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Sorry, but what the f*k is google duo? Does anyone even know what the current name for google's video call or chat product is called?
Google Duo has the best video quality in video chats in Android. This has been my first-hand experience.
Sorry, but what the f*k is google duo? Does anyone even know what the current name for google's video call or chat product is called?
Securitywise this is just a downgrade: Google Duo was end to end encrypted, Google Meet is not. It doesn't look like they're going to tell anyone about it.
Securitywise this is just a downgrade: Google Duo was end to end encrypted, Google Meet is not. It doesn't look like they're going to tell anyone about it.
They're rebasing Meet to Duo's featureset not the other way around. Duo will then change name to Meet when the transformation has completed.
I asked this question on twitter in the thread of the announcement:
> Will all calls still be end-to-end encrypted after this transition from Google Duo to Google Meet?
and got this reply:
> Hi there, we over at @AskWorkspace are happy to confirm that all data in Meet is encrypted in transit by default between the client and Google for video meetings. You can check more Google Meet security info here https://goo.gle/3NR7ZMj Hope it helps! -WV
Sounds like a purposefully confusing version of "no".
There are other clues as well: While e2ee was part of the messaging of Google Duo, this current announcement of the product merge does not mention encryption at all. ... despite mentioning a lot of random vanity features. Clearly they intended to create the impression that all features will be preserved. Since the e2ee feature was such a prominent and reoccuring part of the Duo pitch, it's very unlikely that they just forgot to mention it in this announcement.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're rebasing Meet to Duo's featureset not the other way around. Duo will then change name to Meet when the transformation has completed.
As far as I was able to pin down, that is not correct and e2ee will end with the upcomming update. I asked this question on twitter in the thread of the announcement: > Will all calls still be end-to-end encrypted after this transition from Google Duo to Google Meet? and got this reply: > Hi there, we over at @AskWorkspace are happy to confirm that all data in Meet is encrypted in transit by default between the clien…
There are reasons why Zoom is better than Google. I don't understand Google and the reasons why they want to confuse users so much. I don't understand why are they burning money by making the same thing under a different name Duo/Meet/Hangout/Phone...
If they could just stop these ridiculous exercises in bundling, unbundling, redesigning and fiddling with the UX in totally unnecessary ways, I believe they could have (had) a winner.
Sorry, but what the f*k is google duo? Does anyone even know what the current name for google's video call or chat product is called?
Seems like it’s basically become what Google Hangouts was…4? years ago.
- Having chat and calls in one app
- Being able to make other people's devices ring if required (and not having to send a meeting invite code in a completely different app and coordinate with the other party to join)
- Being able to log in using their Google account rather than doing some weird dance involving their phone number
- Using more than one device simply by logging in using their account, rather than "linking an additional device to their phone" (which of course has to be the center of it all)
Seems like the same thing is happening to Pay/Wallet too. It was always completely beyond me how they would rip out "Login with Google" from their own products and replace it with a phone-number-based single-device model.