Google Meet is receiving a slew of new meeting management capabilities for free and Workspace users. The search engine behemoth said that customers wished for the extra features. There’s also a new moderation and safety feature, as well as an enhanced Quick access option. Notably, Google states that not all capabilities will be accessible to all users.
Google stated on its Workspace blog that users of Google Meet would be able to give permissions to hold a meeting to up to 25 co-hosts. This is done by assigning these users to the People panel’s Hosts permissions. Each co-host will have access to use the host’s controls.
Through the Quick access options, hosts and co-hosts may now manage who can share screens, send chat messages, silence all participants with a single click, terminate the meeting for all participants, and control who can join the meeting and how they join the meeting.
Quick access options allow participants from the same domain to join the meeting through Google Meet mobile or desktop or dial-in. The fast access option is enabled by default. If disabled, guests must wait for the host to join the meeting; only invited participants may join; others must be granted permission to participate. And no anonymous user will be able to join. Finally, only the meeting’s host will be able to leave the meeting if Quick access is disabled.
The search giant has also modified the People panel to allow searching for a meeting attendee. Users may be silenced, removed from the meeting, or given co-hosting rights. Co-hosts have a security shield icon.
It will be gradually rolled out to Android and Web users beginning August 16 and iOS users starting August 30.
All Google Meet users would be able to access the moderation and safety settings. Users of Google Workspace Individual and personal Google Accounts would not be able to use the Quick access option, but everyone else would.
For Google Workspace Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Business Standard, Business Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, and Teaching and Learning Upgrade users, the functionality would be accessible. However, Google Workspace Business Starter, Frontline, and Nonprofit users, as well as G Suite Basic and Business subscribers, will be unable to access it. So, for now, it is not accessible to all users, but Google may add it later.
Google Meet adds third-party whiteboarding tool ‘Miro’
Google Workspace aims to incorporate third-party solutions into users’ current workflows. Next year, Google Meet will get Miro.
In addition, Miro provides a collaborative whiteboard that already works with G Suite. Shared documents may be integrated into a Miro canvas for fast viewing and modification. You can link files, create sticky notes, utilize emojis, and set timers.
Another approach is to connect Miro boards to Google Calendar invites so that everyone attending the event is ready to work. For calls in early 2022, Miro will connect with Google Meet. People’s video streams display on the right, with Miro as a “Collaboration” activity on the left.
Users will soon be able to start a Meet call from inside their current Docs window using a similar panel UI. Google is continuing to extend Meet’s availability by allowing third parties.
As a collaborative tool, Miro is similar to Google’s Jamboard software, which has a large educational user base.
Overall, third-party applications help consumers get their job done by allowing them to utilize their favorite programs. This is ultimately increasing the user base of Google Meet as people come to know that they are going to get all in one place.
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