
Assign tasks: You can use RingCentral Video’s task management to assign and check off tasks.Share files: In RingCentral Video’s team messaging, you can drag and drop files to share them with other team members.Switch devices: If you find that you need to switch from your desktop to your phone so you can take your conversation on the go, with RingCentral Video, you’ll be able to change devices during a meeting without interruption.Task and calendar management: Aided by the ability to integrate your Microsoft 365 and Google Workplace calendars, RingCentral Video also allows for task and calendar management.No download: RingCentral Video is entirely browser-based so there’s no file to download, and you can join a meeting with one click.But if you need to take your messaging session to the next level, you can switch to videoconferencing with one click. Plus, RingCentral Video’s messaging is equipped with a host of emoji reactions and a text formatting toolbar to add personality to your messaging. This feature allows file uploads with no limitations on size or number. Team messaging: RingCentral Video adds in team messaging capabilities of platforms like Slack that so many of us use to collaborate with coworkers and that you don’t get with Zoom.Recording capabilities: RingCentral Video lets you record your meetings for later reference, which is only available as a paid feature on Zoom.Unless you’re hosting a virtual rave, it’s doubtful you would ever need that much time, but it’s still nice not to feel pressured by constraints. (Google has temporarily suspended its limitation until March 2021, however.) RingCentral Video meetings, on the other hand, can go all day and night (24 hours). Zoom limits its meetings of three or more people to 40 minutes unless you pay for its service, while Google Meet and Cisco Webex limit their meetings to 60 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively. 24-hour meetings: Lest you think that nothing good ever comes for free, RingCentral Video is devoid of many of the limitations of its competitors’ free videoconferencing services.Get Started now RingCentral Video features Best of all, the service, which delivers high-def video and audio, is totally free. A revamp of its previous Meetings service, which was one of our picks for best videoconferencing software, this release comes at a time when most of us are using such tools more than ever before both for meeting with work colleagues and for staying in touch with friends and family. This week, cloud-based communications provider RingCentral unveiled RingCentral Video, its new videoconferencing platform.
