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Google Meet is a pretty solid solution and I have never had a problem with it, been using it for years.
Years? https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/04/08/google-meet-rebrand/ Google rebrands or changes entire apps at a whim. I’m shocked they haven’t ruined Google Apps (Workspace) with their changes.
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This is a honest question, so, what is so good about FaceTime? I have not used an iPhone since version 3GS, so it has been a while, but I understand it is just something similar to whatsapp video calls, google meet, or even zoom?
It's just easier to use for Apple entrenched people. You can automatically see which of your contacts you can call with it and you can do it straight from the contacts app. Plus it will ring iPhone/Mac/iPad. Otherwise it's not considerably different.
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Seriously why are Google video calls SO confusing and why do they change every year?
Google Meet is a pretty solid solution and I have never had a problem with it, been using it for years.
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Doesn't the same apply to chat software / iMessage? Also, FaceTime isn't really conferencing software (though they added a bunch of conferencing feature just now). It's closer to Duo, which focuses on casual face to face meetings, not at desk, presenting slides kind of video meeting.
No, because it just moves to SMS for the group, instead. Video conferencing has no ubiquitous fallback.
This isn't a clean fallback option.
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I honestly 100% feel like this is the main justification for all changes happening with Google products. I swear to god Google Photos changes the entire layout every year for no reason whatsoever. Whatever they change it to isn't better, just different. But the entire website has to be remodelled and your users have to learn the entire website again because.....someone on the UI team has to justify their 6 digit sala…
The transition from Google Play Music to YouTube Music has been insane. They rebuilt apps seemingly from the ground up, only without a bunch of features. Meanwhile the actual product has, at best, stood still for about two years now. Meanwhile Spotify are running rings around them.
I miss what for the same reason
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Signal: requires disclosing a phone number to everyone you use it with
> Signal: requires disclosing a phone number to everyone you use it with Signal also got distracted with a cryptocurrency scheme [1]. That shot their credibility in many circles. [1] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/04/wtf-signal-ad...
I don't love the cryptocurrency stuff either. I'm not defending it. But "shot their credibility" is an overstatement.
Isn't facetime encrypted ? and assuming it is - would doing this android or web break that or keep it solid? Will the folks using iOs devices be warned that they are sharing audio/video with a lesser protected device? I wouldn't mind having another secure option that everyone could use easily.
At the presentation at least, they said it would still be E2E encrypted even on the web. Duo is also E2E encrypted and supports web.
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The transition from Google Play Music to YouTube Music has been insane. They rebuilt apps seemingly from the ground up, only without a bunch of features. Meanwhile the actual product has, at best, stood still for about two years now. Meanwhile Spotify are running rings around them.
Are they though? I'm actually curious since I don't know the numbers but wouldn't use Spotify if you paid me. I've got nothing against the app, but YouTube Premium gets me ad-free youtube everywhere including casting devices as well as a solid music streaming app. If it weren't for the value of the bundle I'd likely not care as much though.
Surely being paid to use Spotify would represent even better value.