Google Meet : Free Google Apps

Google Meet : If Google is called the ocean of knowledge, it will not be wrong, some people also call it public convenience. To meet our needs, Google has launched a Google Meet apps which removes our so many problems. Due to Covid-19 Lockdown, the need for Video Calling and Video Conferencing was overblown. In the situation of social distancing, such apps have become a necessity for people from all over the world, using which they can easily make video calls and conference calls away from their partner, office staff or business partner. Keeping in mind the needs of the people, Google has officially launched the "Google Meet" apps.

Previously, the company had announced that it would make premium app free for everyone who has a Gmail account. But right now, Google has planned that they will directly integrate Meet with Gmail. This new product of Google- To provide a very good feature, Google Meet Apps has been introduced to Zoom so that it can make it a good challenge. Google is providing enterprise-grade video conferencing for everyone. If you are using a Google account you can schedule a video meeting. Here you will be very surprise that for every meeting, 100 people can be invited together and can hold a meeting for one hour for free.

What is Google Meet?

In easy language, we can say that Google Meet is a public utility app which has been specially designed to use professionally. Through Google Meet, you can connect with your remote colleague and interact in real-time too. Google Meet is a video-conference-calling platform through which businesses, schools, and other organizations can take advantage of better facilities. This includes meeting facilities with more than 100-250 people simultaneously.

I would like to mention here that these people can be from the same domain or also from outside the domain. Some sources are also telling about Google Meet that the live stream of the meeting in the same domain can reach a maximum of 100,000 people. It is possible to provide this free public facility only through Google Meet. Right now all of you must be thinking that Google Meet apps of which country? I want to tell you that Google Meet is the app of USA, which is made by Google company.

Why use Google Meet?

As I mentioned above, Google Meet is a very beneficial platform for the public. According to Google, the real goal of making Google Meet is to make the video meeting experience very easy for the common people and Google has brought this task in front of the people by doing it in a very easy way and through Google Meet apps, any user can easily join any meetings.

You will be more happy to know that Google Meet is a free service, due to which anyone can take advantage of it. If you have any Google Account then you can use Google Meet very easily, it is a very light, fast interface app that enable you to easily manage about 250-person in a meeting. If you do not have a Google Account, you can create your Google Account now by clicking on this link - Open Google Account.

Don't have a Google Account? Sign up for free.

How to use Google Meet?

The most important thing to use Google Meet is that you should have a modern web browser, whether mobile or laptop. We can use Google Meet on both computer and mobile. If you would like to use it on desktop, then your computer and laptop must have Camera and Mic. If you want to do it in mobile then Google Meet Apps are already there in it.

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To use it, you have to open your Gmail. If we are using Google Meet on computer, on the left side we will get the option of Google Meet. With that option we can very easily create a meeting and join the meeting.

If you would like to use through your smartphone, then you first go to the Google Play store and download the Google Meet App. After downloading, login with your Gmail ID. After this, put the email ID of the person whom you have to make a video conferencing or video meeting and invite him to the meeting.

Some people believe that this is the new version of the Hangout, but you all know that Hangout are rarely used. However, the hangout was not used much. But it has become quite popular as soon as the launch of Google Meet, its demand has increased very fast. Professionals are using this for their video meetings.

The advantage of Google Meet is that you can use it on both computer and smartphone. That is, if we are using our laptop and want to connect a person related to an office, then we can do it directly through the laptop and maybe that person keeps a Smartphone, then he will be directly connected to you through the Google Meet App.

Like others Video calling Apps, Google Meet is also a video calling app. But the advantage of this is that people who are professionally connected to you, you can do video calling directly through your Gmail account. There are no need of their mobile number to make video calling from them.

How to use from your computer?

Use on any modern web browser because Google Meet already available in modern web browser, there is no need to download separately, you can start a new meeting or join a meeting. With modern web browser you can do this on your desktop or laptop. There is no need to install any other extra software for this.

How to use from your phone or tablet?

Download Google Meet from Play store of your mobile and join there, host or share your screen with the help of Google Meet mobile application. Download from Google Play or Apple Store.

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How to download Google Meet app?

If you are thinking that from where and how to download Google Meet, then your problem will also be removed here. To use the Google Meet app, you must first download. For your convenience I have provided the download link of Android and iOS App, using which you can easily download them.

Download Google Meet App from Android link: Google Play 

Download Google Meet iOS link: ‎App Store

How to download windows user Google Meet?

