We reported in May {that a} teardown of model 41.5 of Google Meet confirmed the app accommodates textual content strings suggesting Google will deliver the flexibility to blur your background to the app, a characteristic more and more vital when folks need to work in much less organized environments.
Now the official G Suite launch roadmap has made the information official, displaying that not solely is background blur coming, but in addition customized backgrounds, a enjoyable and more and more in style characteristic.
The entry notes:
Blur the background or substitute it with a picture or video on desktop.
and the identical for cell.
This would deliver the app on par with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, the 2 firms Google is at present making an attempt very arduous to compete towards. The firm lately added Gmail integration, upgraded its gallery view to 16 members, which sadly nonetheless pales compared to the 49 particular person view Zoom helps and made the service free for limitless use for as much as 100 contributors. Google can also be bringing its low gentle digital camera know-how to Meet and can deliver an audio software which suppresses background noise throughout calls.
It stays to be seen if all this work will assist Google meet up with the likes of Zoom, Slack and Teams, however they are going to by no means have a greater alternative than now.
