Learn how to use Google Meet on your Android device with this step-by-step guide. Join meetings, manage participants, and more!
After Discord was blocked, network users began to actively take an interest in analogues. One of these is Google Meet, which can still be used in the Russian Federation, albeit with some restrictions. You will learn more about everything from our material.
What is Google Meet
To put it simply, Google Meet is another messenger that is primarily focused on video communication. A kind of answer to Skype and Zoom, developed taking into account their advantages and disadvantages.
Initially, the service was made paid, but over time a free version appeared. By the way, for Russians now this is the only option, since it is not possible to pay for a subscription or register a corporate account due to sanctions.
Key features of Google Meet:
- Any number of video meetings;
- High quality picture;
- Access via a link, allowing you to use the application on both PC and mobile platforms;
- Speech recognition technology and accompanying subtitles;
- Organizing an urgent meeting without prior planning;
- Quick connection with the interlocutor;
- Reliable communication encryption;
- Synchronization with other Google services;
- Possibility to connect to the conversation via a mobile number.
How to Use Google Meet
The service is perfectly suited for beginners. Simplified and intuitive interface, no strange bells and whistles. Joining a conversation is done in a couple of clicks/taps on the screen.
Those who are used to talking for an hour or more will need to purchase a subscription or reconnect to the conversation each time. The free version has a 60-minute conversation limit, after which the interlocutors disconnect. You will have to create a meeting and reconnect to it each time.
Now let’s look at how to use the application both on a PC and through the mobile version.
Installation on smartphone and PC
To install the service on your phone, you need to go to the official digital store and download the software there. On iOS, go to the App Store, on Android — to Google Play. After the download is complete, the system will notify you of the completion of the process. This completes the installation.
With a computer, everything is much simpler. The developers themselves have simplified the task for themselves. The service is integrated into the browser, so it is enough to type “Google Meet” in the search engine and follow the first link. After that, you can create conferences and talk with the necessary people.
Register for Google Meet
Those who have a Google account can only use the service. It is enough to register once and create a Gmail mailbox to have access to all Google applications.
If this account is missing, you will need to go through a quick and easy registration. This is done as follows:
- Find the Gmail application on your smartphone and go to it;
- After logging in, the software offers to create an account, you agree;
- Fill in the required fields, create a login and password, and confirm them.
After that, you can use Google Meet on both your PC and phone.
Creating a conference
The interface on a smartphone and a computer is practically the same, so we will use the desktop version as an example.
After switching to the service, two functions are available – “New meeting” or joining an existing conversation.
To create a video session, click on the blue rectangle with a video camera.
Next, click on the line “Create a meeting”. A code will appear on the screen, which you need to copy and send to your interlocutor.
If you plan to join someone’s created conversation, you need to get the code and enter it in the field next to the blue rectangle, and then click on the inscription next to “Join”.
How to Schedule a Meeting in Google Meet
An option for those who are afraid to forget about an important meeting or the need to call an acquaintance/friend/employer. The software synchronizes with the built-in calendar. Put a mark on the necessary date and that’s it — the application will automatically remind you about the conversation. For convenience, you can create a conference in advance, attach a link to the connection directly to the reminder in the calendar, and join the dialogue in just two clicks.