Google Meet rolling out video backgrounds on web

Google Meet rolling out video backgrounds on web

Back in October, Google introduced default and custom wallpapers for Meet. Google Meet is now rolling out video backgrounds that are first coming to the web. Update 9/28: After rolling out to iOS last month, Meet for Android is now adding support for video backgrounds. Google has introduced three more options, including a beach, under…

WhatsApp ‘multi-device 2.0’ could add multiple smartphones

WhatsApp ‘multi-device 2.0’ could add multiple smartphones

After a long time waiting, WhatsApp introduced multi-device support earlier this year but with certain connected device limitations. However, it seems that a potential “multi-device 2.0” update could enable your secondary smartphone to use your “main” WhatsApp account. One of the biggest criticisms of the current multi-device support in WhatsApp has been the inability to…

New Google Workspace icons rolling out on Android, web

New Google Workspace icons rolling out on Android, web

Google Workspace was announced at the start of October as a rebrand of G Suite and revamped approach to office-less productivity. As part of these changes, all of Google’s Workspace apps are seeing new icons, with the rollout now underway. Google Currents Update 9/27/21: From mid-October to late-November, Google rolled out 11 new Workspace icons…

Gmail for Android on Chrome OS updated with new app icon

Gmail for Android on Chrome OS updated with new app icon

On Chromebooks, you can access most Google services with either the website or the Android app. Google today updated Gmail for Android on Chrome OS with the latest Material You redesign, but more importantly the latest app icon. Those that use the Gmail Android app on Chromebooks over the web client have been stuck with…