Add a fancy background AND a hat to your Meet call. Google is going to let you combine multiple video effects when you’re on a Meet call, as detailed in a blog post.

Google first introduced AI-generated backgrounds in 2023. Users could generate custom environments for video calls on Google Meet. However, the quality of the backgrounds didn't impress anyone.

In the Google Meet app (version 277.0.693808058.duo.android_20241105.16_p1), we were able to finally use the feature. You can see the AI background generator in action in the video below.

One of the reasons why Google Meet is very exciting for someone like me who doesn’t like the video and audio quality of their computer as this allows me to use my phone for video and audio ...

Google is rolling out a pair of updates to Meet, starting with Material 3 on the web client. Then there’s support for third-party add-ons in Google Meet on Android.

TL;DR Key Takeaways : Google Meet offers flexible meeting options, including scheduled meetings via Google Calendar, instant meetings, and shareable meeting links for easy access.