Make legacy video or voice calls with Google Meet

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

• Meetings: Create or join scheduled or instant cloud-encrypted Google Meet meetings with a link. Learn more about meeting features in the new Meet app.
• Calls:
  • Legacy Calls (previously known as Duo): The end-to-end encrypted experience that involves ringing a personal account or phone number directly.
  • Meet calls: Upgraded cloud-encrypted calls on mobile that ring a Workspace or personal account or phone number directly. Optional end-to-end encryption available for personal users. Learn about the transition from legacy calls to the new Meet call experience.

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 you want to remove.
5. Tap Remove from group.

Tip: You can also block the group member. If the person 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 .

• "OK Google, Duo call [name]."
• "OK Google, Video call [name]."