Google announced in June that it would begin integrating the service of Meet conferences in the Gmail app on Android and iOS devices.
The development of this feature went ahead for the iOS version of the application and was released last week. The company announced that today the distribution on Android devices begins.
With the integration, the users they will be able to easily join video conferences directly from Gmail on Android.
A special Meet tab will allow users to control their schedule, join a meeting, create a new meeting and more without having to switch between applications. Users can also use a password given to them to join a meeting.
The integration is part of a broader plan by the company to make Gmail a central one communication application. As part of these efforts, the company is redesigning the Gmail app for business customers.
G Suite users will see more features added to the app, such as Chat and Rooms integration. The Meet tab will be available to all users by default, but those who want to disable it can do so from the settings and the "Show the Meet tab for video calls" option.
The integration is currently rolling out to all G Suite users and everyone who has account on Google. The rollout is gradual and may take up to 15 days to fully roll out to everyone.
Google has done it free service for all consumers by 30 September. However, after this date some features of the application may be restricted to G Suite accounts.
