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  • Google Meet Zooms onto CarPlay: A Hands-Free Meeting Revolution Android Auto Can’t Join Yet

    Google Meet Zooms onto CarPlay: A Hands-Free Meeting Revolution Android Auto Can’t Join Yet

    Google has recently introduced its video meeting application to automobile dashboards, enhancing the in-vehicle experience for iPhone users. Now, through CarPlay, drivers can join Google Meet calls hands-free while commuting. However, it’s worth mentioning that this feature is not yet available for Android Auto users.

    Google Meet on CarPlay: An Audio-Only Experience

    Google has officially confirmed that Google Meet is now accessible on Apple CarPlay. The feature was launched on March 23rd and is expected to be available to all users within a fortnight.

    The operation is simple and user-friendly. Upon connecting your iPhone to a CarPlay-compatible vehicle, the Google Meet application automatically appears on your vehicle’s display. Users can view their upcoming meetings and join them with a single click, enjoying an audio-only call experience.

    By design, there is no video functionality in this setting. The camera remains off, and users will not see other participants’ video feeds. The interface is simplified to only include two buttons—one to mute the call and another to leave the meeting. For a comprehensive meeting experience, users are advised to park their vehicle and switch to their phones.

    A minor setback for Google is the lack of this feature for Android Auto users. The company has confirmed that an Android Auto version of Google Meet is underway but has provided no further details regarding its release.

    Significance for Commuters

    This new feature holds significant potential for millions of individuals who use Google Meet for work. Commuters with tight schedules no longer need struggle with their phones to join meetings. The real advantage lies in the calendar integration, which presents upcoming meetings directly on the vehicle’s display.

    This development aligns well with the broader evolution of CarPlay. As Apple continues to enhance the capabilities of CarPlay, the presence of Google applications on this platform bolsters its appeal and functionality.

    Questions & Answers

    What is the new Google Meet feature on Apple CarPlay?
    Google Meet is now accessible on Apple CarPlay, allowing users to join meetings with a single click and engage in audio-only calls.

    Is the Google Meet feature available for Android Auto users?
    Currently, the Google Meet feature is not available for Android Auto users. However, Google has confirmed that it is working on a version for Android Auto.

    What are the benefits of Google Meet’s integration with Apple CarPlay?
    The integration of Google Meet with Apple CarPlay simplifies the process of joining meetings for commuters. The calendar integration feature, which displays upcoming meetings on the vehicle’s screen, is particularly beneficial for users with busy schedules.

  • Google to boost sound quality in Google Meet, merge Duo

    Google to boost sound quality in Google Meet, merge Duo

    There are changes coming to Google Meet that will boost the sound quality of calls by introducing stereo separation. The guys at 9To5Google have found some strings of code related to binaural audio, and the aforementioned stereo separation in the latest version of the Google Meet and Gmail applications.

    Simply put, this means grabbing two separate audio channels and treating them individually. Google Meet will be able to get different audio channels for different people speaking during a meeting, and then blast them separately into the left and right speaker of the person listening.

    This will help people understand who’s speaking much more effectively, and intuitively – normally these conference call apps just use a mono audio channel, which makes everyone come through the same speakers.

    A couple of days ago, Google announced that it will be merging Google Duo with Google Meet, or more specifically – integrating some Google Duo features into Meet. There are again strings of code that show this is happening.

    With these changes in place, Google Meet will be able to carry out 1-to-1 calls the way Google Duo does, with the call tied to a phone number or Google account.

  • Google Meet improves Hand Raising features

    Google Meet improves Hand Raising features

    Earlier this year, Google announced a revamp of Google Meet, promising a smoother and easier conference call experience than ever. At the annual Google I/O event, we discovered that Meet is being integrated directly into Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and is also receiving some significant video and audio improvements.

    But Google wasn’t done, as we find out from a recent support note that was published on Google Workspace Updates. Google has just announced that over the course of the next few weeks, one particular Google Meet element is about to become even better: the Hand Raise feature.

    The ability to raise a virtual hand during online Google Meet calls was introduced in November 2020 and has drastically improved the call experience. The small bottom-left notification and hand symbol that pops up once anyone raises their hand gives every single participant in the meeting a voice, without causing any disruptions.

    But in a meeting with many people, the main speaker could easily miss a raised hand, or in the event of many people raising their hands, there was no way of knowing who should be addressed first.

