Google Duo Archives - TechGoing https://www.techgoing.com/tag/google-duo/ Technology News and Reviews Sat, 27 Aug 2022 05:22:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Google Duo returns as an icon for a limited time on the Android platform https://www.techgoing.com/google-duo-returns-as-an-icon-for-a-limited-time-on-the-android-platform/ Sat, 27 Aug 2022 05:22:53 +0000 https://www.techgoing.com/?p=19893 Despite the merger of the Google Duo and Google Meet products, many Android users have continued to see Google Duo recently — at least in the form of icons. Google Meet. Once the app is updated and opened, the Duo icon disappears from the Android launcher screen. (via 9to5Google) Interestingly enough, many Android users still […]

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]]> Despite the merger of the Google Duo and Google Meet products, many Android users have continued to see Google Duo recently — at least in the form of icons. Google Meet. Once the app is updated and opened, the Duo icon disappears from the Android launcher screen.

(via 9to5Google)

Interestingly enough, many Android users still saw the blue icon before the update when they searched for “Google Duo” globally recently.

And when confused people tried to click on it, they found that both icons could jump to Google Meet.

Shortly after, officials responded that the move was made to make it easier for end users to upgrade to the combined Google Meet app.

For reference, Google Duo has an installed base of 5 billion, while Google Meet only has an installed base of 500 million — perhaps one of the main reasons why Google decided to bring the former back for a “limited time.

Finally, while Google has not yet changed the description of Google Duo in the Play Store, the company does plan to merge the Google Duo website into Google Meet in the future.

At least according to the three icons in the image, both Duo and Meet will eventually be “unified” – the original Google Meet with the green icon will be gradually replaced in the enterprise user community (even though the original experience will remain in the optional Gmail mail service).

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]]> Google Duo upgraded to Meet, existing Meet app continues to exist https://www.techgoing.com/google-duo-upgraded-to-meet-existing-meet-app-continues-to-exist/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:06:13 +0000 https://www.techgoing.com/?p=13417 As teased in June, Google today announced that it will begin integrating Meet functionality into the Duo app and renaming it Meet. technically, Duo will be renamed Meet after it combines the functionality of both apps, while the existing Meet will still exist. It sounds confusing, but when the integration is complete there will be […]

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]]> As teased in June, Google today announced that it will begin integrating Meet functionality into the Duo app and renaming it Meet. technically, Duo will be renamed Meet after it combines the functionality of both apps, while the existing Meet will still exist. It sounds confusing, but when the integration is complete there will be two apps: “Meet Original” and a new version of “Meet”.

“Meet Original”, the existing Meet, will be phased out in the future; the new Meet will integrate the functionality of both Duo and Meet apps. The combined app will allow you to make group and one-on-one calls, as well as hold meetings.

If you already have Duo installed, you won’t have to do anything. Last month, Google pushed out a Duo update that added Meet functionality, and today, Google is rolling out an update on iOS and Android that will change the Duo logo to a Meet icon. By September, anyone who downloads the Google Meet app will receive the new Meet/Duo combination. Google notes that duo.google.com will redirect to meet.google.com/calling in the coming months.

Now, if you’re a Meet user, you don’t have to do anything right now if you just want to keep using it as it’s always been there without any additional benefits from Duo. Google may eventually end support for the original Meet, so keep that in mind if you wish to continue using the app. Google says it will notify original Meet users when “should migrate to the new app experience,” but didn’t say when that would happen.

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