Google Duo soon supports video chat with up to 32 members

Under pressure from rivals and the Covid-19 pandemic, Google gradually increased the number of people who could participate in an online video chat on its Dou application.

In 2018, Apple announced that up to 32 people could join FaceTime chat with the iOS 12.1 update. At that time, Google was not in a hurry, but still only allowed eight people to join video calls through Duo. In late March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic seriously affected daily life, many people had to isolate themselves at home, unable to go to work, Google decided to increase the number of attendees at the same time in a Duo call. twelfth.
In the latest adjustment, the 'software giant' confirmed its preparation to bring the total number of members attending a group called Duo to 32, equal to Apple's FaceTime. However, the company did not disclose specific time to release this feature, according to Phone Arena .
On the market at the moment, Zoom is still the most popular video calling application (thanks to the negative effects of the new strain of Corona virus). Zoom provides a free call service with the maximum number of participants in a room up to 100. Because the phone screen cannot display all 100 members on the grid list, users can choose how to View images of people speaking, or folder views (Gallery View, showing 4 people at a time).
The free Zoom is only for a meeting room to operate for 40 minutes before 'kicking' people out of the room and the meeting owner must recreate a new 'room'.
Meanwhile, Apple's FaceTime is only available in its ecosystem (devices using iPadOS, iOS, macOS). The advantage of Google Duo over competitors is that it is available on both popular mobile platforms: iOS and Android.
Update 11 May 2020
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