[11][12][13] After being invite-only and quietly releasing an iOS app[14] in February 2017, Google formally launched Meet in March 2017.

[15] The service was unveiled as a video conferencing app for up to 30 participants, described as an enterprise-friendly version of Hangouts.

Additionally, features such as the chatbox were changed to overlay the video feeds, rather than resizing the latter to fit.

[23] Compatibility with Android TV it was launched in 2022, replacing Google Duo app, with the possibility of making calls, but not supported currently to create or join meetings,[24] and offered compatibility in Samsung Smart TV in October 18, 2022,[25] but was discontinued on March 9, 2024.

[55][56][57] In February 2021, Google announced a new very low-bitrate codec for speech compression called "Lyra", that can operate with network speeds as low as 3 kbit/s that avoids robotic voice audio.

Google trained machine learning models on thousands of hours of data in order to create the method used by Lyra on compression and transmittion of voice signals.

[59] Google Meet is optimized for low-bandwidth mobile networks through WebRTC and uses QUIC over UDP.

[62] On September 15, 2020, Google unveiled Meet Series One, in partnership with Lenovo, which includes a Meet Compute System with Edge TPU, "Smart Camera", "Smart Audio Bar" with noise reduction, and a choice of remote control or touchscreen that supports the Google Assistant.