Google and Microsoft launch cross-platform video conferencing
Google and Microsoft's video conferencing hardware is now interoperable. However, users will have to do without some functions.
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Google and Microsoft will in future allow cross-participation in each other's online meetings via their video conferencing systems. Specifically, video conferences between ChromeOS-based Google Meet devices and Microsoft Teams Rooms with Windows will be possible. Until now, the meeting platforms of both US companies were only interoperable with Zoom and Cisco Webex.
Microsoft customers need Pro license
Google is starting to roll out the update in both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release on February 16, 2026. The new function should be available to all Google Workspace customers by early March. It is enabled by default but can be disabled by administrators at the organization level. The option will be available in the admin console no later than February 6, 2026, as Google announced on its Workspace blog.
To participate in conferences from Google Meet hardware, Microsoft requires an active resource account with a Pro license for Teams Rooms. Teams Rooms on Windows version 5.2 or higher must also be installed on the conference system. A maximum of four single-stream cameras can be used if an Intel processor from the 12th generation or newer is installed. For two or three cameras, an Intel CPU from the 9th generation or newer is required. Multi-stream cameras are not supported.
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Meetings without chat so far
However, both services are not fully compatible. Customers will have to do without some functions. For example, it is not possible for Google to send chat messages during meetings or to adjust the layout of the conference participants. There is also no support for using multiple screens. Presentations on third-party devices connected via HDMI cannot be transferred either.
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