Google Meet introduces update features for improving users’ experiences; picture-in-picture, multi-pinning, additional action of removing participants from Meet.
Google realizes the importance of communication and collaboration among the team, so they always develop new features and improvements on Google Meet which can help users stay better connected and engaged whether they’re on remote work mode, staying in office, or working from anywhere, they can get in touch seamlessly with each other.
The new features include:
- Picture-in-Picture mode, With this feature, you’ll be able to see up to four participants in one floating window on the top of other applications and you switch back and forth between applications. To activate the picture-in-picture mode, during the meeting, you can click “more option” and select “Open picture-in-picture.” four video tiles of meeting attendees in a floating window on top of other applications.
This feature will be beneficial for multi-task workers who are on a single screen, as they can continue working and check their emails or calendar schedule while still being able to see the situation in the meeting. In other words, they can combine their content and stay connected to other participants on the same screen. If they want to go back to the original meeting screen, then just easily click that pop-up floating window.
Source: Google Workspace Update
- Multi-pinning, Google also adds the ability to pin multiple video feeds, providing better flexibility in how you combine people and content and allowing you to keep the important speakers in view. So that you can adjust the view in a way that best serves your meeting.
- Additional action of removing participant from Meet calls, host or co-host can manage meeting efficiently and avoid any interruption, they can remove participant from meeting with additional actions. They can choose:
– Remove the user from the call
– Fill out an additional abuse report
– Or block that user from rejoining in the future
Source: Google Workspace Update
With these above updated functions on Google Meet, it is easier for presenters and participants to stay connected with the meeting. They will be able to see and interact with their team enhancing teams’ communication and collaboration. Meanwhile, it empowers meeting hosts or co-hosts the authority to manage participants so that they can run productive meetings smoothly.
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Source: Google Workspace Update