Granola for Android: AI meeting notes for mixed-device teams
October 9
TL;DR: Android users can capture in-person conversations and sync notes across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Capture a conversation on Android and query it from a desktop or laptop later the same day. Notes sync automatically once transcription and summarization are complete. Phone call capture on mobile is available on iOS only. Video call transcription works through the desktop app on macOS and Windows. Granola on Android suits anyone who captures in-person conversations and wants those notes queryable across their other devices. If your workflow depends on phone calls, use the iOS app. If it depends on video calls, use the desktop app.
The "no Android app" objection used to be the fastest way to rule out Granola for mixed-device teams. That changed on July 1, 2026, when Granola added an Android app. Meetings happen on whatever device is in the room, and Granola now covers the one that was missing.
What you can capture on Android
Granola for Android launched with a focused scope: in-person conversations. The hardest part of any conversation is not the note taking itself. It is staying present. Note taking competes directly with listening.
The Android app works the same way Granola works on every platform: you jot rough notes about what matters, and Granola enhances them with transcript context afterward. Your notes stay in black. AI additions appear in gray.
Capturing in-person conversations
Open Granola on your phone, tap start, and Granola begins transcribing in the background immediately. You can jot a phrase like "key decision" or "follow-up needed" in the notepad, and Granola finds every relevant part of the conversation and adds supporting detail.
This keeps your attention on the participant instead of your keyboard.
Android limitations: Phone calls and video calls
Phone call capture on mobile is available on iOS only. Video call transcription works through the desktop app on macOS and Windows, not through the Android app. If your workflow depends on either, use the Granola desktop app. The desktop app captures device audio regardless of which call platform you use.
How Granola syncs across your devices
Granola across Apple devices
Granola already runs on macOS, iOS, and Apple Watch. The desktop app handles video calls and any audio your computer picks up. The iOS app handles in-person meetings and outbound phone calls. These platforms form the ecosystem most of your team likely uses today.
Syncing notes across iOS and Android
Notes you take on your Android phone sync to the Granola desktop app once transcription and summarization are complete. Until then, the note exists only on your phone. After processing, the note appears on every device where you are signed in: your MacBook, your Windows desktop, your colleague's shared folder view.
This means a conversation captured on Android in the morning can be queried from a Mac or Windows desktop later the same day, without exporting, emailing, or copying anything.
Video calls on desktop
On macOS and Windows, Granola captures device audio from your computer, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack, WebEx, and any other platform.
For transparency, Granola offers two features you can enable to let participants know transcription is active. The first is an automated chat message posted when Granola starts transcribing. The second is a video watermark displayed on your camera feed for the duration of the call.
What syncs between Android and desktop
- What syncs: Completed meeting notes, transcripts, edits made to completed notes, and access to shared folders across all platforms.
- What does not sync: Notes still in progress, custom templates (created and applied from desktop only), and folder creation (also desktop only).
Your phone is the capture device. Your desktop is the management device. The sync bridges them automatically, so an in-person conversation becomes part of the same searchable research repository as your video calls.
Working across mixed-device teams
Teams rarely run on a single device. Android phones, iPhones, and laptops all end up in the same meeting.
How Android users join Granola teams
Android users join the same Granola workspace as everyone else. Shared folders are organized by project, team, or initiative, and members see only the folders they have been invited to.
An Android user capturing an in-person conversation adds it to a shared folder the same way a desktop user adds a call transcribed on desktop. There is no separate Android workspace, no import step, and no version mismatch.
Syncing Granola notes for mixed teams
Shared folders work across every platform. When a note is added to a shared folder, every teammate with access can see it from their own device.
Notes are not visible to other workspace members by default. Adding a note to a team folder shares it with that team. Generating a shareable link makes the note viewable to anyone who has it, with no account required. Share links only when you intend broad access.
Search across your conversations
Folder-level queries let you ask questions across every conversation in a shared folder, regardless of which device captured them. Granola returns source-linked citations from every relevant conversation, whether it was captured on an Android phone or on a MacBook during a call.
- A product team might ask "Why are enterprise customers hesitant about SSO?" across a folder of customer calls.
- A sales org might ask "Why are we losing deals this quarter?" across a folder of prospect conversations.
- A recruiting team might ask "Where do our interviews keep stalling?" across a folder of candidate calls.
Privacy and admin controls
Conversation data should be handled responsibly. Here is how Granola's controls and architecture support that.
Controlling folder access and deleting notes
Admins control who can access shared folders and notes across the organization. Access can be revoked at any point. Individual notes can be permanently deleted from within the app by moving them to trash, where they remain for 30 days before automatic permanent deletion.
Managing Granola access across teams
Enterprise plans include SSO, SCIM provisioning, and domain management to consolidate accounts. These controls apply across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. The full set of admin controls includes org-wide sharing restrictions, usage analytics, and a dashboard for visibility across the organization.
How audio and transcript data are deleted
On macOS and Windows, Granola transcribes in real time and then deletes the audio. On mobile (iOS and Android), audio is briefly cached during transcription, then deleted from all systems. No audio recordings are stored.
Notes and transcripts are retained indefinitely unless you or your admin configures a retention policy. Enterprise plans offer configurable auto-deletion windows, so you can set a retention period that matches your compliance obligations.
For model training, third-party AI providers are contractually prohibited from training on customer data. Basic users can opt out of Granola's own model improvement. Enterprise plans extend that opt-out to the entire organization.
SOC 2, encryption, and GDPR compliance
Granola achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification in July 2025. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and Granola is GDPR compliant.
