A new update for Google Meet's web version will make applying visual effects like blurred or animated backgrounds easier. The app gets an "Apply visual effects" button in the three-dot overflow menu beside the app's end call button. This button will open a side panel with a preview feed that shows two blur intensities and then a grid of static, custom, and animated backgrounds.
You can preview these options in the self-check green room. 9to5Google pointed out that it looks like this section gets an update, too. There are tabs for "Audio and video" details, the new "Effects" section, and "Preview." This visual effects panel starts rolling out, and it is available to all Google Workspace customers and G Suite Basic and Business customers.