Google Meet Extends Unlimited Calls for Free Users Until March 2022

When Google made its video conferencing service Google Meet available for free to anybody with a Google account, the visitor had mentioned its plans to limit the duration of each session to hour by September xxx. Considering that the pandemic situation is still showing no signs of slowing down, the software giant has at present expanded unlimited Encounter calls until March 31, 2021.

"As nosotros look alee to a vacation season with less travel and important milestones like family reunions, PTA meetings and weddings hosted over video, nosotros want to continue helping those who rely on Meet to stay in bear upon over the coming months. As a sign of our commitment, today nosotros're standing unlimited Run across calls (up to 24 hours) in the free version through March 31, 2021 for Gmail accounts," wrote the visitor in a weblog post.

In example you're wondering, the actual limit for each Google Meet session is 24 hours. However, chances are, you will not hit that limit in normal circumstances. On the other hand, popular Google Meet competitor Zoom caps each free meeting involving over 3 participants at 40 minutes.

Google's decision to extend the limit will be helpful to those who are at present relying on Google Come across for online classes, virtual meetups, communicable up with friends, and more. With this extension, Google may as well be able to concenter users of competing video conferencing services similar Zoom, which in turn will assistance Google Meet evolve every bit the standard for video calling in the foreseeable future.

Google Encounter is available on Android, iOS, and the web through run across.google.com. Y'all tin likewise apply the service right from Gmail, cheers to Google's tight integration of Google Run across with Gmail.