Posted by Mai Lowe, Product Manager & Ken Cenerelli, Technical
Writer
The Google Meet Live Sharing SDK is in preview. To use the SDK,
developers can apply for access through our Early Access
Program.
Today at Google I/O 2022, we announced
new functionality for app developers to leverage the Google Meet video conferencing product
through our new Meet Live Sharing SDK. Users can now come together and share experiences with
each other inside an app, such as streaming a TV show, queuing up videos to watch on YouTube,
collaborating on a music playlist, joining in a dance party, or working out together though
Google Meet. This SDK joins the large set of offerings available to developers under the Google Workspace
Platform.
Partners like YouTube, Heads Up!, UNO!™ Mobile,
and Kahoot! are already integrating our SDK into their applications so that their users can
participate in these new, shared interactive experiences later this year.
Supports multiple use cases
The Live Sharing SDK allows developers to sync
content across devices in real time and incorporate Meet into their apps, enabling them to
bring new, fun, and genuinely connecting experiences to their users. It’s also a great way to
reach new audiences as current users can introduce your app to friends and family.
The SDK supports two key use cases:
Co-Watching—Syncs streaming app content across devices
in real time, and allows users to take turns sharing videos and playing the latest hits from
their favorite artist. This allows for users to share controls such as starting and pausing a
video, or selecting new content in the app.
Co-Doing—Syncs arbitrary app content, allowing users to
get together to perform an activity like playing video games or follow the same workout
regime.
The co-watching and co-doing APIs are independent
but can be used in parallel with each other.
Example workflow illustration of a user starting live sharing within an app
using the Live Sharing SDK.
If you want to try out
the SDK, developers can apply for access through our Early Access
Program.
What’s next?
We’re
also continuing to improve features by working to build the video-content experience you want
to bring to your users. For more announcements like this and for info about the Google
Workspace Platform and APIs, subscribe to our developer
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