well let's catch you up! Google Duo is going away soon, although it will (already sort of did) become more powerful with the features...

The Simplistic Beauty of Google Duo is No More

Kellen June 1, 2022 39

Google Duo has become one of my most used apps in recent years. The simple interface that allows my wife and I to quickly call each other on any platform is the way we now communicate instead of via traditional phone call. We use it from phones to tablets to...