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The future of Google’s business communication services is tight integration with Gmail. That said, you’ll always need the standalone Meet app, which Google is now redesigning to look like the recently added Gmail tab.
Update 10/9: Gmail-inspired redesign of Google Meet is now available for Android. As of today, it has been widely deployed for “Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits” customers as well as users with accounts Google personals.
We are updating the user interface (UI) of the Google Meet mobile apps for Android and iOS. The new mobile user interface will look the same as the meeting experience in the Gmail app.
Original September 11: Google Meet today immediately opens on your front camera feed. A bottom sheet has buttons for “New Meeting” and “Meeting Code”, while the swipe up allows you to view the video calls scheduled in Calendar.
This redesign of Google Meet drops the live preview for an immediate “My Meetings” list. As in Gmail, there are buttons for “New Meeting”, with three options: Get information to join the meeting to share with others, Start a Meet call instantly or Schedule a new meeting in Google Calendar, and “Join a meeting “above. Your profile picture is in the upper right corner, while this layout retains a navigation drawer.
Jumping immediately into a camera view was always a bit jarring, and this helps to unify the experience. It’s also easier for Google to maintain a layout. Some businesses may not use Gmail, but still want to take advantage of Google Meet for video conferencing. For those users, a separate application is required.
This revamp is rolling out to iOS right now (version 45+), and Android will follow. The redesigned Google Meet will be available to all personal and G Suite accounts.
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