How to use Google Duo for web

Most likely you already know Google Duo. Google Duo is a video chat mobile app developed by Google. It is available on the Android and iOS operating systems.

Duo offers high definition video call quality though it is also optimized for low-bandwidth networks through WebRTC using Quic over UDP.

Duo was announced at Google’s developer conference on May 18, 2016, and began its worldwide release on August 16, 2016. By 2017 Google Duo was mostly available to Android and iOS users in Zambia.

So in case, you don’t have a smartphone or you want to create an ecosystem to roll over to your desktop how do you use Duo?

Its very simple.

Duo is also available to use via Google’s Chrome browser on desktop and laptop computers. Just head to URL https://duo.google.com/?web from your Chrome and pick on contacts. Ensure you have a functioning camera on your machine to benefit from the high definition video call.

An update in April 2017 allowed users worldwide to make audio-only calls.