Google Meet is receiving some updates over the next few months. Here are the ones hitting domains now and over the next couple of weeks!
Disable Students from Using the Chat or Screen Share Features:
Click on the blue shield image in the bottom left corner.
Select which feature you wish to disable for participants. You can always enable them during the call if you wish.
Quick Access:
Click on the blue shield image in the bottom left corner
Turn on or off “Quick Access”.
On: Allow others into your Meet without having to manually allow.
Off: Everyone who is not invited (even those within your domain) must ask to join the Meet.
View Up to 49 Participants in Grid View (Without an Extention!):
Click on the 3 dots in the lower right corner.
Click on “Change layout”.
Click on “Grid”.
Use the slider at the bottom to select the max number of participants you wish to view.
Blur Your Background:
Click on the 3 dots in the lower right corner.
Click on “Turn On Blur Background”.
To turn off blur, follow the same steps, and click “Turn Off Background Blur”.
Keep an eye out for these Meet updates to roll out to our domain!