After Google began extending the usage of its Google Meet service to smart screens with Internet access or screens connected with Chromecast function, Zoom alsoAnnounceExpandPreviously launched Zoom for Home featureIt will support Amazon's Echo Show series of devices and Google's smart display products. It also supports Facebook's Portal series, allowing users to conduct online meetings through such devices at home without having to be bound only to laptops, mobile phones and other devices.
This update will first be available for the Facebook Portal series in September, and is expected to be open to Amazon's Echo Show series by the end of this year for use with Google's smart displays.
In addition, different functional applications will appear on different devices. For example, the Portal series will use its facial position recognition function to ensure that the camera can continuously capture the user's face. On the Echo Show series devices and Google smart displays, they will be bound to services such as calendars and also support Alexa or Google Assistant digital assistant service operations.
As for the basic functions of Zoom, there is not much difference in usage. This update is mainly designed for the needs of working and holding meetings at home, allowing users to easily hold online meetings at home through devices such as smart displays, and it will also be very convenient for general contact with family and friends.
In addition to this update, Zoom recently announced the launch of a data center in Singapore, which will support the online conferencing needs of the southeast region in the future, while also avoiding questions about whether data will be transmitted back to China.
