Google Meet gets the best of the battle against Zoom: Gmail's mobile app now includes Meet integration, making it even easier to participate in videoconferences.

The web version of Google Meet and Gmail began integrating more tightly last month. However, Google's latest move to bring its video chat platform to Gmail's mobile app ties the two services even closer together.

With the new integration, Gmail users on Android and iOS should see a new Meet tab in the app that allows them to see Meet meetings scheduled in Google Calendar. This tab allows users to start a meeting or join a meeting with code, making it easy to join a video meeting without having to bounce to a separate Meet app.

This feature is useful when you are on the go and need to make a quick call. And for smartphone users who want to keep their home screen as clutter-free as possible, this integration means that only the Gmail app needs to be at hand, not the Meet app.

This update is like another feather in Google's cap in terms of making life a little easier for Gmail users and attracting people away from Zoom.

The latter videoconferencing service is growing rapidly as more people work from home, but it also has security issues. Google seems intent on stealing Zoom's thunder, making Meet available for free and deploying clever noise-canceling technology to cut down on the ambient noise that bothers video calls.

Thus, Meet is beginning to look like a very attractive alternative to Zoom and other video conferencing services.