Google expands AI note-taking in Meet to in-person meetings, leveraging Gemini

Google has announced a new feature that allows its AI to take notes during face-to-face meetings, extending its existing virtual meeting capabilities and offering streamlined record-keeping for business users worldwide.

Google is extending one of Meet’s most useful AI features beyond video calls, allowing it to handle notes for in-person meetings as well. Google introduced the change at Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas, broadening a tool built around Gemini so it can capture conversations in a room, not just on a screen. The feature is designed for users who want to stay engaged in discussion without falling behind on note-taking.

The process is straightforward. On a compatible device, users open Google Meet and select “Take notes for me” from the home screen or meeting interface, then start the session. Google says Gemini listens to the discussion, then produces a summary, action items and a full transcript in a new Google Doc once the meeting ends. The document is saved to Google Drive and shared by email afterwards, reducing the chance that notes get lost in follow-up work.

Google’s support pages say the feature is available to eligible Workspace customers and Google AI plan subscribers, with access tied to specific editions. It also supports several languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. In Google’s settings, users can adjust options such as who receives the notes, how long the summary should be and which sections appear in the final document.

The rollout is staggered by platform. Google says Android users began seeing the feature from 11 August, web users from 14 August and iPhone users from 31 August at the earliest. The staggered release suggests Google is still working through deployment details, but the company’s aim is clear: make Meet a practical record-keeping tool for both virtual and face-to-face meetings.