Google Meet is aware of it may be difficult to remain on a single tab throughout conferences, and it is right here to assist.
For all you ordinary tab-shifters on the market — I depend myself amongst your ranks — Google Meet just lately made a picture-in-picture characteristic an computerized a part of its service. What does that imply? As I found this morning, whenever you go away the tab whereas in a Google Meet, the decision will robotically shrink to a smaller measurement and seem within the bottom-right a part of your display screen.
This characteristic was once an choice you possibly can activate throughout a gathering, although some, like myself, doubtless did not realize it existed. It is fairly useful, particularly if you wish to look one thing up whereas discussing a piece challenge. Now, you are not tied to the Google Meet tab.
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The characteristic, not less than for now, is out there solely to customers on a pc utilizing Google Chrome.
Wrote Google’s Workspace workforce in a weblog submit: “This simple yet impactful update will help ensure your meeting stays visible and accessible if you need to switch tabs to take notes, view meeting-related documents, and more.”
I’ve discovered the device useful so far. It permits me to attend a gathering and to no matter else I’d have to do.
The characteristic’s gradual rollout began on Monday. It appeared for me on Thursday and will seem for others over the subsequent week or so. For all you multi-taskers on the market, welcome to a brand new world.