Google Duo now lets you share your Android screen in video calls

Google’s latest update for its internet calling app, Duo, lets you share your phone’s screen in video calls. The feature is only available for Android users for now, and restricted to one-on-one chats. Incidentally, back in 2018, Google had rolled out a similar functionality for Duo but it was mysteriously removed after three months. When you enable screen-sharing in a call, everything you do on your Android phone will be visible to the other person. This can come in handy in several situations. While Google is advertising it primarily for showing the photos and videos in your phone’s library, you can also take advantage of this tool for remote tech support. For instance, if your parent is unable to figure out a new technology, you can ask them to share their screen and guide them through the process. Google Duo’s screen-sharing feature is fairly barebones, and once you select to broadcast your screen, the app minimizes the recipient’s camera stream in a small window on the bottom left corner and hides your own to make room for it. In the announcement tweet, Google didn’t reveal how one can switch on screen-sharing in a live call, and at the time of writing, the update was not available. Google Duo’s screen-sharing update comes a couple of months after Facebook added a similar feature to Messenger. However, Facebook Messenger’s screen-sharing option has been rolled out both for Android and iOS users. Other competitors like Microsoft’s Skype have offered screen-sharing on their mobile apps for ages. We’ve reached out to Google to inquire whether screen-sharing will be available for Duo’s iOS and web clients and we’ll update the story when we hear back. Meanwhile, Google also launched a handful of new updates for Meet. The videoconferencing service can now automatically blur your background in calls and display up to 49 people at a time through the tiled layout. Google has been actively adding features to Duo as more people rely on videoconferencing apps to stay in touch. But its strategy has remained unclear and rumors suggest the company eventually plans to replace it with Meet. Google has just announced that the Gemini AI stack is coming to your Wear OS smartwatch, and a bunch of other screens in your life, such as your car’s infotainment dashboard and smart TV. With the move, the company is bringing down the curtain on Google Assistant across its device ecosystem.  Gemini is already a part of the core Android experience, deeply integrated across the Workspace ecosystem of apps and even third-party platforms such as WhatsApp and Spotify. With Gemini making its way to Wear OS, Android Auto, and TV, users will have a more seamless experience and a wider variety of screens to get work done. Over the past few years, Google has released a host of safeguards for calls, messages, and web browsing that increasingly use AI to protect smartphone users from scams. Ahead of the I/O 2025 developers conference, Google has now detailed the next wave of safety features coming to Android devices this year.  Bad actors often trick users into disabling the built-in safeguards, such as Google Play Protect, sideloading malware apps, and enabling permissions that allow data theft. Google says the next-gen safety features in Android will aim to negate these attacks.  Google I/O 2025 will be livestreaming next week, and software developers from Google are expected to unveil Android 16, which is slated to come out before the summer. The upcoming Android software update is expected to bring a host of new features as well as some returning mechanics from a decade ago. To hold our excitement for the upcoming conference over, we’re going to take a stroll down memory lane with a complete history of Android, from its humble beginnings as a T-Mobile-exclusive mobile tech to an AI-advanced software to grace contemporary smartphones like Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25. Android has come a long way since 2008, and it has a long way to go to be the best mobile software for everyone. That being said, here’s a full timeline of Android’s evolution.