As I have already told you that if you want to use Google Meet in your desktop or laptop, then you do not need to use any kind of software. You can use Google Meet in any of your modern web browsers such as- Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, or any other browser. By going to the Google Meet link, you have to sign in with your Google account, after that you can easily use the Google Meet app for free.

You can click on this link for Google Meet: Google Meet

How to create your ID on Google Meet?

If you want to create your ID on Google Meet then following the three instructions given below-

1. For personal use : If you are already using Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, or any other Google product, then only you need to do sign in on your current Google Account. You do not need to signup. If you do not have any Google Account then you can sign up for free, the link of which is given above.

2. For any commercial use : If you already use Google Workspace, just sign in to your existing account. If you do not have a Google Workspace account, see plans and prices and learn about the options available for businesses. Or if you are already a G Suite user, all you have to do is sign in on the existing account or the current account.

3. For Google Workspace Admin or G Suite user : Google Meet has already added it to G Suite and G Suite for Education. Like this way you can start using Meet with a portion of G Suite, by doing as like this you can start the facility of Video Calling for your organization. If you do not have a Google Workspace account, find out about plans and prices and learn about the options available for businesses.

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How to do video conferencing in Google Meet?

If you do not know how to use Google Meet, then there is nothing to worry about, I will tell you the easy steps that you will follow to join Google Meet. You will start video conferencing as soon as you follow some steps.

➤First thing to use Google Meet, you have to install Google Meet App on any of your devices. Once you have installed it, then you have to open it.

➤When the app is open on your device, you will be asked for some permission, which you have to allow.

➤As I have already told you that to signup in the app, you just have to login with any of your Google Account.

➤Once you successfully login, then a new screen will open in front of you.

➤Now you will see two options in the screen in front of you, one is the New Meeting and the other is the Meeting Code.

➤Here you can start a new meeting by clicking on the option of New Meeting, while clicking on the Meeting Code option, after typing the meeting code and entering, you can join the ongoing meeting.

You saw how easy it is to use Google Meet, Google Meet is designed to be used in a very easy way. Now onwards I am going to tell you how to join during video conferencing, how to call someone for video conferencing etc.

How to invite others to your online meeting?

Send the code or link of the meeting to whomever you want to attend the meeting. For the free version of Google Meet, guests must create a Google Account or sign in with their existing account. Tap the meeting link given in the call, enter the meeting code received from the host or call the meeting using the number and PIN given to dial in the call.

You can have a meeting as often as you want. You can connect with anyone as many times as you want — people who work together, clients, people who study together — whoever they are. Call a maximum of 100 people in a meeting. If you are using the free version of Google Meet, then anyone you call will have to sign in with their Google account to join the meeting.

If you already have a Gmail account, then all you have to do is go to the Meet.Google.com link whose link is given above and you can either click on the green "Start a Meeting" button or enter the correct meeting ID right side of the screen, like this you can join a meeting.

At the same time, enjoy free videoconferencing with 100 people. Google Meet also provides features to prevent misuse of the application, such as hijacking, to protect your data and privacy.

Live caption viewing facility during the meeting

Follow the meeting in real time with the automated live caption feature run using Google's speech recognition technology. To turn on the subtitle feature, click on the three dots that appear on the screen of Meet. From this you will see the option for subtitled on the screen. This facility is available in English only.

Works on all types of devices

Google Meet works on every device. You can join the meeting from your desktop / laptop, Android or iPhone / iPad, you don't have to worry about the devices. For organizations that need a conference room, Google Meet offers good hardware quality options for shopping at the right price. In addition, you can  take more advise about Google Meet's ability to work with systems outside of Google.

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Video and audio screen

To attend the meeting, you can check your own personality for that after clicking on your meeting code or link, you can set your camera and mic as per your convenience and see how you look before going to the meeting. You will also know how many people have come to the meeting.

Changeable layout and screen settings

Meet automatically changes the layout in a video meeting to show the most viewed content and often to people who speak or present. To change the layout, you can click on the three points appearing in the bottom corner of the screen of the meet, however this is not required.

Control for the person hosting the meeting

Anyone can easily mute, pin, or delete people attending the meeting. You cannot unmute anyone else because of the violation of privacy. You can ask them to unmute the audio. 

For education related accounts, only the person calling the meeting can mute others or remove them. You have to know how to set up Meet for distance learning.

Facility to send messages to the people attending the meeting

Make your meeting more interesting by using the facility of sending live messages during the call. Click on the chat icon to share files, links and other messages with the people attending the meeting. These messages will only be seen during the meeting.