The trade-off to acknowledge: teams that need audio playback for legal verification will find Granola's architecture limiting. Granola does not store audio. If your compliance process requires replaying recordings, this is a deliberate design choice, not an oversight.
Setting up Granola on Android
System requirements for Granola Android
Granola is available on Android through the Google Play Store. The app listing on the Google Play Store handles compatibility checks automatically when you install. An internet connection is needed for transcription to complete, though your rough notes are accessible on the device.
Setup steps
The setup sequence follows four steps:
- Install from the Google Play Store: Download the Android app and open it.
- Sign in: Authentication opens in your browser on Android devices. If your organization uses SSO, you may need to sign in on the desktop app first, then return to Android.
- Connect your calendar: Grant permissions so Granola can pull meeting events and prep notes automatically. Calendar changes must be made on desktop, and they sync to your mobile device automatically.
- Run your first meeting: Tap an upcoming meeting from the home screen to create a note, or create an ad-hoc note for unscheduled conversations. Transcription begins immediately. On Android, transcription is indicated by an ongoing "Taking notes" notification. You can also start a note from a Quick Settings tile.
Settings to check before your first meeting
- Microphone access: Granola needs microphone permission to capture device audio for transcription.
- Multi-language support: Granola on Android supports 17 languages including Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Polish. The multi-language setting handles mixed-language conversations within the same meeting. Desktop supports 31 languages.
- Templates: Custom templates are created and applied from desktop only. If you want a customer research interview template on Android, set it up on desktop first and it will apply to your synced notes.
Pricing for mixed-device teams
| Plan | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0/user/month | AI meeting notes, limited meeting history, AI chat within and across meetings, shared folders, customized note templates, multi-language support, opt out of model training any time |
| Business | $14/user/month | Unlimited meeting notes and history, advanced AI thinking models and features, integrations with Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, and Zapier, MCP integration, centralized billing and user management, API access |
| Enterprise | $35/user/month | Enterprise-grade security and admin controls, SSO, priority support and usage analytics, org-wide auto-deletion periods, admin controls for sharing and API access, org-wide training opt-out, org-wide notification that Granola is being used |
How Granola compares for Android users
If you are evaluating an AI notepad for mixed-device teams, the practical question is what each tool captures on Android and what it costs. Here is how the three most common alternatives compare.
| Primary use case |
Android support |
Offline capability |
Starting paid price (annual billing) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granola | AI notepad for back-to-back meetings: you jot rough notes, AI enhances | In-person capture. No phone call or video call transcription on Android | Rough notes accessible offline. Transcription requires connectivity | $14 per user per month (Business) |
| Otter.ai | AI meeting assistant for recording audio, real-time transcription, automated notes, and live captions for in-person and online meetings | Full mobile recording and real-time transcription for in-person and online meetings (when online) | Transcription requires an internet connection | $8.33 per user per month |
| Fireflies.ai | In-person recording, transcription, and AI summaries on mobile, plus conversation intelligence and 100+ app integrations | Full in-person recording, transcription, AI summaries, and action items on Android | Cloud-based transcription requires internet | $10 per user per month (Pro) |
Otter works well for full mobile recording with real-time transcription at a lower entry price ($8.33/user/month annually). Granola works well for human-guided note enhancement where your rough notes steer the AI output.
Fireflies offers full in-person recording and transcription on Android, broader CRM integrations, and conversation intelligence dashboards, and Granola provides a simpler setup, cross-meeting folder queries with citations, and a notepad-first design that keeps you in control of what gets captured.
If you need audio playback for legal or compliance review, Otter lets you replay recorded conversations, while Enterprise adds centralized recording management and video replay for Zoom and Google Meet. If you need deep sales coaching analytics, Fireflies has conversation intelligence dashboards. If you need a human-in-the-loop workflow where you jot what matters during a conversation and your team queries patterns across months of notes, that is what Granola is built for.
Try Granola on Android
Try Granola for free. Download from the Google Play Store, connect your calendar, and run your next in-person meeting. Your rough notes guide the enhancement, and the finished note syncs to every device your team uses.
FAQs
When did Granola launch for Android?
Granola launched for Android on July 1, 2026. The app covers in-person meeting capture with cross-device sync to macOS, Windows, and iOS.
Can Android users share notes with iOS users?
Yes. Notes captured on Android sync to shared folders that teammates on iOS, macOS, and Windows can access. Folder-level queries work across all conversations regardless of which device captured them.
Does Granola for Android work offline?
Your rough notes are accessible offline on the device. Transcription requires an internet connection to complete, and the enhanced note syncs to your other devices only after processing finishes.
What Android versions are supported?
No minimum Android OS version is listed in Granola's public documentation. The Google Play Store checks device compatibility automatically during installation.
Does Granola for Android capture phone calls?
No. Phone call capture on mobile is available on iOS only. For phone calls, use the Granola desktop app with the call running through your computer.
Does Granola for Android capture video calls?
No. Video call transcription works through the desktop app on macOS and Windows, and those notes sync into the same folders as your Android in-person interviews.
Key terms glossary
AI notepad: Granola's product category. You jot rough notes during a meeting, and AI enhances them with transcript context afterward. The notepad is the primary interface. The AI works from your input, not the other way around.
Enhanced notes: The output after Granola processes your rough notes alongside the meeting transcript. Your original notes appear in black. AI additions appear in gray. You edit, delete, or keep anything.
Folder-level queries: The ability to ask a question across every conversation in a shared folder and receive answers with source-linked citations. Example: "Why are enterprise customers hesitant about SSO?"
SOC 2 Type 2: An independent audit certification verifying that Granola's security controls meet trust service criteria over an extended period. Granola achieved SOC 2 Type 2 in July 2025.