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Skype has long been known for its free peer-to-peer calling and video chats. If you use Skype to chat with friends, family, or business contacts, learn how to screen share on your new Chromebook, desktop computer, or mobile device. You can use a web browser, the desktop app, or the Android app.
How to mute someone on Webex
Muting someone on Webex is easy. Say goodbye to background noise and focus on what matters!
Sometimes, participants in a video meeting accidentally or knowingly cause a disturbance. Other times, several participants speak simultaneously, throwing off the meeting's flow. Video conferencing tools like Webex allow you to mute someone with ease.
WhatsApp feels like one of those rare apps that really knows what it wants to be, and has largely resisted unnecessary feature bloat. But with as popular as pandemic-induced video conferencing became, it was inevitable we'd see more of a focus on its video capabilities. The service is now testing support for 32 participants on a video call, but it's not quite up at Google Meet or Zoom’s level yet. While it works on that, the call invite link sharing we first heard about last month seems to be rolling out to users at large.
Google Meet's animated video backgrounds are now available on Android
With six available options to start
Millions of workers are still relying on video calls to stay in touch with their co-workers each and every day. To help with daily routines, Google Meet has continued to improve and advance, offering live translations for captions while giving your lighting situation a much-needed boost. In June, video backgrounds arrived on the web to compete with Zoom. If you take most of your calls on the go, you can finally customize the backdrop on Android starting today.
Google Meet is finally upgrading its backgrounds to compete with Zoom
But it's still not quite there yet
Google Meet made some big headway for itself with the onset of the pandemic, and thanks to free unlimited video calls, it's one of the most popular videoconferencing applications out there. Now, shortly after overhauling its UI, Google is bringing Meet a couple of features that Zoom has had for a while.
Nest Hub Max doubles down on video calls with new Zoom support and big Google Meet improvements
Not so smart of a display if it took this long to get Zoom on it...
For a year defined by videoconferencing, our smart displays have not been able to keep up as a worthy companion — mostly because the apps either aren't there or aren't very good. But there's a giant improvement due for the cross-section of Nest Hub Max owners and Google Meet users and even bigger news for those on Zoom.
Unlimited-length Google Meet video calls remain free for all through March
Well, the time limit is actually 24 hours, but it's way more than a half-hour
You may remember way back when in May of 1920 2020 that Google made its relatively new enterprise-focused videoconferencing program Meet free for anyone to use. Everyone would be able to make free calls of unlimited length* through September 30. Well, just a day ahead of its expiration, the company has decided to extend that grace through March 31, 2021.
Zoom for Android now supports virtual backgrounds and a bunch of new features
Because you don't want your coworkers to know you joined the meeting from the loo
Zoom has grown to become one of the most popular videoconferencing apps, boosted by a sudden need to virtually keep in touch with close ones, co-workers, and clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the app's most popular features is the ability to add a virtual background, which is a nice way of keeping a modicum of privacy, especially when working from home. Sadly, this particular feature was not available on Android, but a new update just brought the functionality along with a bunch of other useful ones to our handheld devices.