How to group video chat on between iPhones and Android ...

Duo is Google's version of Apple FaceTime, which supports up to 32 people in a single video chat call. But Duo is supported on both Android and ... SkipNavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPoliticsCNBCTVWatchlistInvestingClubPROMenuKeyPointsGoogleDuonowsupportsgroupvideochatswithupto8people.That'sshyofthe32supportedbyAppleFaceTime,butitworksonAndroidandiOS.Here'showtosetupGoogleDuogroupsonyouriPhoneorAndroiddevicetogroupvideochatwithyourfamilyorfriends.GoogleDuovideochatwith8people.GoogleGooglethisweekupdateditDuovideochatappwithgroupsupportthatallowsuptoeightpeopletochatatthesametime.DuoisGoogle'sversionofAppleFaceTime,whichsupportsupto32peopleinasinglevideochatcall.ButDuoissupportedonbothAndroidandiOS,makingitacompellingalternativetoFaceTimeforfamiliesorgroupsoffriendswhodon'tallhaveiPhones.Mywife,forexample,primarilyusesAndroid,soshecan'tregularlyjoininonFaceTimecallsthatarestartedbymyotherfamilymembersoniPhones.Duoletseveryonegetinonthefun.Here'showtouseGoogleDuoforvideocallsacrossiPhones,iPadsandAndroiddevices.InstallGoogleDuoeitherfromtheGooglePlayStoreonAndroidorfromtheiTunesAppStoreoniPhonesandiPads.Makesureeveryoneyouwanttochatwithalsoinstallstheapp.Allowtheapptoaccessyourmicrophone,cameraandcontactsbytapping"GiveAccess"andtapping"Allow"andthesubsequentpop-ups.Swipeuponthebaronthebottomofthescreen.Tap"Creategroup."AddthepeopleyouwanttobeinyourGoogleDuogroup.Remember,theyhavetohaveGoogleDuoinstalledalso.Youcanselectuptosevenotherpeople.Tap"Done."Tapthepencilicontonameyourgroup--choosesomethinglike"family"or"friends."Now,onthemainscreen,you'llseethegroupyoucreated.Justtapitandclick"Start"tobeginthecall.GoogleDuo,unlikeFaceTime,willshowyourfaceasthephoneringsontheotherend,however,whichallowstheotherpersontoseeyoubeforetheyevenanswer.It'sneat,butitalsomeansyoushouldfixyourhairbeforeyoubegin.VIDEO2:4902:49GoogleDuostepsintothevideochatspaceThePulse@1MarketSubscribetoCNBConYouTube.TVWATCHLIVEWATCHINTHEAPPUPNEXT|ETListenTVWATCHLIVEWATCHINTHEAPPUPNEXT|ETListen