Google Duo

Google Duo
Developer(s)Google LLC
Initial releaseAugust 16, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-16)
Final release(s) [±]
Android174.0 / September 9, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-09)[1]
iOS174.1.0 / September 16, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-16)[2]
Operating system
PredecessorGoogle Hangouts
SuccessorGoogle Meet
TypeVideo chat mobile app
Websiteduo.google.com

Google Duo was a proprietary voice over IP (VoIP) and videotelephony service released in 2016 by Google and merged into its Google Meet product in 2022. It was available for Android, IOS and web browsers. It let users make and receive one-to-one and group audio and video calls with other Duo users in high definition, using end-to-end encryption by default. Duo could be used either with a phone number or a Google account, allowing users to call someone from their contact list.[3]

Google Duo was announced at Google's developer conference on May 18, 2016, and began its worldwide release on August 16, 2016.[4] Google announced in 2022 that the service would be merged into Google Meet, and it was shut down by the end of the year.

  1. ^ "Google Meet (formerly Google Duo) 174.0.471884746". APK Mirror. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Google Duo on the App Store". September 21, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Fulay, Amit; Adan, Yariv (May 18, 2016). "Saying hello to Allo and Duo: new apps for smart messaging and video calling". Google: The Keyword Blog.
  4. ^ Brandom, Russell; Dzieza, Josh; O'Kane, Sean (May 18, 2016). "The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2016". The Verge.