    In order to make sure that anyone raising a hand is noticed, Google will now shift the hand-raising video tile forward, to make it more visible among the other faces in the grid.

    There will also now be an audio notification sounding every time there is a hand raised. If multiple hands are being raised at the same time, don’t worry: the meeting won’t be a complete cacophony. The primary goal of hand-raising is to avoid rude interruption, after all. Instead, only the first hand will trigger the sound, and those following will only see the visual pop-up appear on their tiles.

    And in order to keep track of the order of raised hands, there will be a clickable notification that the main speaker can open to view the queue of people waiting to speak.

    While previously, anyone who raises their hand had to wait for the host to manually “lower” their hand, this will no longer be necessary. Once the participant raising their hand speaks, the visual pop-up will now be automatically lowered.

    Along with these updates, the actual hand-raising animation and visual icon appearing on video tiles will be seeing an improvement as well.

    Once the Google Meet update reaches you, you won’t have to do anything to gain access to these features; they will be automatically available.

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  • Singapore Open to Virtual Shareholder Meetings

    Singapore Open to Virtual Shareholder Meetings

    Currently, companies are allowed to conduct their general meetings via alternate non-physical means until June 2021.

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) are open to allowing hybrid or fully virtual shareholder meetings after social distancing measures are eased, post-Covid-19, if active participation can be ensured.

    The regulatory bodies are currently closely monitoring the experiences of issuers and investors during virtual meetings, Ong Chong Tee, MAS deputy managing director, said on Monday.

    What is important is that such new meeting formats should not compromise effective shareholder engagement, allow proper verification of attendees and voters, and facilitate accurate and secure voting processes, Ong said.

    Covid-19 safe distancing measures and travel restrictions have limited the conduct of physical meetings. In April, MAS, ACRA and MinLaw worked with SGX RegCo to fast-track legislation to provide legal certainty to listed issuers so that they may implement safe distancing measures imposed by the Ministry of Health and hold virtual general meetings.

    MAS also published a checklist of measures to ensure informed and effective participation, which include requirements for a live broadcast, proxy voting, allowing shareholders to ask questions and having them addressed ahead of the meeting.

  • UBS Opts for Digital Shareholder Meeting

    UBS Opts for Digital Shareholder Meeting

    The world’s largest wealth management giant UBS is canceling plans for a physical shareholder meeting at the end of next month. It is holding fast to a hefty dividend.

    Swiss-based UBS will conduct its annual general meeting on April 29 online, it said in a statement on Monday. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is stopped assemblies of more than five people in Switzerland until at least April 19.

    The bank also said it will hold to plans to pay $0.73 per share as a dividend. UBS’ lead regulator Finma last week urged Swiss financial firms to rethink their 2019 payouts in order to spare their capital for the economic fallout of the pandemic.

    Holding its shareholder meeting online means UBS is avoiding public criticism of its pay policies and of its handling of a high-stakes French criminal trial. UBS’ investors last year denied directors and top management an all-clear because of the case, which is due to head into appeal in June.

    UBS said it would ask shareholders to vet management and its board for 2019 on all issues – except on the French case. As previously disclosed, directors David Sidwell, Isabelle Romy, and Robert Scully aren’t standing for reelection, while UBS is proposing Mark Hughes and Nathalie Rachou in their place.

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  • Skype’s latest new feature lets you invite non-Skype users to meetings

    Skype’s latest new feature lets you invite non-Skype users to meetings

    Skype is clearly not the best messaging apps out there, but Microsoft is adding more features and improvements with every update. The mobile and desktop versions of Skype usually receive different updates, but many times they share some features.

    The latest Skype update brings one feature that’s common to both mobile and desktop versions – Meet Now. Up until now, you could only invite fellow Skype users to meetings created with the messaging app, but there are a lot of people who don’t have a Skype account.

    Meet Now allows Skype users to create a meeting and invite anyone just by sharing a link, including non-Skype users. Microsoft is rolling out the new feature to all users on Android, iPhone, and iPad since last week, so if it’s not yet available for you, then give it a few more days.

    Apart from the new Meet Now feature, the most recent Skype update adds a few camera improvements for Android users, such as the ability to scan and send documents. Also, Microsoft mentions the update includes some photo and video personalization enhancements, along with many bug fixes and stability improvements.

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