To learn about new updates and improvements in Google Meet, visit our Workspace blog.
April 2023
Avoid video distraction in Meet- Focus your meeting view just on the presenter.
- Hide participants with video feeds that distract you.
March 2023
Use noise cancellation in Google Meet on Android devicesFebruary 2023
Check peripheral device statuses before joining a meetingJanuary 2023
Use reactions in Google MeetYou can use emoji reactions to interact with other participants or hosts in a meeting.
Reactions:
- Give meaningful feedback to hosts and speakers.
- Allow participants to give quick responses to content.
- Reduce awkward pauses or disruptions.
- Identify how attendees feel.
- Show which moments participants like best or least.
October 2022
Turn on video framingTo improve visibility on your computer, certain Workspace accounts can turn on video framing in Meet. Before or whilst in a call, you can centre or reframe your video. Learn more about video framing.
June 2022
Use multi-pinning with Google Meet
You can now use multi-pinning to pin up to three items at once. Learn more about multi-pinning with Google Meet.
January 2022
Translate spoken English with translated captions- French
- German
- Portuguese
- Spanish
With Companion Mode, you can improve meeting collaboration when there is a mix of participants who are remote or in meeting rooms.
Learn more about how to use Companion Mode with Google Meet for hybrid collaboration.
December 2021
Move participants automatically from breakout roomsMeeting hosts and teachers can move everyone automatically from breakout rooms to the main room. Participants will have 30 seconds to finish their breakout room discussion before they’re automatically moved back to the main room. Learn more about breakout rooms.
November 2021
Lock participants’ audio and video on iOSTo prevent audio and video sharing during a meeting, hosts and co-hosts can now lock all participants’ audio and video on iOS devices.
Participants with the following Workspace editions can now have meetings with up to 500 participants:
- Business Plus
- Enterprise Standard
- Enterprise Plus
- Education Plus
October 2021
Lock everyone's audio in a Google Meet meetingSeptember 2021
New Google Meet translated captions (beta)August 2021
Add co-hosts to Google MeetHost management gives meeting hosts across all Workspace editions access to use meeting safety features. Meeting hosts with certain Workspace editions can use host management to add up to 25 co-hosts to their Google Meet meetings.
June 2021
Add captions to live streams
Cross-domain live streaming
Google Meet recordings available for Education Plus 'student' licences
New admin settings for joining meetings
New updates to hand raise on desktops and laptops
- Participants with a raised hand move to the main grid
- Participants get a notification to lower their hand after they speak
- Moderators get a notification to see the order and number of raised hands
May 2021
New languages for Google Meet captions
- German
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Spanish (Mexico)
New Google Meet layout
Google Meet has a new layout for users on laptops and computers. Learn about the new Meet layout.
Check your meeting code expiry
Each meeting is given a unique meeting code that has an expiry time based on what product the meeting is created from. Learn about Google Meet meeting codes.
Present to Google Meet from Google Docs, Sheets or Slides
April 2021
Turn on Meet saver mode to save data, battery power and limit CPUEducation users can now use these safety controls on Android devices:
March 2021
Tile view now on AndroidAndroid and iOS users in APAC and Europe now have access to the following additional caption languages:
- French
- German
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain)
Education users can now use these safety controls on iOS devices:
February 2021
End meeting for all
Mute all for Education users
Preview how you look and sound before a video meeting
December 2020
New languages for Google Meet captions- French
- German
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain)
November 2020
Updates to attendance tracking- More Workspace users have access to attendance tracking.
- You can now receive reports for live streams.
- Eligible Workspace admins can turn attendance tracking and live stream reporting on or off for their domain.
- Attendance tracking and live stream reporting can be turned on or off from Google Calendar or during a Meet video meeting.
- Breakout rooms are available to more Workspace users.
- Dial-in users can use breakout rooms.
- Participants can ask for help while in a breakout room.
- You can add a timer to breakout rooms.
October 2020
Change your background in Google MeetWe added dial-in phone numbers for eight additional countries to use in Google Meet. Learn which new countries/regions are eligible for dial-in.
Increase engagement with Q&A and polls in Google Meet.
September 2020
Filter out noise during Google Meet meetings on mobileAugust 2020
Cast Google Meet to your TVJuly 2020
Blocking anonymous users from education meetings on Google MeetJune 2020
Filter out noise in video meetingsWe will soon be introducing a dedicated Meet tab in the Gmail iOS and Android mobile apps. Participants will be able to join secure video meetings directly in Gmail without needing to open another app on their phone. Learn more about Meet in Gmail for Mobile.
When you choose a layout, it is automatically saved as your preferred layout. This means it will be automatically applied to future meetings unless you change it. Learn how to set your layout preference.
When you choose a layout, it is automatically saved as your preferred layout. This means it will be automatically applied to future meetings unless you change it. Learn how to set your layout preference.
May 2020
You can now control whether Meet appears in your Gmail sidebar. Learn more about showing or hiding Google Meet in Gmail.
We are making Meet, our premium video conferencing product, available to everyone at no charge. Meet is a secure and reliable video conferencing solution that’s trusted by schools, governments and enterprises. Anyone with an email address can sign up for Meet and enjoy many of the same features available to our business and education users, such as simple scheduling and screen sharing, real-time captions and layouts that adapt to your preferences, including an expanded tiled view. Learn more about Google Meet premium video meetings.
.April 2020
See and be seen in larger video meetings with a grid layout
How to use it: Team meetings, celebrations, virtual classrooms or any other large meetings that require you to see and connect with multiple participants at once.
Learn more at see up to 16 Google Meet participants at once with tiled layout.
Create and join meetings from Gmail on the web
How to use it: Save time and keep your place without switching between meetings and your inbox – join and start meetings directly from Gmail (web only).
Learn more at start or join a Google Meet video meeting directly from Gmail.
Share full-motion videos to enhance presentations
How to use it: Present high-quality, full-motion videos (up to 30 FPS) during a meeting.
Learn more at present high-quality video and audio in Google Meet.
Automatically adjust video in low-light conditions (mobile only)
How to use it: When you're calling in from your mobile device, low-light mode updates video quality so that you can engage confidently from wherever you are.
Learn more at video conference anywhere with low-light mode for Google Meet on mobile.
March 2020
New controls for education accounts
For education accounts, only the meeting creator, calendar event owner or person who sets up a meeting on an in-room hardware device can mute or remove video meeting participants. This ensures that student participants can't mute or remove one another or the teacher. (This automatic restriction is being applied to all education accounts, starting 19 March 2020.) Learn more about controls for education accounts
October 2019
Increased participant limits
- If you have an Enterprise edition, you can now host meetings with up to 250 participants.
- There are increased participant limits for all other Google Workspace editions. New maximum participant limits: Google Workspace Enterprise (250), G Suite Business (150) and G Suite Basic (100).
