You can send messages during a video meeting to the other video meeting guests from a computer or mobile device.
Notes:
- If you join a conference room using Google meeting room hardware, you can find the messages, but not send.
- Messages are visible to everyone in the call.
- You can only find the chat messages exchanged when you're on the video meeting. Messages sent before you joined are not displayed, and all messages disappear when you leave the video meeting.
- Except for pinned chat messages, you can only find the chat messages exchanged when you're in the video meeting. This means that:
- Messages sent before you join do not display.
- When you leave the video meeting, all messages disappear.
- If you use Meet with a Voice Over software, when a chat message is sent, you'll get a sound notification but the messages aren't voiced over. To hear the message, open the chat panel.
- Important: When meetings are recorded the chat conversation log is also saved.
- Workspace organizations with admin capabilities can switch this feature on or off for the entire organization.
Learn more about Google Meet settings for admins.
Send a chat message during a video meeting
- Join a Meet video meeting.
- At the bottom right, click Chat
.
- Enter a message.
- Click Send
.
Pin a chat message during a video meeting
Important:
- Pinned chats are displayed for all participants, including those who haven’t yet joined.
- Users can pin and unpin their own messages. Hosts may unpin anyone's messages.
To pin a chat message:
- Hover over a chat message.
- At the top right, click Pin
.
Prevent participants from sending chat messages in a video meeting
Important: To use this feature, you must turn on Host Management.
Meeting hosts can stop participants from sending chat messages. Participants can still read the messages.
If you turn chat messages off in recurring meetings or meetings that use the same meeting code, the setting is saved for the next scheduled meeting. If you turn chat messages off in a one-time, nicknamed, or instant meeting, the chat message setting turns on after the meeting ends.
Turn chat messages on or off
- Join a Meet video meeting.
- At the bottom right, click Host controls
.
- From the side panel that opens, toggle Send chat messages on or off.
Tip: If you can't turn the setting on or off, you might need to turn off a Chrome extension for Meet. Learn how to install and manage extensions.