Google tweeted on July 7 that the new features are available
via the sparkle icon at the bottom right of the video feed during a call, which
brings up a carousel of different effects that include colour filters and
animated AR face effects.
Most of the options are only available for personal Gmail
accounts, while Workspace users have to keep things more professional with a
limited selection of blurring and virtual background options.
The new video effects are the latest example of Meet''s
shift from targeting enterprise and business users, to targeting consumers more
generally after Google released Meet free to personal Google accounts last
year.
The filters are very similar to what is already been
available for Google''s consumer-focused Duo video chat service, and 9to5Google
has previously reported that the company plans to eventually replace Duo with
Meet.
The tech giant also made some small changes to its Google
Meet app in June.
After seeing a gradual interest in live streams, the company
installed an option to add captions to your live streams. New features also
include options to raise hands and shift to the main grid
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