Google Meet Screen Sharing Confirmation

2020 was the year everyone became familiar with remote work, whether they liked it or not. I’ve been working remotely since 2018 and am a huge proponent of it. I’m far more productive locked in by myself than when coworkers surround me. However, I understand the need for in-person communication to remove loss of information when communicating with a team. Hybrid makes sense.

That said, I’m familiar with the tropes used in remote work settings – “next slide please”, “can everyone see my screen?”, etc. It’s astounding to me that 5 years later we still haven’t found a good way to automatically confirm that people can see someone’s screen.

This got me thinking. What if apps like Google Meet told you in a more aggressive manner that your screen is visible? There could be a full screen takeover/modal to make it abundantly clear.

This is an instance where humans, not tech, seem to be the bottleneck. So I think that even if this existed, people would still try to ask.

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