Google Meet... does it not make video calls like all the other apps? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by skipmorrow@lemmy.world to c/google@lemmy.world

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When I try to use Google Meet to call my wife, daughter, mom, whatever, it always wants me to send an email to them to schedule a meeting. They all have gmail accounts, and that's what I am trying to call them with.

Is Meet supposed to be an alternative to Zoom? As far as I know, you can't just call someone on Zoom and their computer/phone rings (like MS Teams).

Does Meet not place on-demand calls (like WhatsApp), or am I doing it wrong?

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[-] ARNiM@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, Meet is supposed to work like Zoom. Google used to have Duo but I think they’ve got discontinued

[-] skipmorrow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, Duo went away. So google meet is really not meant for phone calls then. What a shame.

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