It’s no longer news that video conferencing has been one of the top go-to tools for individuals and, especially, businesses during the Corona Virus. Therefore, in this article you will learn how to set up Google Meet video conferencing.
While Google Meet chat could be seen as Google’s response to Zoom, the internet behemoth, with Hangouts and Duo, is not new to video chatting, even if the previous duo were more casual. However, Meet is is more robust and scalable because it allows up to 100 participants per session.
It has also moved to avoid the security breaches, often embarrassing, that users of Zoom have experienced by putting in place an end-to-end encryption of calls and other default privacy protections.
How to set up and use Google Meet
It has to be noted that I am writing about the free version and assuming you already have a Gmail account.
To sign up for the free version of Google Meet, go to the Google Meet page. Enter your name, email, country and primary use for Google Meet – personal, business, education or government. Agree to Google’s terms of service, and Submit.
- From meet.google.com (on the web) or the iOS and Android apps…
- Click Start New Meeting, or enter your meeting code (if an invited participant)
- Choose the Google account you would like to use
- Click Join meeting and, voila, you’re chatting. You can also add others to your video meeting.
Super helpful! I haven’t used google meet yet but now I Will!
Lovely!
This is really helpful! Especially during the pandemic with so many of us working from home. I’ve had many online meetings in the past 6 months but I haven’t tried Google Meets yet. Thanks for the great tips, I’ll have to try this one.
You’re welcome, Meg.
I have never heard of Google Meet for some reason. I feel like I have been living under a rock this whole time. This is a very helpful article, I always wondered who were the competitors for Zoom right now. Thanks for sharing.
Lol. trust Google to wat to cash in when they saw how well Zoom was doing. I’m even surprised Facebook, the chief copy-cat, hasn’t rolled out its own version.
Going to send my mom this, she’s a teacher and uses google meets quite often. This will be so helpful
I’m so happy mom will find it handy.
Love how simple and straight forward you have made this. This looks really easy to follow and get meeting with others while, especially while we are all restricted due to COVID.
Thank you, Nicole.
Thanks for keeping it short and sweet! Easy to do
You’re welcome, Jolie.
Thanks for breaking it down into easy steps. I haven’t used Google Meet, but it sounds user friendly and simple to use.
Yes, it is.
will share with my wife…shes work from home nw…this can be helpful to connect with her clients
I’m glad it will help her.
I had no clue this was even possible. I’ll have to give it a try using your instructions.
Google has a lot more products than the average person knows.
this is really cool & absolutely useful for now almost all on virtual world wherever possible due to the health pandemic, most of us work from home. I have learnt the Gmeet set up, thanks for sharing. cheers, siennylovesdrawing
Cheers!
We are also using Google Meet than ZOOM for better convenience. And personally, we find it more secured.
Competition among the tech giants is always good for us users.
The very first time I was on a Google Meet, I was so amazed. This and Zoom are making things possible in this pandemic, and it all feels as thought things fell natually into place.
Thanks for the tips!
It’s my pleasure, Crickette.
I did use Google meeting when I took my Master degree few years back for a group projects, and now I mainly use Teams or Webex for work, all of them very easy to use and no complaints. – Knycx Journeying
This was simple and straightforward. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure.
very useful! video conference is a must right now, there might issues setting it up though
I know of Google Meet but for some reason I have never used it. You have listed 4 steps which seem easy to set up. Might give it a go. Thank you so much for sharing this.
You’re welcome, Georgina.
This is useful information that I am definitely going to benefit from. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure.
I just recently heard about google meets and didn’t know how to set it up. This was very helpful.
Glad!
This is so helpful during this time!