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Last week, Google told Reuters that it would allow up to 16 participants to be seen on a single grid, replicating one of Zoom’s most popular features. Although the feature was said to be rolling out at the time, the company appears to have begun a broader rollout today, and is also rolling out a few features to make Google Meet a better video calling experience.
As noted above, the new grid layout supports up to 16 participants at a time; previously, it was limited to four. To be clear, this is just the number of people that can be on screen at one time. meIn terms of total viewers, Meet can support up to 250 people for G Suite Enterprise users. G Suite Basic supports up to 100, while G Suite for Business supports up to 150.
That said, Zoom still has an advantage over Google, with up to 50 simultaneous video streams that can be shown at once. But I doubt that someone really needs that many people on the screen.
Putting video grids aside, Meet is adding some more useful updates. For one thing, you can now stream a single Chrome tab instead of a full screen or window. Google says that sharing a single tab provides better video quality than the other two.
Mobile device users will now also get better low-light videos thanks to improved AI, as evidenced in the following video:
Desktop users, meanwhile, will get this feature “in the future.” Google will probably have to work on further improvements as I think most laptop web cameras are worse than the average selfie camera on our phones.
Lastly, Google is implementing noise cancellation that can lessen the sound of a dog barking, crowds around you (presumably you’re not close to crowds these days), or even your own writing:
Zoom also provides noise canceling functions, but it works mainly when the participants do not speak. Google’s technology seems to work independently.
Although Meet has a long way to go to achieve Zoom’s growing popularity, leveraging its extensive AI skills can give you a head start in the next few weeks or months of isolation.
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