Google Duo<\/p>\n
Video chats shouldn\u2019t be a hassle. That\u2019s why services like Google Meet and Zoom allow you to invite friends, coworkers, or strangers to a chat with a simple invite link. And finally, after a month of waiting, Google Duo joins the big dogs with its very own invite link feature.<\/p>\n
The Google Duo team first announced link invites back in May<\/a>, but the feature didn\u2019t launch globally until today. Until now, users had to invite friends through their contact list, which is a lot more difficult than dropping an invite link into a Facebook or Instagram group chat.<\/p>\n When someone clicks your invite link, it\u2019ll automatically open their Google Duo app (or take them to the app store to download Google Duo). From there, they can see who\u2019s in the group chat, and choose to join the chat or decline the invite. If you want to invite some friends mid-call, just open the overflow menu (the white icon with three dots) and press the „Share Link" button.<\/p>\n We\u2019re glad to see Google Duo finally implement its link invites system. But Google still needs to catch up on some of its latent promises. Group chats are still limited to 12-people, but the company is advertising 32-person chats<\/a> in promotional emails. Also, the Google Duo web-based application<\/a> still doesn\u2019t support group chats, a feature that Google promised alongside invite links<\/a>.<\/p>\n