The Google Meet API is now generally available

What’s changing 

In November 2023, we announced the availability of the Google Meet API through our Developer Preview Program. Beginning today, the Google Meet API is generally available. You can use the Meet API to: 
Programmatically create and configure Meet calls Retrieve information about past meetings, such as the meeting times and attendees. Access meeting artifacts, such as transcripts and video recordings Subscribe to real time updates on meetings, such as when a participant joins or leaves 
For more information, please reference our original announcement.

Who’s impacted

Admins and developers

Why you’d use it

Integrating the Meet API in your product with the Google Meet API streamlines workflows and provides your product with Meet information that easily enhances your product offering. For example, partners such as Hubspot, Outreach, Salesforce, and Salesloft currently integrate the Meet API into their solutions to pull meeting recordings and artifacts into their conversational intelligence tools for analysis and sales coaching.

Getting started

Admins: You can manage domain-wide API access controls in the Admin console under the security menu. Please visit the Help Center for more information on API access controls and what requirements you need to use Google Meet.Developers: Use our Developer Documentation for more information about using the Google Meet API.

Check in to your meeting room directly from the Google Meet green room

What’s changing 

One of the challenges of joining a virtual meeting from a conference room, is that the people in the room are identified by the name of the conference room rather than as individuals. Google Meet’s room check-in feature helps ensure everyone in the meeting can see your name and be aware of your presence. If you’re using companion mode on the web, you can now check in to your meeting room directly from the green room. Then, when you enter the call, everyone will immediately see your name alongside the conference room you’re joining from. Previously, you were prompted to check in once you were on the call, which is still available if you did not check in from the green room.
Checking in from the green room ensures that everyone in the meeting can see your name when you join

Getting started

Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at organizational unit level for specific hardware devices or users. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing Meet settings

End users: If enabled by your admin, room check-in will be available for all users joining companion mode from meet.google.com, or by using g.co/companion. Check in by selecting the Google Meet hardware device on the call. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Companion mode for hybrid learning & collaboration, as well as this video guide

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 21, 2024Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 5, 2024.

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers with Meet Hardware devices

Resources

Updated user interface for signing in to or signing up for your Google Account

What’s changing 

We’re updating the look and feel of our sign-up and sign-in pages with a more modern look, which is in-line with the Material Design across our other products. You’ll see the updated interface across web and mobile devices. Note that this is strictly a change in visual appearance, there are no functionality impacts or changes.
The new Google sign-in page on web

Getting started 

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.End users: There is no end user setting for this feature — users see these improvements automatically. Visit the Help Center to learn more about the new Google sign-in page.

Rollout pace 

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 21, 2024, with anticipated completion on March 4, 2024

Availability 

Available to all Google Workspace customersAvailable to users with personal Google Accounts

Introducing Gemini for Google Workspace, plus more AI offerings to better meet your business needs

What’s changing 

On February 8, we announced the next chapter of our Gemini era. As part of this change, starting today, the Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise add-on is now called Gemini Enterprise. Gemini Enterprise includes full usage and access to generative AI features in Workspace, such as help me write, organize, and visualize, and more. Gemini Enterprise will continue to be the best way to get our most advanced AI features, like live translated captions in Meet. 
We’re also introducing Gemini Business, which is available to new and existing Google Workspace customers (see the availability section below for more details). Gemini Business is a Workspace add-on subscription which provides a subset of the generative AI features available in Gemini Enterprise, subject to monthly usage limits. With tools to enhance productivity, boost creativity, and save you time, Gemini Business is a good option for businesses looking to get started with generative AI. 
In addition, customers of Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business can now chat directly with Gemini through a new standalone experience (gemini.google.com).This experience, which starts rolling out today, is built on our 1.0 Ultra model*, and provides enterprise-grade data protections and admin controls. Gemini can be a starting point for work and a better way to research, brainstorm, and analyze information—all with the capability to double check responses with confidence. With a Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plan, your conversations are not used for advertising purposes, reviewed by human reviewers, nor used to improve generative machine-learning technologies. For more information, see the latest on the Workspace blog and our previous post on how we’re protecting your Google Workspace data in the era of generative AI. Roll out of Gemini starts today for Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business customers and will continue over the next several days.

Who’s impacted

Admins

Why it’s important

With these new offerings, businesses will have greater access to our robust suite of AI-powered features, which can be used to:
Research, brainstorm and analyze information in Gemini (gemini.google.com), with access to Google’s 1.0 Ultra and enterprise-grade data protectionsDouble-check responses to validate information in Gemini (gemini.google.com)Chat with Gemini (gemini.google.com) to get the words and visuals just right and easily bring the output from Gemini to your new or existing document, presentation, or emailHelp you write and refine emails in Gmail—even on the go from your mobile deviceHelp you write, refine, and proofread content in Google DocsGenerate original images for your presentations directly in Google SlidesCreate plans for projects in Google Sheets with just a simple promptLook your best in Google Meet with studio look Generate background images in Google MeetUse translated captions in Google Meet
Gemini Business is a great option for organizations looking to get started with generative AI. Gemini Enterprise will be the right choice for organizations that want to ensure full access to generative AI features from Google. Customers are able to have both Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise licenses in the same domain, providing flexibility in how they roll out generative AI in their organization.

Additional details

Gemini Enterprise is now available for Google Workspace Nonprofits
Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons can now be purchased by non-profits customers with a Google Workspace for Nonprofits subscription. Use this link to learn more about Gemini for Google Workspace and how you can get started today with a no-cost trial.

Getting started

Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business for Google Workspace.Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini (gemini.google.com) on or off for your users.

Availability

Gemini Business is available as an add-on for Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, and Google Workspace for Nonprofits.

We’re working to bring Gemini for Workspace to our education customers, and we look forward to sharing more about this in the coming weeks.

*Gemini (gemini.google.com) is not currently available to Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business users working in Hong Kong, France, or French territories. However, all other Gemini for Google Workspace features are supported in these locales. Gemini for Google Workspace features are only available for users over the age of 18.

Updates to the Google Workspace Marketplace

What’s changing

In 2023, we introduced the ability for admins to install Google Chat apps to direct messages on behalf of users within their domain from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Now, end users can also discover and install Google Chat apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace. 

Additionally, users can now open the Google Workspace Marketplace directly from within Chat. This will include an enhanced browsing experience with curated app categories such as “Intelligent apps”. Lastly, developers can start publishing Chat apps on the Google Workspace Marketplace, allowing users to more easily discover, install and use the apps.

Who’s impacted 

Admins, end users and developers 

Additional details 

Chat app users can now leave reviews and flag any inappropriate Chat apps directly from the Marketplace app listing. 

Getting started 

Admins:
Installation and usage of Chat apps for end users will be ON by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling user access to Marketplace apps and allowing users to install Chat apps. End users:
Visit the Help Center to learn more about using apps in Google Chat. Developers:
Visit the Help center to learn more about building Google Chat apps, publishing into the Workspace Marketplace and getting Chat apps featured

Rollout pace