ChromeOS is emulating one of macOS’s best video call features.

The ChromeOS video camera could get a slew of new features

According to reports, Google may be about to update the ChromeOS video calling interface with a slew of new features. Tech titans and lesser-known companies are all competing to provide the best video conferencing platform in a market that has grown significantly in recent years, thanks to an increase in home working since the pandemic began.

Google’s Meet video calling tool is frequently updated, but the most recent features may be reserved for the company’s hardware (or at least machines running ChromeOS).

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Background blur may soon be available for video tools on the company’s operating system, according to 9to5Google(opens in new tab), if the host device has an 11th or 12th-generation Intel processor capable of handling the load.

ChromeOS webcam

9to5 Additionally, Google discovered a comment on some of the new code that suggests the business may be testing its portrait relighting feature for ChromeOS, which is available on many recent Pixel phones.

A competitor to the M-series silicon-dependent macOS and iPadOS Center Stage may also emerge to compete with Apple. Auto Framing was previously a feature of the now-discontinued Google Duo, so it is reasonable to anticipate that it will be revived and improved.

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Other less significant changes to the code have been discovered in addition to some fairly significant updates to the video camera interface, such as a potential warning for unstable or unreliable network connections.

This could be an indication that Google wants to draw macOS and Windows users to its ecosystem, which has been expanding steadily and now includes smartphones, laptops, and a variety of smart home technology that is all meant to work together, especially with the cost of living at an all-time high.

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