Google Duo will get new co-watching and collaboration options on Galaxy S22

New reside sharing options, together with the flexibility to look at movies collectively and think about the identical on-line whiteboard, are coming to Google Duo on Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 units and Tab S8 tablets. Google and Samsung introduced the brand new options through the launch occasion for Samsung’s new flagship telephones and tablets. In addition to Galaxy smartphones, the function can also be coming to Pixel units, in response to Engadget.

Google says Duo’s reside sharing function works throughout many fashionable apps together with Jamboard, the corporate’s collaborative whiteboard software program that lets as much as 50 individuals write and draw on the identical floor. Different supported apps embody YouTube for watching movies collectively, Google Maps, Samsung Notes, and Samsung Gallery. Non-Samsung and Google smartphones received’t be capable to share their apps on a name, however they’ll nonetheless be capable to watch alongside.

Google Duo has supported display screen sharing on Android for some time, however beforehand, it’s been restricted to one-on-one calls. The brand new performance is extra expansive and seems designed to compete with Apple’s SharePlay function for FaceTime on iOS. Samsung says the brand new Duo function is accessible from the brand new reside sharing menu within the Duo name display screen.

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