Google’s ChromeOS for Chromebooks is claimed to come back with Google Chat and Google Meet pre-installed. Google Chat, which is within the course of to interchange Hangouts, is the first messaging instrument on Google Workspace (premium suite), and common customers will obtain it this yr.
Google Meet, then again, has been round for a while and competes in opposition to notable video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Although the brand new growth isn’t a major one, it’s nonetheless an essential choice as Google is now making an attempt to lure new customers with the pre-installed apps within the messaging and video conferencing areas.
Through this, the corporate would hope to extend the apps’ adoption amongst new clients. The growth was noticed by 9to5Google that discovered mentioning in Chromium OS code. “Work towards these new default apps has already begun, as two new flags are being added to chrome://flags, one for Chat and one for Meet.
That stated, it’s not precisely clear how one would change that flag earlier than organising their Chromebook,” the report states. The new change may start rolling out with the ChromeOS version 92 that is said to arrive in late July. It is expected that users would still be able to remove pre-installed apps like Google Chat and Meet (if they roll out). Currently, users can download them easily via the Play Store.
Meanwhile, Google Meet had announced the addition of new features alongside an improved user interface for desktop and laptop users to ease communication with others virtually. Starting next month, users will have more space to see content and others’ video feeds through the refreshed new look when viewing and sharing content with any group of people.
The new design will work better when users pin participants’ tiles. In the coming months, users will be also able to pin multiple tiles. The platform is getting Data Saver to limit data usage on mobile networks. It would allow users in India and other countries with poor internet penetration to save data while making video calls.
