Google is one of the many companies striving to keep up with collaboration leaders like Zoom and Microsoft Teams in this new digital-first working environment. Google Meet, the company’s innovative meeting application, recently added new features, including virtual backgrounds for more immersive conversations.
Now, Google is announcing a new option for users to cast their meetings to their television. According to Google’s team, the “Google Meet on Cast” feature will transform any room in your home into a conference space. Your TV or smart display can instantly transform into the centre of your meeting environment. This casting solution will help users to step away from their laptop notifications and become more present in meetings.
Updating the Work Anywhere Environment
Whether you’re trying to engage with a larger meeting, or you just want to focus more on the presentation in question, Google Meet’s new Cast option will be an exciting upgrade to the meeting environment. Back in April, when video conferencing demand started to skyrocket, Google jumped into action by giving Meet video conferencing access to all Gmail users, no payment required.
Since then, the Google team have been on the hunt for more ways to drive usage of Google Meet. Quick links to Meet calls are now available in Gmail, and Meet conversations are becoming more intuitive. However, the Google Meet solution hasn’t done much to slow down the rise of Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Despite early privacy issues and other problems, Zoom is still leading the way for video.
One thing that Google does have to its advantage is incredible scale and reach. There are over 1.8 billion Gmail users around the world, and everyone knows about Google. Adding new ways for customers to access Meet could help the company to get ahead of the curve again.
