Directly call via Google Meet from Gmail / Chat

From now on it is possible to start and/or receive a Google Meet video calling directly from Google Chat. Until recently, it was only possible to send a Google Meet link to someone via Chat, where you had to be lucky that someone immediately saw the chat. Google Meet offers high-quality video, providing up to 4k video quality, light adjustment, and stylized backgrounds, allowing users to show up looking their best during video calls. If the sound on your PC is turned on, you will now hear a ringtone when someone directly invites you to a Google Meet conversation. In addition, you can see in the mail and chat that someone is calling you.

In Google Chat, a new Google Meet icon is available which can be used to call a person directly via Meet.

1. Click on the video icon at the top of the chat screen
2. A pop-up appears, showing you who you are calling (you hear a ringtone)
3. On first use, you will see a pop-up to give permissions for your camera and microphone use

You can also send and receive video messages for more meaningful interactions with friends, family, colleagues, and classmates.

Google Meet integrates seamlessly with other Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Docs, Slides, and Calendar, enhancing your meeting experience with features like emoji reactions, recordings, transcripts, and breakout rooms. Some people may find it less easy to ignore an incoming call than a request for call. Others will applaud this new feature that may save some unnecessary waiting time. What do you think? From his role as a change consultant, Ernst-Jan likes to help individuals and teams with the cloud-first workplace. Human change in IT projects is often underestimated. It is not the organization that changes, but the people in the organization that change. It is therefore important to optimally support the people in the organization in change processes.