Google’s Gmail app now lets you make voice and video calls
News, Online Service, TV, Uncategorized December 8, 2021 No Comments on Google’s Gmail app now lets you make voice and video callsOne-on-one voice and video calls are now rolling out for Google Chat inside the Gmail app on iOS and Android, Google has announced. The feature was first announced in September, but as of December 6th itโs started rolling out for anyone with Google Workspace, G Suite, or personal Google accounts.
Itโs previously been possible to start calls from within the Gmail app, but until now itโs involved sending an invite to a Google Meet video conferencing call, which feels excessive for a one-on-one conversation. Going forward, however, thereโll be simple phone and video icons in the top right of every one-on-one chat which can be used for calls.
Itโs a simple addition, but itโs one that furthers Googleโs goal of making Gmail the central hub for all its communication services. In fact, Googleโs post says youโll be redirected to the Gmail app, even if you start a call from within the Google Chat app. As my colleague Dieter Bohn pointed out in September, emails now take up just one of the four tabs in the current Gmail app, alongside Chat, Spaces (Googleโs Slack-style messaging service), and Meet (its video conferencing service).
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