Key Points:
- Eliminates Echoes: Synchronizes microphones and speakers across multiple laptops in the same room to avoid echoes and feedback.
- Flexible Meeting Spaces: Enables ad-hoc meetings in various locations without dedicated conferencing equipment.
- Seamless Activation: Automatically activates when multiple participants join from the same room, noted as “Merged audio” in the People sidebar.
Google Meet is enhancing its web-based video conferencing with a groundbreaking “adaptive audio” feature. This innovation, designed as a crowdsourced solution, aims to mimic the functionality of sophisticated video conferencing equipment.
When multiple laptops are detected in the same room, Google Meet will automatically synchronize their microphones and speakers. This intelligent feature ensures a seamless audio experience by eliminating the awkward echoes and feedback that typically plague such setups. Consequently, participants can engage in meetings from non-traditional spaces like lounges, cafes, or other impromptu locations without the need to huddle around a single device.
Google envisions this feature as particularly useful in scenarios where dedicated meeting rooms are unavailable, meeting room hardware is malfunctioning, or in smaller organizations lacking comprehensive video conferencing infrastructure.
Activating this feature is straightforward: navigate to Google Meet Settings, select Audio, and then Adaptive audio. It’s set to roll out over the coming weeks to Google Workspace customers, including those with Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Business, Gemini Education, Gemini Education Premium, and the AI Meetings and Messaging add-on. This advancement underscores Google’s commitment to improving the flexibility and quality of virtual meetings.
