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Google has [improved / improvement] its video conferencing platform Meet to be able to [complete / compete] with other platforms such [as / was] Zoom and Microsoft Teams. A new feature of Meet is that people can now see the faces of 16 people on [its / their] screen. Previously, people could only see four people on their screen at [once / one] time, but with Meet's new tiled layout, people can now see 16 participants at once. Meet's new gallery [view / viewpoint] comes at a time when more and more people are [using / used] video conferencing services across the world. Many people are [contracting / contacting] family and friends during lockdown; companies are holding online [meetings / meeting] ; and schools and universities have changed their operations to be able to [reach / teach] online.

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