Google Meet will let you transfer calls between web and phone with ‘Switch here’

Abner Li | Apr 24 2024 - 12:21 pm PT

Google Meet’s new “Switch here” capability will let you seamlessly transfer calls between devices “without hanging up and rejoining.”

In today’s world, getting our work done can happen from many locations, across many devices.

Let’s say you start a call on your phone because you’re not at your desk yet. Once you get to a computer, opening the Meet page/preview for that call will soon offer a “Switch here” option.

This will “switch the call from your mobile devices while maintaining an ongoing conversation and without worrying about missing important information.” “Call switched to another device” will appear on the first device.

You won’t have to manually hang up or rejoin. That said, under “Other joining options” selecting “Join here too” will let you keep the meeting active on both devices.

This should also work in the opposite direction from desktop to mobile, and is supported by Google Meet for Android, iOS, and the website.

This is rolling out to “all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts” over the coming weeks.