Google Meet is an application with many functions, you can make video conferences at a professional level for the web and mobile, the price of “Hangouts Meet” will depend on the plan you choose (Basic, Business or Enterprise); however, from this moment until September of this year, you can use google meet for free Here we explain how.
Activation is done in the Google administrator; at admin.google.com, clicking on the Apps and clicking on “G Suite” to search for “Hangouts”, click on “Meet Settings” and finally on “New Feature”; It’s hard to tell which is better, Hangouts or Google Meet, but meetings and messages in Google Hangouts can only take place over the web and have a limit of 10 participants, while Meet can include mobile devices and gather more users.
What are the requirements to use Google Meet?
- The first requirement to use the Google Meet service is to receive the invitation from the administrator of your company or organization to your G Suite account.
- You won’t be able to join a video call without first logging in to your G Suite account.
- If you are connecting to a video call from a mobile, you will only need the Meet application or have a compatible web browser, a G Suite account is not required.
- Users who are not part of your company can join the video call by sharing the meeting link. If they aren’t signed in to G Suite, they can only join meetings to which they were invited; as long as it is approved by the organizer of the video call.
How are video calls made in Google Meet?
To access Google Meet you can do it through Google Calendar or from Gmail as follows:
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You can access through Meet, once in the place, we click on “Start a meeting”, then add the “Name” of it; or if you don’t have it, then an automatic code is generated for the video call and you finish with a click on “Continue”.
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With Google Calendar, you first create the event, then click “Guests”, then “Add a Google Meet video conference, then “Save” and finish by clicking “Send”; then a link to a video call and an access number will be added.
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From Gmail, in the sidebar click on “Start a meeting”, then in the “Meet” window choose “Join now” or “Join and use a phone to talk and listen to the audio”.
NOTE: You can also make video calls with Calendar or Meet from mobile phones with the Android or iOS operating system.
How can I use Google Meet for free?
Google recently gave the news that it has extended access to all videoconferences to the Google Meet Premium level for free and reinforcing the security system until September. You only need, of course, to enter the Google account and it will work with the same features that we already know; except for being able to make video calls from Gmail.
This new plan has capacity for 100 users simultaneously, less noise from the environment; Display in low light has been improved.
Greater security, the Meet recordings as the relationship between the client and the Google company service are fully encrypted, in such a way that they cannot access our data, In addition, the person in charge of conducting the meeting has control over the admission of the attendees, participants cannot enter without the consent of the host.
However, despite the fact that it will be completely free, from September some limitations will return, among them the calls will be 60 minutes; and the limitation in relation to Gmail will continue.
To finish, we conclude that Google Meet is an excellent communication alternative at the moment, since we can take advantage of it for free for a few more months, with all its features.
