Google Meet imrpoves performance & quality of background effects

Since background effects have been important to cater to the work-from-home and hybrid culture, Google Meet has improved the feature and its accuracy.

The first effects supporting this capability are Background Blur and Light Adjustment for Google Meet users. Background effects are now more accurate for Google Meet users on the web. With the improved background and foreground separation, users can experience more accurate background blur, background replacement, and immersive backgrounds and styles.

In addition, to help users with devices that are not best designed for running real-time video effects, these effects can now be processed in the cloud. Meet automatically adjusts between device-based and cloud-based effect processing to offer the best possible experience. This helps to save battery and up to 30% of CPU on the device while optimizing effect quality.

The first effects supporting this capability are background blur and light adjustment. Support for additional effects, such as background replacement, will be added in the future.

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Getting started

• Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
• End users: There is no end-user setting for this feature.

Rollout pace

Improved background and foreground separation

• This feature is available now for all users.

Availability

Improved background and foreground separation

• Available to all users on eligible devices.

Cloud-based processing

• This feature is available now for all users.
• Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus customers, and Workspace Individual users on eligible devices in eligible countries (Northern America, Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, and Southeastern Asia). Visit the Help Center to learn more about availability.
• Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers.
• Not available to users with personal Google Accounts