{"id":2048,"date":"2020-09-22T23:03:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidegeekz.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2020-09-22T23:03:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:33:54","slug":"how-to-blur-your-background-in-google-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guidegeekz.com\/how-to-blur-your-background-in-google-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Blur Your Background in Google Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google starts rolling out the much-needed background blurring feature on Google Meet<\/a>. Once turn it on, it will only focus on you and blur out the rest of your background during video calls in a similar manner as a photo taken in portrait mode. This\u00a0making it easy for users to minimize background distractions during a video call. Check the below steps to Blur Your Background in Google Meet.<\/p>\n In a new\u00a0blog post<\/strong><\/a>, Google revealed that they added a feature that \u201cintelligently separates you from the background, blurring your surroundings while keeping you clear and in focus.\u201d Besides the ability to blur backgrounds during a video call, Google Meet will also let you see up to 49 people simultaneously when using the tiled view.<\/p>\n Background blur in Google Meet works directly within your browser and does not require an extension or any additional software. The feature is useful for those who have messy rooms. However, Google warns turning on background blurring might slow down your device. So it is recommended to turn on this only required else turning it off to make other apps to run faster.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The feature to blur background in Google Meet is turned off by default, but the user can easily enable it from setting. It would work on Chrome browsers operating on Windows and Macs. The option to blur background in Google Meet Android app will be rolled out soon.<\/p>\n There are two options to blur the background in Meet. You can enable the option during the meeting or before the meeting starts. Check both the options below.<\/p>\n If you are still having issues using background effects, then you need to turn on hardware acceleration. To do this, open the Chrome -> Settings (top left corner) -> System -> use hardware acceleration when available.<\/p>\n If you are doing meetings frequently on Google Meet and don’t want anyone to show your room or background for any reason, you should follow the above steps to Blur Your Background in Google Meet.<\/p>\n Have any questions? Do let us know that in the comments below. Stay connected with us via\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to read more such helpful posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Google starts rolling out the much-needed background blurring feature on Google Meet. Once turn it on, it will only focus on you and blur out the rest of your background during video calls in a similar manner as a photo taken in portrait mode. This\u00a0making it easy for users to minimize background distractions during a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1248,661],"tags":[1306,1305,1304],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Blur Your Background in Google Meet<\/h2>\n
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Still not working? Turn on hardware acceleration<\/h3>\n
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