The pandemic taught millions of workers and students to use teleconferencing applications such as Zoom and Google Meet. It also reveals a drawback that if you want to move from a phone to a laptop for example, the call on the phone has to be stopped before being resumed on the computer. It wastes time and slows down the flow of conversation. Google Meet now comes with a new feature that solves this issue.
Users can now transfer Google Meet calls between smartphones and web browsers seamlessly. To transfer the call just open Google Meet on the web browser and press the "Switch here" button. Calls on the phone now connect seamlessly on the web browser. The reverse transfer can also be done with the same smoothness.
There is also an "Other joining options" option that allows a Google Meet call session to be used on two devices simultaneously. A usage scenario I can think of is transferring a Google Meet discussion in the car to a laptop in the office. This feature will be rolling out to Google Workspace users and Google account holders over the next few weeks.
