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Google has its video conferencing platform Meet to be able to with other platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. A new feature of Meet that users can now the faces of 16 people on their screen. Previously, people could only see four people on their screen at one time, but with Meet's new tiled layout, people can now 16 participants at once. Meet's new gallery view at a time when more and more people are video conferencing services across the world. Many people are family and friends during lockdown; companies are online meetings; and schools and universities have their operations to be able to teach online.

Google said the improved Meet platform would millions around the world in times of lockdown. It : "Remote work has increasingly necessary for public safety and wellbeing - which staying connected, even while we're apart, more important than ever." It added: "Each day, a rapidly growing number of people on Google Meet, and we to make sure they have the features they to share and productive." Google said it would introduce more new features such as the ability to out background noise. This will end the noise of keystrokes as other people type while online. Users will also be able to video quality if the lighting in their room is not sufficient.