Join a meeting
You can join a video meeting from Google Meet, Google Calendar, or Gmail.
To join a meeting, you can also:
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Meetings you can join |
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Personal account, Google One, or Google Workspace Individual |
Any meetings organized by personal account, Google One, or Google Workspace Individual users. Some meetings organized by other Google Workspace users. Tip: Certain Workspace admins can restrict your access to their meetings. |
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Google Workspace for Education |
By default, any meetings organized by Google Workspace users. This excludes Workspace Individual users. Your Google Workspace admin controls what meetings you can join and can change this to:
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Google Workspace |
By default, any meetings organized by personal account, Google One, Google Workspace, or Google Workspace Individual users. Your Google Workspace admin controls what meetings you can join and can change this to:
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Account type |
Who can join your meetings |
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Personal account, Google One, or Google Workspace Individual |
All Google Account users. Tips:
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Google Workspace for Education |
By default, only users in your school and anyone who dial-in with a phone. Your admin can change this to:
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Google Workspace |
By default, all Google Account users and those who haven’t signed in to a Google Account. Your admin can change this to:
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Join a video meeting from Google Meet
In Google Meet app, to join a video meeting:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Meet app Meet app.
- Under "Meetings," select a scheduled meeting.
- Or, use a meeting code or nickname:
- At the top, next to the Search bar , tap Keyboard .
- Enter the meeting code or nickname.
- At the top right, tap Join.
- Or, use a meeting code or nickname:
- Tap Join .
- If you’re from a different organization, tap Ask to join .
Tips:
- When the first 5 participants join, you can hear a chime sound. After that, you get a silent notification for new participants.
- You can only use meeting nicknames with people in your organization. This is currently available only to Google Workspace users.
Learn about other ways to join a meeting
Join a video meeting from a Google Calendar eventYou can find your scheduled meetings in Calendar and join a video meeting.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app Calendar.
- Select the event you want to join.
- Tap Join with Google Meet.
- In the window that opens, tap Join .
If your Google Workspace admin allows it, you can also join from other video meeting devices.
If you don’t have enough time to schedule a meeting or book a room, you can join a quick video meeting with a link.
- Open the text or email with the meeting link.
- Tap the meeting link.
- In the window that opens, tap Join .
Tip: If you're not on the calendar invite, you need to request to join and the meeting organizer or a participant must let you in.
Important:
- You can only dial-in if the meeting is organized by a Google Workspace user.
- A dial-in number is only added when admins turn on the dial-in feature.
If your Google Workspace admin allows it, you can call in for audio-only access from 15 minutes before the meeting starts until it ends. Someone in the meeting can let you in sooner.
You can be from a different organization or use a different Google Workspace edition than the event organizer. If you're in the organizer's directory, your name shows in the meeting. If not, it shows as "Private caller."
- Participants should always verify the identity of callers.
- Anyone who calls in counts toward the maximum participant limit.
- Regular call charges apply.
Tip: When the first 5 participants join, you can hear a chime sound. After that, you get a silent notification for new participants.
Dial-in with a phone number
Important:
- If you try to call into a meeting before it starts, you might get an error that the PIN isn’t recognized.
- For the list of supported countries or regions, refer to countries where you can use a phone with Meet.
- In the Meet or Calendar app, tap the dial-in number.
- Or, you can:
- Dial the number shown in the Google Calendar event or meeting invitation.
- Enter the PIN, followed by "#".
- Or, you can:
- To mute or unmute, press *6.
Tips:
- All Google Workspace editions include a US phone number.
- These Google Workspace editions support international numbers in video meetings:
- G Suite Basic
- G Suite Business
- Google Workspace Essentials
- Enterprise
- Education Plus
- If your organization turns on "Meet Global Dialing," additional international numbers become available.
- Long distance and usage charges from your phone carrier may apply.
Use Google Meet hardware
To join a meeting, select the event from the list of scheduled events.
- Or, use the meeting code or nickname.
Learn more about Google Meet hardware.
Use third-party devices
If your organization allows it, you can join meetings from third-party devices. If you’re an admin, learn how to allow 3rd party devices.
If you use a Zoom Rooms or Cisco Webex device:
To join a meeting, select the event from the list of scheduled events.
- Or, use the meeting code or nickname.
- On your meeting device, open the Google Meet app Meet app.
- Enter the meeting code.
If you use other third-party devices with Pexip:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app Calendar.
- Select the event you want to join.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Tip: If you join from a third-party device:
- You must use the third-party controls. Without third-party controls, you can’t use features like:
- Turn your camera or microphone on or off
- Meeting chat
- Record meetings
- Admit or remove other participants
- Mute or unmute other participants
- Other Meet participants can't mute your room.
You can join a meeting without a Google Account, but the organizer or a participant needs to let you in.
- On your Android phone or tablet, to join a meeting:
- With a meeting link:
- Open the chat message or email with the meeting link.
- Tap the meeting link.
- From Google Meet app:
- Open the Google Meet app Meet app.
- At the top, tap Code .
- Enter the meeting code.
- At the top right, tap Join.
- With a meeting link:
- Enter your name.
- Tap Ask to join .
Learn about meeting privacy
- When you join a meeting, to fix issues and for audit purposes, we share your meeting identifiers, like email or phone number with the host.
- If you use a personal Google Account and when a user flagged for bad behavior joins the meeting, the moderator gets a message. The message shows "This person is suspected of being bad in the past."