Google Meet hardware is changing platform: Google said on 1 September 2026 that its meeting room devices will in future be built on Android, and that the ChromeOS compute systems used in today's Meet rooms go out of production during 2027. Rooms already installed keep their existing support dates, the latest of which is September 2030, so this is a planning job for offices and schools, not an emergency.
The short version
If your organisation uses Google Workspace and has rooms with a Meet touch controller on the table, those rooms almost certainly run on a small ChromeOS computer fixed behind the screen. Google has now said when the making of those computers stops, and has pointed customers towards Android video bars and all in one screens from Logitech, Neat and HP Poly for new rooms.
Google is clear that nobody has to replace anything now. Its post says: "Existing investments in ChromeOS devices are protected." The job is to find out which rooms are on ChromeOS, how long each has left, and whether any large room needs equipment ordered while it can still be bought.
AV Interactive (avinteractive.com) ran the story on 9 September 2026, headlined "Google Meet to transition from ChromeOS to Android". The detail below comes from Google and Logitech directly.
What Google and Logitech have said about Google Meet hardware
Google. The Workspace Updates post gives two end of manufacturing dates: February 2027 for the Logitech / CTL Google Meet Compute System and April 2027 for the ASUS Google Meet Compute System. Support for ChromeOS devices is described as unchanged, running up to September 2030 for recent models, and Google commits to continued security patches, stability updates and ChromeOS releases for them. It adds that several Android devices aimed at large format spaces are planned for 2027, and that anyone wanting extra ChromeOS devices for an existing fleet, large event spaces in particular, should buy them as soon as possible.
Logitech. In a post on its Sync hub, Logitech says its Chromebox based room solutions for Meet can no longer be bought from 2 February 2027. It says the current generation CTL Meet Compute device reaches Google's end of Meet support in September 2030, and that Logitech and CTL warranty arrangements carry on as before. For new rooms it names the Rally Board 65 and the Rally Bar family, its Android devices for Meet, as the standard from here on. For what it calls high impact spaces that use other manufacturers' audio and video equipment, it recommends its Base Bundle for Google Meet on ChromeOS, ordered ahead of the February cut off.
Why the change? Google gives three reasons: quicker delivery of new features, a wider range of devices and more flexibility for the customer. Logitech adds simpler installation and cable management.
A room by room checklist
- Find the computer. Is there a compute box behind the display with the camera and microphones plugged into it? That is a ChromeOS room. If the meeting software runs inside the video bar or the screen itself, the room is already on Android and this announcement changes nothing for it.
- Identify the generation. Google's certification page for Meet devices sets out an end of Meet support date for every model. When we read it (the page showed 24 September 2026 as its last update) it gave September 2030 for compute systems with an Intel 13th Gen processor, June 2029 for the Intel 10th Gen versions and June 2028 for the oldest ones listed.
- Write the date beside the room. Google explains that once a ChromeOS device passes its date there is no guarantee it will go on working, it is marked as unsupported in the Admin console and the Meet team will not help with it.
- Mark the large rooms. A boardroom, lecture room or hall with ceiling microphones and more than one camera is where Google's advice to buy ChromeOS devices soon, given particularly for large event spaces, matters most. The Android products for large format spaces are not due until 2027, and Google's comparison of the two platforms currently shows extra large spaces as a ChromeOS only feature.
- Pick a standard for new rooms. For huddle rooms and ordinary meeting rooms, an Android bar or all in one screen is now the route both Google and Logitech recommend. Look up its own end of Meet support date before ordering: Google's list currently shows October 2028 against the Logitech Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini, but May 2033 against the Rally Board 65 and January 2033 against the Neat Bar Generation 2 and Bar Pro.
What this means for schools and colleges
A school or college on Google Workspace for Education with Meet rooms faces the same dates as a company. Where equipment is expected to stay in service for many years, the end of support date deserves extra weight.
Two practical points. First, if a hall or large lecture room is in next year's plans, raise the ordering dates with whoever holds the budget now. Second, for seminar rooms and staff meeting rooms, an Android all in one screen or bar removes the separate computer. We cover the wider classroom picture on our education AV page and our page on interactive displays for education.
One bar, more than one platform
Google makes a point of saying that certified Android devices are able to run more than one video conferencing service, so a room can be repurposed without its equipment being replaced. Logitech's platform certification table backs that up for its own range. The Rally Bar, Rally Bar Mini and Rally Bar Huddle each appear as certified for Google Meet on Android, for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android and as a Zoom Rooms appliance. The Rally Board 65 appears as certified for Google Meet on Android and Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android.
That matters if there is any chance your organisation will change from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. The table records what the hardware is certified to run and says nothing about the steps involved in switching a room over, so ask about those before counting on it.
How this fits an office in Dublin or Cork
Most offices will finish this exercise with a short list: rooms to leave alone, one or two large rooms that need a decision this winter, and a chosen Android device for whatever is built next. There is no reason to strip out a working ChromeOS room that has years of support left.
1Install designs, supplies and installs video conferencing and meeting room AV, from huddle rooms upwards. If the conversation in your organisation is turning towards Microsoft, see our pages on Teams Rooms in Dublin and Cork. The quote builder will give you a starting figure for a room.
Questions we are often asked
Is Google ending support for Meet rooms on ChromeOS?
Not now. Google describes the timelines as unchanged, with a transition over several years that runs up to September 2030 for recent models. Production of the compute systems is what stops, in February 2027 for the Logitech / CTL unit and April 2027 for the ASUS unit.
What happens to a ChromeOS device after its end of support date?
According to Google's certification page, the device may not carry on working reliably, it is shown as unsupported in the Admin console, and Google's Meet team will not provide support for it. Later automatic updates may also cause it to stop working.
Is Meet on Android the same as Meet on ChromeOS?
Close, but not identical. Google's comparison page says ChromeOS devices have the complete feature set and Android devices have most features and administration options. It lists, for example, a maximum of 49 video tiles on ChromeOS against 16 on Android.
If we buy an Android bar for Meet, could it run Teams later?
For the Logitech devices named above, the manufacturer's table shows certification for both Google Meet on Android and Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, and the Rally Bar family is also listed as a Zoom Rooms appliance. Check the same point with the maker of any other device you are considering.
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