

If you use Google Duo you may have noticed that there is no dedicated PC client.

However, in the age of Zoom and Skype, the fact that the app falls short of essential video calling capabilities like group call on PC is rather surprising. Google Duo is a simple and light video calling application from Google. Users can add anyone to a group video call and invite users through a joining link. In addition to that, there’s a new Family Mode on Duo which will let users draw doodles over the call screen with different effects and masks. The feature will preview on Google Chrome and will let you see more people at the same time through a new layout. Update : Google has announced through a blog post that it will be adding the ability to make group calls on Duo for web users. It is to be noted that joining through link only works on mobile, as web group chat still hasn’t gone live. The feature was first announced a month back, in May, but it wasn’t ready for public rollout. Upon clicking, the concerned user would be redirected to the group. Update 8th June 2020: Having witnessed an unprecedented surge in video calling over the lockdown period, Google has decided to add another feature to its leading video calling application, Duo.ĭuo users would now be able to add users to a Duo group chat simply by sending a joining link. This allows you to add more participants to your group including yourself.

Update 7th July 2020: Google has now increased the number of participants allowed on a single video call to 32.
