Google meet let users customize background on video calls: Here’s how it works

Google has recently introduced a new feature for its video meeting platform Google Meet that allows users to add custom backgrounds during a video conference.

With the background changing option, users can choose images from Google's own library that includes office spaces, landscapes, and abstract backgrounds. User can also upload their custom images during live video calls.

The feature is currently limited to Meet's web client, and the app for Android and iOS is supposed to receive the update soon.

Google informed that the background-changing option is off by default and Google Meet users will need to turn it on manually.

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Here’s how you can change it:

• To change the background before the Meet video call, users will first have to select a meeting and then select 'Change Background' at the bottom right of the screen.
• In case you want to change the background during the live call, click on the three vertical lines at the bottom right, and select change background.
• Users can also blur the background in case they don't want to use an image. The intensity of the blurry background on Google Meet can also be adjusted.

Earlier in September, Google had added the cancellation feature on Google Meet to filter out background noises. However, it is currently limited to G Suite Enterprise for Education customers, and it is unclear whether regular users would get it as well.

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