Google phases out Google Duo, integrates features into Google Meet

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This month, Google announced that it had begun a gradual phase-out of its consumer-facing video calling app, Google Duo.

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According to the tech firm, the feature-packed Google Duo will no longer be part of the pre-installed apps on android mobile phones.

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Instead, the company intends to blend all of its video features into its other video-calling app: Google Meets.

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As a result, android users with Google Duo app on their phones will

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automatically have the app’s icon change to Google Meet’s icon as soon as they update it.

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“We’re upgrading the Google Duo experience to include all Google Meet features and

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bring our two video calling services together into a single solution.

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This upgrade, which started rolling out last month, gives everyone access to new features like scheduling and joining

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meetings, virtual backgrounds, in-meeting chat and more, in addition to your current video calling features,” the company said in a blog post.

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