How we developed the adaptive audio features for Google Meet
Adaptive Audio is a feature that automatically adjusts the level of noise cancellation and transparency mode based on your surroundings
It is already used in numerous Google meetings without the participants’ knowledge. It is one of those technologies that relieves the user’s cognitive burden
Meet also employs backend processing and a cloud denoiser to improve audio quality and eliminate background noise
It immediately turns on when Meet recognizes that there are several laptops present, synchronizing the microphones and speakers on each laptop
Following the global shift to video conferencing and, subsequently, hybrid work as a result of the pandemic, the team began working on adaptive audio
Depending on who is speaking, it alternates between microphones to avoid echo and feedback
No matter how complex and incredible the tech is, from the end user’s perspective, it simply works anytime they open their laptop and attend a meeting