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April 20, 2026

Seamlessly join meetings on Google Meet hardware with “Connect Room”


In December 2025, we introduced Connect room to organizations on the Rapid Release track enrolled in Early Preview Rooms. We’re excited to announce that this feature is now rolling out to all Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware. This feature allows users to start or join meetings from their personal devices without the need to manually type in a meeting code. It is especially useful for impromptu or private meetings.

By using ultrasound proximity detection, your personal device identifies a nearby Google Meet hardware system and prompts you to connect instantly. This launch includes several enhancements to ensure a frictionless experience in modern office environments:

  • Room disambiguation: In areas with multiple nearby conference rooms, users will be prompted to select the specific room they are in, ensuring the meeting starts on the correct hardware.
  • In-room UI instructions: When a user attempts to join a meeting via manual code entry on a touch screen, the device will now display instructions on how to use "Connect room" for a faster, simpler experience. If your organization has “Book now” enabled, there will also be brief instructions there.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature relies on the proximity detection device setting, which is ON by default. To ensure "Connect room" works across your fleet, verify that Proximity Detection is enabled in the Admin console. In-room booking must also be enabled for "Connect room" to automatically book the room when a user joins a call.
  • End users: This feature is ON by default. To use it, ensure your laptop microphone is active when entering the meeting "greenroom," then click "Connect room" when the prompt appears. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using the Connect room feature.

Rollout pace

Note: This feature has been a part of our EPR program since December 2025. Please note that in preparation for the full launch, early preview users will lose access to this feature temporarily starting on April 8, 2026, until launch is complete.

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

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