Virtual meetings are great for having real-time face-to-face meetings with colleagues who might be in different time zones or in a different part of the world. However, the problem with these virtual meetings is that sharing media files is a bit troublesome. Everyone’s focused on the meeting, and opening media files can be distracting. However, Google is making that easier when it comes to shared media on Google Meet.
Google Meet gets improved shared media
Now, whenever participants in a meeting upload shared media in Google Meet, there’s an option to “Open in new window.” This means that you can continue to take part in the meeting and see the faces of your colleagues while also being able to view the image that was shared.
According to Google, “This update gives viewers more flexibility in how they view content during a meeting. By undocking screen shared content—whether it is a presentation, a spreadsheet, or a document—you can move it to a secondary screen or resize it independently. This makes it easier to simultaneously view the screen shared content and participants in the video meeting, helping you stay connected and collaborate more easily.”
When users open the media file, there’ll be a button that lets them open it in a new window. They can also resize it in case their display isn’t big enough. It’s not exactly a groundbreaking feature, but it’s a quality-of-life improvement. Seeing as how the virtual meeting space has options like Microsoft Teams and Zoom, these types of improvements could help users pick Google Meet instead.
Other improvements
That being said, the ability to open shared media files in a new window is just one of several new improvements Google is bringing to its virtual meeting platform. Just the other day, Google announced that Google Meet is getting real-time speech translation. This is an improvement over previous translation features that translated to text.
According to Google, the feature is in the process of rolling out. The gradual rollout started on February 4, and the full rollout will take place on February 23. It will also be available to all Google users. This includes Workspace customers, individual Workspace subscribers, and those with personal Google accounts.
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