en launched its stalone video-calling app Duo in August, it promised simple, high-quality conferencing to rival the Facee experience on iOS. th a new update to version 5 currently rolling out in the ay Store, ‘s streamlining its new system a little more, making it easier to get started better to use.

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The most important update here is in video quality. And it’s a big one, so much so that Duo’s technical leader stin Uberti took to Twitter to promote the new version, saying that “user testing has shown great results,” accompanied by a climbing graph. It’s unclear exactly what the chart is trying to show or what it’s measuring, but it’s positive nonetheless. Elsewhere, is bringing a simpler sign-up flow for anyone who may have been stymied by the previous process.

There are also a few bug fixes, most notably with rotating the camera during calls. The update promises to bring seamless switching while moving from the front to the rear shooter during calls, it has also patched an issue where some users couldn’t get sound on their calls. If you’re not seeing the update yet on your phone, you can sideload the -signed update from AMirror.

y this matters: Hangouts was never really the cool virtual space wanted it to be, now it is betting big on Duo as its answer to atsApp’s own video-calling feature. Name recognition Android home screen placement isn’t enough here; people need their video calls to be as seamless lag-free as making a voice call, this update is a good sign that is working to deliver just that.