Google Meet FAQ – Everything You Need to Know + Features & How-To

 What is Google Meet?

Google Meet is a free, secure video conferencing platform developed by Google. It's great for 1:1 chats, team meetings, and group calls with up to 500 people.

 Try it here: https://meet.google.com

 Google Meet Features (With How-To & Links)

1.  Screen Sharing

Use it to: Present slides, documents, or anything on your screen.
How to:

1. In a meeting, click "Present now" at the bottom

2. Choose your entire screen, a window, or a tab
    How to share your screen →

2.  Live Captions

Use it to: Turn on real-time subtitles during a call (great for accessibility).
How to:

1. Click the "Turn on captions" button at the bottom of the screen

2. Choose your language
    How to use captions →

3.  Background Blur or Change

Use it to: Hide your background or replace it with a custom image.
How to:

1. Before or during a call, click the effects icon (sparkle wand)

2. Choose from blur or preloaded images
    How to change your background →

4.  Record a Meeting (Workspace only)

Use it to: Save your meeting for later review or sharing.
How to:

1. Click the three-dot menu (More options)

2. Select "Record meeting"
    How to record a meeting →

5.  Noise Cancellation (Workspace only)

Use it to: Filter out background noise like typing, dogs barking, or traffic.
How to:

1. Click Settings → Audio

2. Turn on Noise cancellation
    Noise cancellation help →

6.  Host Controls & Safety Features

Use it to: Manage participants, mute others, admit or remove users.
How to:

1. Click Host controls (shield icon)

2. Enable/disable screen sharing, chat, or joining permissions
    Manage meeting safety →

7.  Schedule a Google Meet

Use it to: Set up a meeting with invite links in advance.
How to:

1. Open Google Calendar

2. Create an event → click “Add Google Meet video conferencing”
    Schedule with Calendar →

8.  How to Use Google Meet on Mobile Devices

Use it to: Join and host Google Meet calls directly from your mobile phone or tablet, taking your meetings on the go.

Android how to:
Go to the Play Store.

IOS how to:
Go to the Apple Store:

1. Download and install the Google Meet app .

2. To open the app on your device, tap the Google Meet app .

Tips: Calls are synchronized so you can start a video meeting on one device and continue on another.

 Do I Need to Download Anything?

• On desktop: No download needed, works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge

• On mobile: Get the Google Meet app
  • Android
  • iOS

 Integrations That Make Google Meet Even Better

 Fathom AI Integration

Use it to: Automatically record, transcribe, and summarize meetings with smart AI. Fathom can create instant meeting notes and action items.

How to integrate:

1. Sign in at fathom.video

2. Connect it with your Google Meet account during onboarding

3. Join meetings and let Fathom handle notes and summaries automatically

 Learn more →

 Google Workspace Integration

Use it to: Seamlessly schedule and manage meetings using Google Calendar, Gmail, Drive, and Docs.

Benefits:

• Add Meet links directly in Google Calendar invites

• Launch Meet from within Gmail

• Share files from Drive during a call

• Collaborate live on Google Docs/Sheets/Slides during meetings

 Workspace + Meet help →

 Google calendar
Use it to: Setup meeting and Automatic recording

How to integrate:

1. Open and log in your Google Calendar

2. Create new or Edit existing calendar event

3. Click on add a video meeting button

4. Click the Video call optionsnext to the meeting

5. Under meeting records, Tick the “Record the meeting” box.