Google Meet gets the upgrade we've all been waiting for

Google Meet used to be pretty bare bones when it was first released, but it has slowly evolved into something more, thanks to some powerful updates that have arrived over the past year. However, there is one aspect that always stands out during every single Google Meet video call, and that's the less-than-stellar video quality.

Sure, it can look a little better depending on the devices you're using, but if you've got some of the best equipment and a robust connection when using Meet, you're probably expecting better. Well, that's now about to change, as Google Meet is set to improve the video quality for those using Meet on PC or other supported hardware.

It's about time

Google shares that it will now "provide higher quality video for users with high-resolution displays on the web" (via Android Authority). This will be more apparent in meetings with three or more people. Naturally, in order to get this done, it's going to require more bandwidth to do it.

Google doesn't state what kind of connection is required, but we imagine that it wouldn't take much to get it to look a touch better than what it looks like now. So, if you have a fantastic connection and a great monitor, there's a good chance you'll see some changes in your next meeting.

If your connection isn't all that stable, Google will automatically adjust the quality of the image based on the bandwidth available. This is now rolling out to all users and will be completed over the next few weeks. So, if you don't see the difference at this instant, you'll know why.

It's easy to appreciate these small changes, especially with so much that's gone on with Google Meet over the past few months. Most recently, Google Meet has been getting some fairly nice updates. It has managed to smash a few language barriers, offering live speech translations, with support right now for English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian.

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Google also rolled out support for Meet on Android Auto. Now, that last one might sound like a bad idea, but it's meant to be safe, as Google does not include support for video. So, you'll pretty much just be taking calls at this point with Meet on Android Auto, which isn't a bad thing.