Make legacy video or voice calls with Google Meet

When you communicate in Google Meet, you can use either:

• Meetings: Create or join Google Meet meetings with a link. Meetings can be scheduled or instant and are cloud encrypted.
• Calls:
  • Legacy calls
    • Formerly known as Duo, lets users ring a personal account or phone number directly in an end-to-end encrypted manner.
  • Meet calls
    • Experience upgraded mobile calls that ring directly to a Google Workspace, personal account or phone number with cloud encryption.
    • Optional end-to-end encryption is available for personal users. Learn about the transition from legacy calls to Meet.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Meet app .
2. At the bottom right, tap New Create group.
3. Choose your contacts.
4. Tap Done Start .
   • Optional: By default, your video is on. To turn off your video, tap Video .

Tip: The name appears for everyone in the group. To name the group:

1. Next to the group name, tap Edit .
2. Enter a name.
3. Tap Save.

1. On your Android device, open the Meet app .
2. At the bottom right, tap New Create group.
3. Select your contacts.
4. Tap Done.
   • To share the link or add contacts, tap Copy or Share .
5. Tap Start.

Important: Child accounts can only join groups if at least one of their contacts is in that group.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Meet app .
2. At the bottom right, tap New.
3. Under 'Groups', call a group or join a live group. If 'Live' is under the group name, the call is live and you can join.
   • To call an existing group: Tap the group name or participants Start .
   • To join a live group call: Tap the group name or participants Join .

1. On your Android device, open the Google Meet app .
2. At the bottom right, tap New.
3. Under 'Groups', tap a group Group options .
4. Choose an option and follow the on-screen instructions.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Meet app .
2. At the bottom right, tap New.
3. Under 'Groups', tap a group.
4. Touch and hold the contact that you want to remove.
5. Tap Remove from group.

Tip: You can also block the group member. If the person that you blocked clicks the original link to rejoin the group, they get a message that the group doesn't exist. The group link refreshes for everyone else in the group. Learn about blocked numbers in group calls.

1. Open the Phone app .
2. Choose a contact.
3. Tap History Video call .

Tip: Video calls on Google Meet may not be available for every contact.

1. Open the Contacts app .
2. Open the contact's info card.
3. Tap Video .

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Open a conversation.
3. At the top, tap Make a video call .

• 'Hey Google, Duo call [name].'
• 'Hey Google, video call [name].'