If you’ve ever left a meeting with a vague memory of what was discussed and a page full of half-baked, poorly-written notes, Google just built something for you.
At Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas, the company announced a major expansion of the “Take Notes for Me” feature in Google Meet. Now, it works whether you’re on a video call with someone or sitting in an actual conference room with people.
How does “Take Notes for Me” work in actual in-person meetings?
The process is quite simple. You have to open Google Meet on your phone or desktop, hit the “Take Notes for Me” button before or during a conversation, and that’s it.
The feature deploys Gemini, which starts listening to the chat, transcribes it, and extracts key decisions or action points from the list. Then it drops everything into a Google Doc (which makes this feature even easier and more accessible) with no manual effort.
It’s worth noting doesn’t need a pre-scheduled meeting. Further, it works in any setting, whether you’re sitting at a coffee place with your client or in a boardroom.
Does it work outside of Google Meet?
Yes, and that’s what makes this feature genuinely interesting and useful. Google’s improved “Take Notes for Me” now works in Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings too, placing Gemini as the cross-platform note-taker that doesn’t care about the users’ medium of choice for personal or professional meetings.
It is this platform-agnostic nature that puts the feature in direct competition with paid transcription services like Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai. For now, it is available on selected Google One, Google Workspace Business, and Workspace Enterprise plans, with the full rollout arriving over the next few weeks.
To me, the move sounds less about note-taking and more about positioning Gemini as an omnipresent AI layer for all workplace conversations, and not just the ones that take place on Google’s software.
