Google Meet Desktop Users Can Now Add Custom Background During Video Calls, Here’s How it Works

Google is rolling out a new feature for its video meeting platform Google Meet that allows users to add custom background during a video conference. The feature is currently limited to Meet’s web client, and the app for Android and iOS is slated to receive the update soon. With the background changing option, users can choose images from Google’s own library that includes office spaces, landscapes, and abstract backgrounds. User can also upload their custom images during live video calls.

Google announced the development in a blog post published October 31. The company adds that the background-changing option is off by default and Google Meet users will need to turn it on manually. To change the background before the Meet video call, users will first have to select a meeting and then select ‘Change Background’ at the bottom right of the screen. In case you want to change the background during the live call, click on the three vertical lines at the bottom right, and select change background. Users can also blur the background in case they don’t want to use an image. The intensity of the blurry background on Google Meet can also be adjusted.