How to start a video meeting with Google Meet on browsers, Android devices, and iOS devices

Before you start a video meeting, make sure the meeting and your device meet the requirements for Google Meetings.

Who can start Google Meet video meetings?

To create a new Meet video meeting or add a link in a Google Calendar event, you must be signed in to a G Suite account.

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If you can’t access Meet, contact your G Suite administrator.

How to start a Google Meet video meeting

• Schedule a video meeting in Calendar
• Start a video meeting from Meet

Schedule a video meeting in Calendar

Create a new event with a video meeting

When you add people to an event, the video meeting link is added automatically.

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1. Access to Google Calendar and create an event
2. On the tab Guests select Add guests and enter the participant’s email address
3. Select Save
4. Select Send to send invitations

Guests receive an email with event information and a link to the video meeting. Guests can forward the meeting link to others. If someone tries to join without being invited to the event in Google Calendar, meeting participants from your organization must accept their request.

Note: To manually add a video meeting, click Add conferencing

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How to join a video meeting on Google Meet

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Start a video meeting on Meet

If you need a quick answer from a team member, you can start a meeting instantly in a web browser. If someone sends you a meeting link URL, just click the link to join the call.

Note: You can send the meeting link to people outside your organization, but someone in your organization needs to give them access to the video meeting.

1. On the browser go to https://meet.google.com/
2. Select Join or jointart a meeting
3. Enter a Nickname or leave it blank to start your own meeting.
4. Select Join now
5. To add someone to the meeting, do the following:
   • Copy the join information and paste the meeting link into an email or other application.
   • Select Add people then choose one of the following methods
     • Under Invites, enter a name or Email and click Send invite
     • Under the section Callenter the phone number and then press Call

Android devices

Schedule a video meeting in Calendar

When you add guests to an event, the video meeting link is added automatically. Alternatively, you can press Add conferencing.

Note: Guests can forward the meeting link to others. If someone tries to join without being invited to the event in Google Calendar, meeting participants from your organization must accept their request.

1. Access to Google Calendar and create an event
2. Add guests from inside or outside your organization.
3. Select Save

Guests receive an email with event information and a link to the video meeting.

Start an online meeting with App Meet

If you’re away from your desk, you can start and join video meetings anytime, anywhere on your mobile device using the Meet app.

Get the Google Meet app

1. Download and install Google Meet according to the following link above Play Store
2. Click on Google Meet on your device to open it

If you have more than one device, you can start a video call on one device and continue it on another. Calls are automatically synced across all devices.

Start a meeting in the Meet . app

1. Open the Meet . app
2. Select + to create a new meeting
3. (Optional) Click Meeting code to enter the meeting code or nickname. Then click Join meeting

iPhones and iPads

Schedule a video meeting in Calendar

When you add guests to an event, the video meeting link is added automatically. Alternatively, you can press Add conferencing.

Note: Guests can forward the meeting link to others. If someone tries to join without being invited to the event in Google Calendar, meeting participants from your organization must accept their request.

1. Access to Google Calendar and create an event
2. Add guests from inside or outside your organization.
3. Select Save

Guests receive an email with event information and a link to the video meeting.

Start an online meeting with App Meet

If you’re away from your desk, you can start and join video meetings anytime, anywhere on your mobile device using the Meet app.

Get the Google Meet app

Download and install Google Meet according to the following link above App Store

Click on Google Meet on your device to open it

If you have more than one device, you can start a video call on one device and continue it on another. Calls are automatically synced across all devices.

Start a meeting in the Meet . app

1. Open the Meet . app
2. Select + to create a new meeting
3. (Optional) Click Meeting code to enter the meeting code or nickname. Then click Join meeting