Google Duo home screen redesigns and adds New call button

Meet having captured Google’s full attention for the past year or so, Duo hasn’t seen a significant update in a long time. Google Duo is getting a homescreen design soon that adds a “new call” button that hopes to simplify the app.

Update: A few hours after the publication, the new user interface is already visible to some users. It’s very simple with the blue FAB “New Call” announcement appearing in the lower left corner. There’s also a top search box for finding and calling contacts, while the rest of the page is a circular contact grid.

This button is intended to serve as a starting point for the main Duo actions, including initiating calls to other users, as well as devices and home groups for your assistant. You can also view (and invite) contacts and create groups. You can also list people using search.

Google hasn’t shared any images of what it looks like yet, but a recent circular made by the New Call button says this home screen will be much shorter than the current screen.

The company says it “keeps all the features you want” in the context of the reorganization. You can send messages (video or audio), comment or photo by clicking on a contact / group and clicking on the Message button, which is currently possible.

Based on your feedback, we’ve taken steps to simplify the Duo home screen while still retaining all of the features you love.

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All in all, this translates into a pretty significant overhaul of the Google Duo home screen. It comes at a fun time and after a time when Google’s full interest was Meet. The company notably added all the fun filters and Duo effects directly to Meet in Gmail this month.

Duo’s “New Connection” button will begin to appear “within the next few weeks” (H / t Android Police). While no platform is specified, it will likely reach Android and iOS clients on mobile devices first.

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