Google Meet’s 60-minute limit on free calls gained’t kick in until 2021

Google expanded Meet’s availability earlier this yr to present extra folk win entry to to the video chat carrier within the heart of coronavirus-connected lockdowns. The tech giant didn’t unbiased design it obtainable to every person with a Gmail tale, though, it also made its top rate aspects accessible at no rate until September 30th. One of those top rate aspects is the ability to design unlimited calls, without which customers would favor to accommodate a 60-minute limit per call. The precise news is that free Gmail customers gained’t favor to ache about call limits the next day or anytime soon: the tech giant has extended their win entry to to unlimited Meet calls until March 31st, 2021.

In a post announcing the extension, Meet Neighborhood Product Manager Samir Pradhan talked about Google desires to “continue serving to folk that rely on Meet to entire in contact” over the vacation season, specifically since no longer every person can breeze to be with their families and chums. The post also talks about Meet’s fresh feature additions, at the side of the ability to cast Meet calls on TV, to affix calls hands-free on the Nest Hub Max and to blur backgrounds. More unbiased lately, Google has also rolled out noise cancellation for Meet on Android and iOS to filter background sounds for folk that capture taking video calls on their mobile devices.