Google announced in June that it will begin integrating the Meet conferencing service into 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, users will be able to easily participate in video conferencing directly from Gmail to Android.
A special Meet tab will allow users to control their schedule, participate in a meeting, create a new meeting and much more without having to switch between applications. Users can also use one code given to them to attend a meeting.
The integration is part of a broader company plan to make Gmail a central communication application. As part of these efforts, the company is redesigning the Gmail application for business customers.
Οι χρήστες του G Suite θα δουν περισσότερες δυνατότητες να προστίθενται στην εφαρμογή, όπως ενοποίηση των Chat και Rooms. Η καρτέλα Meet θα είναι διαθέσιμη για όλους τους χρήστες από προεπιλογή, αλλά όσοι θέλουν να την απενεργοποιήσουν μπορούν να το κάνουν από τις settings and the “Show Meet tab for video calls” option.
The integration is currently available to all G Suite users as well as anyone with a Google Account. The availability is gradual and it may take up to 15 days for the full availability of the feature to everyone.
Google has done it free service for all consumers until September 30. However, after this date some app features may be limited to G Suite accounts.
