As society matriculates to more online communication, apps like Google Meet become more essential. Designed by the brilliant minds of Google’s development team, this app has it all. There really is nothing better for high-def video and audio meetings. It’s free to install and use if you’re just attending meetings. Hosting a meeting requires a G-Suite subscription.
Google Meet was formerly known as Google Hangouts and is as simple to use as its predecessor was. Hosts can share a meeting link with you to give you access on a mobile or desktop device. The app provides international dial-in numbers if needed and up to two hundred fifty people can attend the same meeting. That’s a higher count than any of Google Meet’s competitors.
Google Meet is compatible with all devices and offers real-time captions and talk-to-text technology. It even integrates with your calendar, so you don’t miss a meeting. Additional information on this app can be found through Google Support Services.
Features
Video meetings are encrypted in transit and our array of safety measures are continuously updated for added protection
Host large meetings - invite up to 250 participants to a meeting.
Easy access on any device
Share your screen - present documents, slides, and more during your conference call.
Participate in broadcasted events - live-streamed events can include up to 100,000 in-domain viewers
Record for later - hit record while in the meeting and get the recording file straight from Google Drive.
Follow along - live, real-time captions powered by Google speech-to-text technology
Pros
Easy to collaborate real time with colleagues.
Useful for online classes or study groups.
Great platform to video chat with a large group.
Cons
The recording option is not available for everyone, only the host or an administrator has this ability.
The developer response to reviews appears to be robotic with the same general response to negative reviews to provide feedback, and failing to address the specific issue the user described.
Many long term users are dissatisfied with the new version of the app.
Conclusion
With Google Meet people can conveniently and safely create or join video meetings, share their screen with others, record the meeting* and access it later in their Google Drive.
* When this review was completed, only the host and the administrator(s) had permission to record the meeting, and save it straight to Google Drive. Many reviews indicated users were providing the developers feedback that they would like all in the group to have this permission. This con may change with a future update to the app.
Updated 05-15-2023
Overview
As society matriculates to more online communication, apps like Google Meet become more essential. Designed by the brilliant minds of Google’s development team, this app has it all. There really is nothing better for high-def video and audio meetings. It’s free to install and use if you’re just attending meetings. Hosting a meeting requires a G-Suite subscription.
Google Meet was formerly known as Google Hangouts and is as simple to use as its predecessor was. Hosts can share a meeting link with you to give you access on a mobile or desktop device. The app provides international dial-in numbers if needed and up to two hundred fifty people can attend the same meeting. That’s a higher count than any of Google Meet’s competitors.
Google Meet is compatible with all devices and offers real-time captions and talk-to-text technology. It even integrates with your calendar, so you don’t miss a meeting. Additional information on this app can be found through Google Support Services.
Features
Pros
Cons
Conclusion
With Google Meet people can conveniently and safely create or join video meetings, share their screen with others, record the meeting* and access it later in their Google Drive.
* When this review was completed, only the host and the administrator(s) had permission to record the meeting, and save it straight to Google Drive. Many reviews indicated users were providing the developers feedback that they would like all in the group to have this permission. This con may change with a future update to the app.