Google Duo Gets New Update: Will it Give a Tough Competition to WhatsApp Video Calling?

Google Duo rolls out a new update to fix all the bugs, improve video quality and more.

By Sneha

| Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 14:05 [IST]

Google introduced its video chatting platform, Google Duo, not so long ago, which the company expected to give a tough competition to the other similar video calling apps. However, Google Duo failed to attract users due to it's not so user-friendly interface.

Google Duo Gets New Update: Tough Competition to WhatsApp Video Calls?

To attract users, the company has finally updated the Google Duo version, which is supposed to improve the video quality and lot more. The question that arises here is will the new update give sleepless nights to the other similar video platforms?

Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently rolled out its video calling feature giving a really tough competition to other video calling apps including imo, Skype and more, which allow the users to make a video call with just a click.

Let's find out if Google Duo's new update will combat WhatsApp's video calling feature.

Google Duo Gets Updated

Google Duo gets updated to 5.0 version which the company assumes will fix all the bugs and other major issues that the users might be facing over the years. Duo's new update is said to fix all bugs that exist in the app.

Improve Video Quality Like WhatsApp?

Google Duo 5.0 version is said to improve the video quality at a massive rate. Earlier, Duo's video quality was decent enough, however, Google has now decided to upgrade the video quality.

This improvement might give a tough competition to WhatsApp video calls, which still needs improvement on quality.

Simple Sign Up Like WhatsApp

The key reason why Google Duo failed to attract users is due to its long sign up process. However, with the new update, the video calling app is set to simplify the signing up process. Will it be as simple as WhatsApp video calling?

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Camera Rotation Feature

The updated version will enable the Google Duo users to experience camera rotation while they are on a call with their friends. This will allow the user to experiment with the camera feature making the interaction much interesting, which is still not there in WhatsApp video calls yet.

Sound Not Playing Issue Fixed

Google Duo users have been complaining about sound not playing while a video calls many times. Well, with the update to 5.0 version, Google has fixed the issue making users rethink on signing up to the video calling app.