Meet offers you native, full-screen presenting, which makes it possible for you to show your projects to your team, although Sharing Option is not as dynamic as you will get in Zoom. But still you get a very useful option in it, so that you can easily share a single Chrome tab.

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Security, compliance of rules, and privacy

Features that prevent misuse in Google Meet are on by default. To keep your meeting safe, Google Meet uses a number of methods to prevent misuse. These include facilities to prevent hijacking and secure meeting controls. There are also several options of confirmation in two stages. It also includes security keys.

Also provides encryption by default (securing data) during transit. All meetings between Google and its clients are encrypted by default during transit. Meet Datagram follows the security standards of IETF for Transport Layer Security (DTLS) and Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP).

According to the Google support page, all meetings in Meet are encrypted by default on the web app, that too for both Android and iOS apps.

 If you want to record the Google Meet meeting session then you can do this, so that your session store becomes fully encrypted in Google Drive.

Compliance with regulatory conditions

Meet and our other products are regularly independently verified as to whether they are properly following security, privacy, and regulations. All products are confirmed separately. To see the full list of certificates, go to the Compliance Resource Center.

Features of Google Meet

Now we know about the different features of Google Meet-

➤In this, there is no restriction in the case of Meetings. If you want to have a meeting with as many people as you need, you can do it. You can connect any time with any of your coworkers, employees, customers, clients and classmates. You can add as many as 100 participants to a meeting at the same time, .

➤You get the facility of live captioning during meetings. Since Google's speech recognition technology has been used in this, you get to see automated live captions in real time. But it is possible only in English language.

➤It is compatible with almost all devices. Google Meet can be used on any of your devices like- desktop / laptop, Android, or iPhone / iPad.

➤You get to see the video and audio preview screen in it. During the Google Meet once you have clicked your meeting code or link, then as per your convenience you can adjust your Camera and Mic. You can check the preview of your status before going to the meeting.

➤In this, you get Adjustable layouts and screen settings. If you want to switch the layout then you have to click on the top of the three dots which are in the lower corner of the meet screen.

➤You can control meeting hosts. according to your need and convenience you can easily pin, mute, or remove the participants. Due to some privacy reasons, you cannot unmute a the participant without information, If you want a participant to be unmute, then you will have to speak for it.

➤You can share your screen with participants in it.

➤You can message participants during live calls. If you want to share any files, links, or other messages with the participants, then you have to click on the chat icon. Here it is important that you get the facility of messages only during meetings.

➤You can integrate Google and Microsoft Office apps into it.

➤In the compare of other video meeting apps in Google Meet you are provided much more stable and secure service.

➤You can easily add friends in it and keep those you want keep away.

➤Its User Interface (UI)  is very simple, due to which it is very easy to use even for a new user.

Data Consumed for Google Meet

Google Meet is one of the most widely used video conference services by schools and colleges in the Lockdown era due to Covid-19. If you are a student, you may be thinking that how much data is spent by Google Meet for 1 hour of video conference.

Here I would like to tell you that Google Meet’s average bandwidth per participant is 3.2Mbps inbound and 1.8Mbps outbound. Data consumption of about 2.25GB per hour for high-quality.  By default, Meet automatically changes the inbound and outbound bandwidth depending on the connection. This results depends upon the data consumption rates. Anyway, on the mobile version Google Meet uses very little data — in our usage, it was around 500 MB per hour.

I would like also discuss here what are the data consumption of other video apps-

1. Zoom- One to One- 540MB per hour for standard high-quality. Group video calls- 2.4GB per hour

2. Google Meet- 2.25GB per hour in high quality.

3. Skype- one to one-900MB of data per hour. 5 people - 1.8GB per hour  and 7 people -3.6GB per hour.

4. Microsoft Teams- 450MB of data per hour.

5. Slack- 1.2GB+ of data per hour.

6. Google Hangouts- 1.4GB an hour.

How to Estimate the Data Usage?

It is very simple you can measure the data usage by looking at bandwidth numbers of video calling platforms. Just add inbound and outbound bandwidth and how long conference calls will continue to receive data usage estimates. Note that bandwidth is usually mentioned in Mbps (megabits). To convert it to Mbps (megabytes) you have to divide this number by 8, which is how mobile data is calculated. Again, this will only give you an estimate — actual consumption will vary with other factors.

Last Word

I hope you have liked this article, Google Meet. It has always been my endeavor to provide complete information to the readers about how uses Google Meet, so that they do not have to search in other sites or internet in the context of that article. This will also save you time and they will also get all the information in one place. If you have any doubts or you need some improvement in this article, then for this you can write or comments in comment box.

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