Duo and Meet Merger Will Not Be Consumer-Focused

Last year, the US technology giant Google’sNews emerged that it would make Meet the only video calling platform. After that Duo and Meet It is possible to combine two platforms named consumer and business oriented It was stated that a common video calling platform would be created.

In the news published in August 2020, it was stated that Google will offer a video call service focused on both normal people and business. Recent news has revealed that Duo and Meet’s consumer-oriented ‘merger’ plan will not materialize.

Consumer-focused merger plan abandoned

Google originally named Duo and Meet, ‘Duet‘, aimed to unite both consumer and corporate focused on a platform. For this, the team created in 2020 made a lot of effort to combine the two platforms. However, at the end of 2020, it was stated that these two goals could not be achieved, and Duo was likely to join Meet as a more corporate-oriented platform. In other words, the goals of creating a video calling platform that is both consumer and business-oriented were abandoned.

It was stated that this team is currently focusing on working on the business-oriented part of Meet. In the statements made by Google about this situation, Duo that there is no change in your consumer-oriented investmentsi stated. In addition, in the statements made, it was emphasized that features such as HD screen sharing, new video effects, advanced contact search, foldable device support, new spam controls and protections, a renewed interface were added to Duo in 2021, that is, the consumer targets of the platform continue.

Duo’s fate remains uncertain

To sum up, Google has announced that Duo’s consumer-oriented features (like calling users by phone numbers) will not be added to Meet. In addition, the company said in its statements that next year, for both regular and business users, ‘a rich roadmapHe stated that he would have; but did not reveal which platform or platforms this will be aimed at.

It is still unclear what will happen to Duo after Google’s plans change. According to the reports, there is still the possibility that Duo will be developed or closed and Meet will be made a single platform. So Google is making Meet for users ‘an adequate video calling platform‘ and abandon the hugely popular Duo.

This also shows that Android may lack an application that can rival FaceTime in the coming years. In other words, Meet’s replacement of Duo is an application that allows users to call their contacts with a single button, even if some features can be integrated. will deprive.