After making them available on desktop devices, Google announced that Meet add-ons are finally coming to Android smartphones and tablets.
This means that Android users can now install and use third-party and first-party apps directly from within the Meet app.
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Android users can find Meet add-ons in the Activities panel, along with features like polls and Q&A. Please note that desktop add-ons that are not available on smartphones will be categorized as “Unavailable.”
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Google announced that the visibility of all add-ons is controlled by a dedicated setting, which has separate toggles for the visibility of Google add-ons and selected third-party add-ons. Administrators can check their configuration by going to Apps / Google Workspace / Settings for Google Meet / Meet video settings.
It's also important to mention that this setting handles the availability of add-ons for both the desktop app and the Android app, meaning that how the setting is configured will determine what kinds of add-ons users will see.
If you are an end user, you don't need to do anything. Your administrator must configure your experience, which means you may or may not be able to access Google Meet add-ons with your Android device.
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According to Google, this feature is rolling out now and will take up to two weeks to reach everyone. However, “Scheduled Release domains” won’t get it until June 24-27. The search giant confirmed that the add-ons will be available to all Google Workspace customers.
Source: phonearena
