By Jon Martindale
Publication Date: 2026-02-04 20:17:00
Video calls are hard to avoid in 2026, but what if you’re a Google Meet office and your client uses Microsoft Teams? Both companies are now making it a little easier to join a call from their respective platforms, provided both have the necessary hardware.
“We’re introducing video conferencing device interoperability for Google Meet with Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to: Join Microsoft Teams meetings from Chrome OS-based Google Meet hardware devices, [and] join Google Meet meetings from Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devices,” Google says.
So, this won’t help if you’re working from home, looking to sync up from you laptop on the couch, at least not yet. But if your office conference rooms are outfitted with a Google Meet device, you’ll be able to connect with a team that has a Teams gadget and vice-versa.
The feature should be available for all Google Meet admins starting today. The interoperability will be switched on by default but can be…
