![]() ![]() ![]() Messenger has begun testing end-to-end user privacy, but hasn't rolled it out en masse. (As I mentioned before, Hangouts doesn't have that and Skype isn't secure either. Plus, its end-to-end encryption means your conversations are protected from prying eyes. This singular functionality frees you from having to sign in another account, make sure your buddy has the same service or take time to navigate through a busy interface. Google also believes that when a person decides to video-call a friend, one rarely wants to pivot to messaging or group chatting anyway.īecause Duo offers just the bare bones, it can provide a solid, no-muss-no-fuss video calling service. Plus, with Messenger, you don't need a Facebook account (a phone number will suffice).īut Google didn't create Duo to be an all-in-one communication platform to do so would make it hairier to use. For example, they support messaging and you can start video calls with multiple people. And the best difference between it and Hangouts? It uses end-to-end encryption, so your data can't be viewed from third parties or even Google itself.Īll three of these competing apps do much more than simply one-to-one video calls. Other than downloading the app, you won't have to force anyone to log into their Google accounts or sign up for a new service. Unlike Hangouts, it reaches people through their phone numbers, not their Gmail. Whereas Hangouts can be used on desktops, supports messaging and group chats, and has multiway video for collaboration (and its interface reflects these extra features), Duo does one thing and one thing only: video calls on your phone or tablet. But according to Google, Duo is supposed to be way more specialized. Lynn La/CNET It's different than Hangouts (no, really)Īt this point you might be wondering what makes Duo different than Google's other video-calling service, Hangouts, and you're not alone if you think the company has one too many communication tools. During a call, you'll see only a handful of features (right). It’s time-wasting enough that I’m likely to uninstall the app so I can at least save time on my phone by having a notification there.Before a call you'll see icons to start video and your recent contacts (left). More to the point, this should have been worked out before release. I’m guessing that the interface tweaks in watchOS 10 somehow messed up the accuracy of button tap detection, but every other app works fine, the button is huge, and no matter where I try to aim it doesn’t seem to help. Instead of making things faster, it’s even slower, because without the prompt on the phone there’s extra steps just to get to the app. There isn’t even a way to get it to ask again at that point, and the Watch app intercepts the notification on the phone, so now I have to get my phone out and manually open the Duo app to get a prompt and complete authentication. Tip: Video is mirrored from your phone to your TV. During the call, in the bottom right, tap More options. Place or answer a Google Duo call on your Samsung device. As of watchOS 10, when I tap “Accept”, nearly all the time it launches the app and does not accept anything. You can cast your Google Duo calls to large screens, like TVs, from your Samsung device. ![]() You can also get codes from it manually for things that don’t use push approvals, and that’s it-like a good Apple Watch app it does only a couple of things, and it does them quickly and efficiently One tap on my wrist for the entire 2FA process is as efficient as it can get. The Duo Watch app used to be a massive time saver when logging into my work network: A pushed prompt would pop up almost immediately when I wanted to log in, I tapped Accept, and I’m in. ![]()
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