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Google Meet and Google Chat

Google Meet and Google Chat

Google Apps

Google Hangouts, an app that allowed both chat and video calls from within the Gmail interface, has now been split into two separate apps —Meet and Chat— to better focus on and extend those two functionalities. 

Meet

Meet replaces Classic Hangouts video calls.

Supported platforms:

  • Chrome and Firefox web browsers
  • Android, iOS, Chrome devices for Meetings

Meet Highlights:

  • Dial-in phone number and dial-out capability
  • Allow external invitees with one click (invitee does not need a Gmail account).
  • Join meetings via a web browser, Google calendar, Meeting link URL, Google Chat, from in-meeting invite, etc. For additional information, see Join a Video Meeting.
  • Screen sharing and screencasting
  • Ability to send chat messages in video meeting
  • Optional live captioning

New Features available until September 30, 2020:

  • Up to 250 participants
  • Up to 100,000 viewers in a live broadcast 
  • Meeting recording

Known Limitations

  • Works only with:
    • Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge browsers 
    • Mobile apps available for iOS and Android

Start a Meet

  • NJIT users can currently start or join a Meet by:
  • Visiting meet.google.com
  • Adding a Meet to the Add Conferencing field in a Google Calendar event.
  • From inside Google Chat
  • For more information, see Get started with Meet. 

Chat

Chat lets you easily send a text, send a file, share a document from Google Drive, or start a Meet session. Chat is available via a web browser or stand-alone apps for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. 

For more information about Chat go to Get started with Google Chat