Google is extending the feature of free longer calls in its Meet service until March 31, 2021. The company has announced that the feature which was previously announced to expire at the end of September, will now be able to continue work. More than 100 million users have downloaded the app until now.
Google said in a blog post that they are continuing unlimited Meet calls for up to 24 hours for free until March 31, 2021, for Gmail accounts. Gmail users are enabled to make video calls directly from their inbox through Meet.
Google also announced that it added a huge number of experiences in Meet for more fun and more productivity. You are enabled to see more people on the big screen when you move your calls to TV or connect hands-free on your Nest Hub Max. It also has a Zoom-like feature of dividing participants in a 49-people gallery during the conversation.
Due to the pandemic situation, Google Meet had extended its group calling features from G-suite for accessing all Gmail accounts. Previously, Google had decided to decrease the 24-hours free call facility to an hour after September 30. So, the users must need to pay for a business account for accessing the unlimited video-calling feature.
But, this free-to-use feature is now extended for many more months, so the users can continue with their business and online activities without any disturbance on this platform without any business account. Google has also introduced machine-learning-based noise cancellation features for G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for education.
Google Meet provides huge competition with Zoom. But Zoom offers a limited 40-minute call time for free users.
Google said that they made this announcement because it is difficult to connect with each other in person these days. So, the video has been playing a crucial role to stay connected.
