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Google Duo, the new video calling application from Google ”“which was announced in May and has finally been launched this week”“ will include new options in the not too distant future. In fact, soon we will be able to use this application to make voice calls without video directly over the Internet (as we already do, for example, with WhatsApp voice calls ).
More conversation options with Google Duo
It seems that the strategy applied by Google so far has not been the most successful in the field of instant messaging and video call applications, and for some time now the great Internet giant has begun to restructure its services to avoid overlapping or competition between its own applications.
Thus, for example, the company has decided to allocate Hangouts to exclusively professional use, to better respond to instant communication needs in the Laboral scene. Google Duo was born as the standard alternative for personal communication, with a simple interface and easy handling from the first moment.
As we have already mentioned previously, to launch Google DuoNo need to register with email, select a password, or go through any tedious multi-step procedure: just enter your own phone number and wait for the confirmation text message to start using video calls.
One of the questions that most users have raised on the Internet since the launch is whether the future of Duo will also bring call options from voice without having to have the cameras activated: this is a very useful option for many people who prefer to save on their data consumption if they only have to make short calls.
Through a question thread on Google Plus, Amit Fulay ”“one of the product managers at Google”“ has confirmed that Duo will include the possibility of making voice-only calls through the application in the future , although it is not yet known when this change will be implemented.
At the moment we will have to wait a while to find out how Duo has been received among users, and if Google will be very committed to the application (for example, including it by default in Android devices, as it already does with many of its services like YouTube or Gmail).It seems that video calls work very well with a WiFi connection but that they can cause connection problems if mobile data is used: the video can be cut off, or the quality drops a lot.
A point in favor of Google Duo is that video calls are end-to-end encrypted, so neither Google nor third parties have access to the content of the conversations.
