The company is working to make the upgrade easier for the end users. This is to help people who search/type “Duo” to launch the application. Could have used some ui/ux improvements which Google did by turning it into allo, duo and messages though hangouts hung around another 5 years while google slowly stripped it of features. Updates: Google told us this evening that it intentionally brought back the Duo icon with this update on Android. Yep, voice, video, messaging and SMS all in one app. Thus, you have Both Duo and Meet logos In your app drawer, the two are working to launch a new unified Meet-Duo experience. Version 173 today brings back the Google Duo icon for some reason. After updating and opening the app, Duo disappears from the launcher. In early August, an update (172) began rolling out, which replaced the blue Duo icon and introduced the Meet version in four colors. Guests can join from their computer using any modern web browserno software to install. This is because the install base of Duo is huge (5 billion vs 500 million). However, in terms of implementation, the Google Duo app remains on people’s phones and is being updated with new homescreens and features from both the services. Previously, Google Duo has only been available in the form of an app from the. As such, you now have two ways to launch the same application.Ĭonsolidating its two video calling propositions into one, Google considered “Meet” a living brand. The application generates passcodes for login and can receive push notifications for easy, one-tap authentication.

In an amusing turn of events today, which is most likely a bug, the update to Google Meet (which was formerly the Duo app) on Android brings back the Google Duo icon. Duo Mobile works with Duo Securitys two-factor authentication service to make logins more secure.

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