With Google Meet, you can hold impromptu video meetings on the go, virtual training classes around the world, remote interviews, and much more. 

Google Meet is a good solution for:

  • Hosting an online meeting with audio and video with up to 100 participants
  • Holding an impromptu check-in with teammates
  • Collaborating with colleagues

View side-by-side comparison of video conferencing options: Which video conferencing option is best for me?

 

Google Meet

Web-based access to your Connect Account

 

At a Glance

Key benefits:

  • Integrated with Email and Calendar
  • Does not require separate account or payment to use
  • Host group meetings with up to 100 people, with unlimited time
  • Dial-in from phone now standard
  • Hi-fidelity group video calls with screen sharing and integrated chat
  • Live captioning available
  • No plug-ins required
  • Android or iOS mobile apps available
  • Meet with people outside of UCSB
  • Add someone by phone to a video meeting

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Google Meet FAQs

Google Hangouts Meet, or just Meet, is Google's enterprise video conferencing software. This app is similar to the video calls in the free, consumer version of Hangouts, with a few additional features like real-time captions and support for up to 250 participants and 100,000 live stream viewers. Think of this product like Google’s answer to Zoom.

  • Start video meetings
  • Share your screen
  • Share your video from your phone
  • Use a web browser, Android, and iOS devices

To learn about these and more things you can do in Hangouts Meet visit Hangouts Meet Training and Help.

Absolutely. In fact, you can share the same link with all meeting participants, making it easier to get everyone you need on the call.

Yes. All video and audio streams in Meet are encrypted. Users can join securely even when they're off-site.

Go to meet.google.com and sign in with your CONNECT account to access Hangouts Meet in your web browser. Or, install the Hangouts Meet app (for Android or iOS) on your mobile device.

Yes, you can use Meet for basic video conference meetings. Just create Meet meetings (for up to 250 participants) or "Live Stream" events (for larger lectures) and share the meeting URL with students in GauchoSpace by posting the links on your course page as a URL.