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- Google has introduced support for Meet to Apple CarPlay.
- Features are limited, and there is no video, only audio.
- Support for Android Auto is coming “soon”.
If you use Google Meet for work, you’ll soon be able to easily join your meetings on the road — at least if you’re in the Apple ecosystem.
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Google has announced Support for Meet is officially here for Apple CarPlay, letting you join meetings directly from your car’s dashboard. You can already listen to Meet audio through your car if you open the app through your connected phone, but it’s much easier to access this way and there are far fewer distractions.
What can Meet do in CarPlay?
Google explains that you can also join meetings while on the go and see your upcoming meeting schedule. However, this version of Meet is limited. You’ll have controls to mute or unmute, but many other features like raises, chats or polls won’t be available.
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When you join a Meet call through your car, your camera will be turned off, and you will not see any video content on your dashboard. To ensure you can remain focused on driving, calls will be audio only, and you won’t be able to create a new meeting from your car, only join an existing one. Additionally, if you are the host of a meeting, you cannot accept or reject any participants from your car.
If you have Google Meet on your iPhone, this feature will be on by default. To get started, connect to a CarPlay-compatible vehicle.
How to join a meet from your car
To join the meeting from your car, you’ll need Meet on your phone. From there:
- Connect your phone to your vehicle via Bluetooth or USB.
- Tap the Meet app on your Apple CarPlay display.
- The interface will display your scheduled meeting. Select a meeting to join.
If there is a waiting room, you will see a status message on your screen.
Your audio will automatically switch to play from your phone or earbuds to the car speakers, but when you disconnect your phone from CarPlay, your audio will revert to the previously used output device.
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During the meeting, you can use the controls on your car’s display to mute/unmute or end the call.
Android Auto support coming ‘soon’
It’s not a huge surprise that you can use Meet through CarPlay, but it is surprising that Google prioritized Apple over its own platform. Support for Android Auto is coming “soon,” Google said, but it didn’t add a timeframe.
