IANS | 13 Feb, 2024
Google has rolled out its second screen “companion mode” to the Meet app on Android and iOS.
Companion
Mode allows users to participate in a Meet call using an in-room
audio/video conferencing system rather than their own PC.
The feature was originally introduced for the web.
"Beginning today, you’ll be able to use companion mode with your Android and iOS devices," Google said in a blogpost.
"Using
Companion mode from your mobile device is a quick, light-weight way to
participate in meetings without opening a laptop. This can be
particularly useful in meeting spaces where room for a laptop is
limited," it added.
The feature allows you to access "interactive features and controls" while you're in a conference room or large meeting space.
Users
can use companion mode to -- check-in to the room to be identified by
name, share an emoji reaction without interrupting the speaker, raise
their hand to indicate that they’d like to speak, turn on captions to
view subtitles as everyone speaks during a meeting, and more.
Meanwhile,
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that the company
has reached 100 million subscriptions to Google One service that allows
additional storage for free services like Gmail, Drive and Photos, as
well as access to more features.