Google allows you to receive video calls from Google Duo without having it installed

If you are one of those who are used to making video calls through messaging applications like WhatsApp, this may give you joy. Normally, for two people to communicate through an application, both parties have it installed on their terminals. Well, this is the case: Google is testing the possibility that we can establish video calls with any contact, whether or not he has the application installed on his own smartphone.A novelty that would undoubtedly mean a boost in the use of Google Duo, Google's messaging app.

Receive video calls without installing Google Duo

As we have been able to read on the Android Police technological information website, the giant Google recently updated its Google Duo application, giving its interface and its icon a new design. In addition to this small and irrelevant novelty, the one that concerns us now was applied, a true giant leap in terms of versatility and adaptation between terminals. No, you don't need to have the app to receive Google Duo video calls. Will this encourage people to try it? That, without a doubt, is what Google expects.

As we can see in the short video that we have attached just above, the person who receives the Google Duo video call does not have the application installed on her phone. Despite this, he receives a full-size notice that he has an incoming video call.This new update will also work for voice calls. Recipients can answer the video call by dragging the microphone icon. At the end of the call or video call, users are asked to please install the app if they want to start a video call. Of course, we have the possibility to block all those people who call us to bother us.

Google's strategies to make Google Duo work

This new feature works through certain Google Play services, called App Preview Messaging, launched together with Google Allo in the year 2016. This application was made available to app developers through an early access program. Currently, it has not yet been fully deployed, so not all developers can make use of this feature.

And this is where Google's ingenuity lies: if someone doesn't use an application they will never know if it can be useful to them. If nobody uses Google Duo, if nobody decides to start sending video calls through this app, it will never be successful. If you receive a video call through Google Duo, try it and see that it works... Why not take advantage and download it? Thus, little by little, the number of Google Duo users would increase, without the need for expensive advertising campaigns.

However, this feature will not be available to everyone when it is fully rolled out. Outside would be the iPhone terminals and others outside the Android ecosystem. In addition, according to Android Police, there will be some requirements that the terminals must meet so that we can send video calls to those who do not have Google Duo on their phone.

Where to download Google Duo

If your phone doesn't come with Google Duo as the default app, installing it is incredibly easy. You just have to go to the Android Play Store application store, in this direct link that we provide you. Once installed, we must add our phone number and provide the necessary permissions for it to work correctly. At the moment, we can only invite our contacts to have the application installed. We hope very soon to have new news about what was discussed in this Google Duo special