Set up and manage legacy calling in Google Meet

1. Tap your Google Account profile picture.
2. Tap the account with which you want to make legacy calls.
3. Tap your Google Account profile picture Change your phone number Add a new number.
   • This capability is still being rolled out. If you don't find this, you first need to remove your calling account and re-add it with a different phone number:
     1. Go to the Menu .
     2. Tap Settings Calling account Remove calling account.
        • This action deletes your Meet legacy call history and messages.
     3. Go back to the Menu .
     4. Tap Settings Add calling Add and verify your phone number.
4. Enter your phone number and verify.
   • If the number that you entered is already associated with a Google Account: It's automatically verified.
   • If the number that you entered isn't associated with a Google Account: Google Meet texts a code to the number that you entered. Operator text message rates may apply.
     • Enter the code that you receive.
     • If there's an issue, take a look at the verification troubleshooting article.
5. Tap Continue.

Tip: In some rare cases, it can take up to 24 hours to update the phone number in your legacy calling account. Until this happens, incoming and outgoing calls will continue to use your original phone number.

You can only have one legacy calling account per device. To change the account you use for legacy calling:

1. Delete your current legacy calling account.
2. Select the account to which you want to add a legacy calling account.

Delete your legacy calling account:

1. Open the Meet app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Tap Calling settings (legacy) Calling account Remove calling account.
   • This action deletes your Meet legacy call history and messages.
4. Tap Remove.

Add a new legacy calling account:

1. After you've deleted your current legacy account, tap your Google Account profile picture.
2. Tap the account with which you want to make legacy calls.
3. Tap Settings Add (legacy) calling account.
4. Enter your phone number and verify.

Tips:

• If you switch to an account that doesn't have legacy calling associated with it, you won't have access to messages or legacy features.
• To access messages or legacy features, you need to switch back to the account associated with legacy calling.

To add a Google Account to your existing legacy calling account:

1. Open the Meet app .
2. At the top right, select your calling account.
3. At the top left, tap Menu .
4. Tap Settings (legacy) Calling account Add account.
5. Select the Google Account that you want to add.
   • If you don't have an account on your device, tap Add account.

Tip: Once you add your account, people can reach you through both your phone number and Google Account across Google services. Learn how your phone number is used.

People who know your phone number can reach you across Google services.

1. Tap your Google Account profile picture.
2. Tap the account with which you make legacy calls.
3. Tap Add your phone number.
4. Enter your phone number and verify.

Tip: In some rare cases, it can take up to 24 hours to add a phone number to your legacy calling account.

1. Open the Google Meet app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Tap Calling settings (legacy) Calling account Remove calling account.
   • This action deletes your Meet legacy call history and messages.
   • You can no longer make or receive legacy calls on Meet.
4. Tap Remove.

Important: This feature is still being rolled out and might not be available to you yet.

If you don't want people to contact you through your phone number, you can unregister it from Meet and other Google services by turning off 'Better sharing on Google'. Learn how phone numbers on your account are used.

1. Open the Google Meet app .
2. Tap your Google Account profile picture Manage your Google Account Personal info.
3. Under 'Contact info', tap PHONE.
4. Tap the phone number that you don't want Google apps to use to reach you.
5. Turn off Better sharing on Google.

Important: If you turn off 'Better sharing on Google':

• People can't reach you for video calls and messages.
• You don't get notifications through Google services when people send photos and more to your number.
• You get SMS notifications instead.