Google Duo gets eight-person group calling and Data Saving Mode

Google Duo

Google's excellent Duo video calling platform — and the ameliorate one-half of failed chat app Allo — is ready to get a lot better if yous've got lots of people to call at in one case.

Google is globally rolling out group calling to Duo on both iOS and Android. Duo'south group calling supports a reasonable eight simultaneous callers. Further, Google boasts that all of Duo's calls are terminate-to-finish encrypted.

To compare, Apple's FaceTime allows for 32 members in a group call, while WhatsApp offers 4. Skype and Facebook Messenger both offer 50-fellow member grouping calls, merely Messenger will only show six video feeds at a time.

Duo too forms the basis for video calling on Google's smart displays, but group calling is reportedly sectional to mobile at launch. While the Nest Hub Max is currently the only Google smart display with a camera for video calling — and it'south not still in Canada — the mobile exclusivity also affects the Duo web client. In other words, if you desire to group call in Duo, you'll need to employ a mobile device to do information technology.

Finally, Google is likewise adding a Data Saving Mode to Duo, but it volition exist restricted to select regions, including Indonesia, India and Brazil. If you turn on Data Saving Mode in settings, both you and the person you're calling will use less data in the video call.

Google says Data Saving Mode will roll out to more markets in the coming months.

Source: Google Via: The Verge