- Video conferencing apps Google Meet and WhatsApp will get a few notable upgrades in the coming weeks.
- Google Meet will get a Zoom-like layout, as well as call quality improvements and new screen-sharing options.
- WhatsApp will increase the maximum number of people on audio and video calls.
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Video conferencing app Zoom was one of the early heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to its straightforward interface. The app is easy to learn and lets anyone connect with others, whether it’s for work and school, or whether it’s for staying in touch with loved ones while social distancing measures are in place. But the more popular Zoom grew, the more people looked at the security and privacy features of the app, discovering that it wasn’t as safe as the company claimed. Zoom calls weren’t entirely end-to-end encrypted, and some Zoom data was spilled over to Facebook, to name just a few of the recent issues. Zoom promised fixes just as more companies instructed staff to move to alternatives.
One of them is Google Meet, which is what Google calls its Hangouts video conferencing app for G Suite subscribers. And Google Meet is about to get even better at competing with Zoom. On top of that, Facebook’s WhatsApp is about to get a massive upgrade of its own, which should fix your personal video calling needs during the novel coronavirus health crisis.
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Forget Zoom, Google Meet and WhatsApp are getting better video calling features originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 17 Apr 2020 at 06:50:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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