While Duo was all about Google's WhatsApp envy, Google Meet is a manifestation of Google's Zoom envy. Technically, Meet launched in 2017 as a business video meeting product from the G Suite team ...

Google has brought back the original Google Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that users can search for to access Google Meet. Google consolidated Duo and Meet into one app earlier in August.

The Meet and Duo video services were both built as reactions to Google’s far more stable communication competition. Google Meet was technically created in 2017 as a group business video chat ...

Google is about to simplify its communication services. The company announced today it plans to merge Duo and Meet, its two disparate video calling apps, into a single platform. Starting over the ...

Google’s strategy around its messaging apps is nothing if not messy right now (hello Hangouts, Meet, Chat, Duo and Co.), but it looks like things will get a bit easier come next year.

Legacy Google Duo calls will soon be phased out and upgraded to Meet calls with enhanced features. The transition will bring access to in-call chat messages, effects, cloud encryption, and more ...

If you open a Google Meet app (previously installed as Duo) on your Android phone, you should be seeing a new alert indicating that “Meet calling will replace Legacy (Duo) calling in September ...

Google Duo was more popular than Google Meet, at least in terms of how many times it was downloaded from the Play Store. Duo has been installed onto Android devices 5 billion times, and Meet has ...

Google Duo isn’t entirely going away—at least, not in spirit. The rest of its features will be rolled up into the new Meet, including the fun bits I mentioned earlier.

All Duo users should see the rebrand by September. You'll have to use your Google account for any meeting features, but familiar elements (like effects and contacts) will remain intact.

While Duo was all about Google's WhatsApp envy, Google Meet is a manifestation of Google's Zoom envy. Technically, Meet launched in 2017 as a business video meeting product from the G Suite team ...

In June, Google told us that it would start merging its Duo video chat service for consumers with Meet, its Zoom competitor for business users. The next phase of this merger starts today.