Google Meet may have just fixed a majorly embarrassing meeting problem

Having your Google Meet calls interrupted by overzealous smart assistants should soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new update. The company has revealed a new Google Workspace update that tweaks how its smart assistant reacts when users are in a video conference, including how it responds to possible alerts and triggers – specifically, saying “Hey Google” to activate the service. The change means Google Assistant will now only be active when a device is not in a meeting, as well as only being active in the 10 minutes leading to an upcoming meeting.

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