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Google Duo eight-person group calling rolls out globally
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After Microsoft rolled out support for 50-person Skype group calls in April and Apple's Facetime gained group call support up to 32 members last October, Google has finally entered the race. (duo.google.com/-)
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fter only being available in select regions for a few weeks, Google Duo's feature started rolling out Thursday to all iOS and Android users across the globe.
After Microsoft rolled out support for 50-person Skype group calls in April and Apple's Facetime gained group call support up to 32 members last October, Google has finally entered the race -- albeit only offering eight-person support -- thanks to Duo's new feature that officially rolled out everywhere this week for both Android and iOS users.
This update was accompanied by two additional features -- a new data saving mode and the ability to personalize video messages.
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The former update allows those in designated regions like Indonesia, India, and Brazil where using data is spendy to limit data usage on mobile networks and Wi-Fi on Android. Already on Android and coming soon to iOS, users can personalize video messages with text, emojis and drawings.
Eight-person video calling rolled out Thursday, and data saving mode will roll out in the upcoming months.
