Participants in a meeting can work collaboratively on a Google Meet Add-on activity. When a collaborative activity starts, all participants in the meeting receive a notification that the activity is ongoing.
This notification is adapted to the availability and installation status of the add-on:
If the participant has the add-on installed: They can join the activity.
If the participant doesn't have the add-on installed: They're directed to install the add-on.
If the add-on isn't available for the participant's platform: They're informed that they can't join the activity using their current device.
An activity is initiated by calling the
startCollaboration()
method.
Step 1 optional: The add-on sets the collaboration starting state
The add-on can set the
CollaborationStartingState
using the Meet Add-ons SDK at any time before or during the
collaboration. Once the add-on activity has started,
the other meeting participants use the CollaborationStartingState to
initialize their add-on.
For details on how to set the CollaborationStartingState, see Use the
collaboration starting
state.
Step 2: The add-on starts the activity
The activity begins when the add-on calls the
startCollaboration()
method.
Recommendations for a seamless user experience
We strongly encourage setting the CollaborationStartingState based on user
actions taken in the side panel. When
startCollaboration()
is invoked, Meet performs the following actions:
For other participants: Meet shows a notification that the activity is ongoing.
For the initiator: If a main stage URL was specified in the
CollaborationStartingState, Meet opens the main stage using the URL from theCollaborationStartingState.