New Built-in Interoperability Between Google Meet and Zoom
Bridging the Gap Between Locations & Device
Google recognizes that platform interoperability challenges have caused organizations to struggle to connect their priming rooms to customers, partners, or colleagues in variegated organizations. On October 26, 2022, Google announced efforts to bring Google Meet to increasingly meeting rooms and shared spaces. To help, “bridge the gap between locations and device,” Google invested in improvements to the wits for in-room and remote participants alike.
Google Meet and Zoom Interoperability
Google is introducing video conferencing device interoperability for Google Meet with Zoom, which will indulge you to:
- Join Zoom meetings from Google Meet hardware devices
- Join Google Meet meetings from Zoom Rooms
“This ways Zoom Rooms will be worldly-wise to join Google Meet meetings, and Google Meet devices will be worldly-wise to join Zoom Meetings — either directly from a Zoom Room or a Google Meet device timetable with a single touch of a button, or by inward in a meeting code.”
Zoom interop supports cadre video conferencing features. However, some wide features, such as polls, wired present, and dual-screen support may not be available when using Meet hardware to join Zoom Meetings and vice versa.
Scheduled join and join via meeting lawmaking will be supported, as will the worthiness to configure no-knock joining (lobby bypass) in either direction.
No Spare Licensing Cost
There is no spare forfeit associated with using this new seated interoperability full-length on supported devices.
The release makes it plane easier to connect with people outside of the Google Meet ecosystem. Similar seated interoperability is once misogynist between Google Meet and Cisco Webex on each platform’s respective devices.
Zoom Interop on Google Meet Hardware
Zoom interop on Google Meet hardware will be misogynist on devices by default, although it can be disabled in the Workspace Admin panel at the OU level.
When enabled by your admin, end users have two options for joining a Zoom meeting from a Google Meet hardware device.
Zoom interop on Google Meet hardware is misogynist to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers with Google Meet hardware. All currently supported Google Meet hardware devices that have not yet reached their auto-update expiration date will receive the feature.
Meet Interop on Zoom Rooms
Meet interop on Zoom Rooms will be off by default and can be enabled from the Zoom Admin. When enabled by your admin, end users have two options for joining a Meet meeting from a Zoom Room.
Meet interop on Zoom Rooms is misogynist to all Zoom Rooms customers on a supported Zoom Rooms device or appliance. Note that your device may not fully support the full-length until its manufacturer has pushed the latest Zoom Rooms software update to its devices.
Available Throughout January
Gradual rollout of the admin setting of Zoom interop on Meet hardware began on January 19, 2023. The remaining functionality continues to roll out this month. Read increasingly well-nigh the update from Google here.