Google says that Duo will soon support video chats with as many as 32 participants
Back in 2018, Apple announced that FaceTime users could engage in group video chats with as many as 32 participants at one time. When Apple disseminated iOS 12.1 a few months later, it included this new feature for its video chat app. That put the ball in Google's court and while it didn't immediately match Apple, it did allow eight participants to have a video chat at one time on Duo. When the pandemic was starting to rev up in the U.S. in late March and people started to quarantine, Google increased the number of Duo users that could appear in the same video chat to 12. And now Google has confirmed to Android Police that it is about to match Apple's FaceTime by having Duo host video chats with as many as 32 participants.
The free version of Zoom allows video conferences to run for 40 minutes before participants are kicked out of the "room." Of course, nothing prevents the host from starting another call. Zoom says that it has the best iPhone, iPad and Android video meeting quality and screen sharing quality.
Apple's FaceTime app is only available to iOS users although there is an app listed in the App Store for those who don't have it on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch for one reason or another. Google Duo, on the other hand, is available for both iOS and Android users. The Zoom app can also be found in both the App Store and the Google Play Store.
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