{"id":29385,"date":"2017-03-06T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T07:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29385"},"modified":"2017-12-09T19:57:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T11:57:16","slug":"google-hangout-enterprise-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-hangout-enterprise-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Hangouts Makes the Enterprise Switch with Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the <strong>consumer-focused version of Google Hangouts may be dead<\/strong>, the spirit of Hangouts lives on in a new video conferencing app that Google is calling <strong>\"Meet\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently only available as a web-based platform, <strong>Meet by Google Hangouts appears to be part of Google\u2019s G Suite products<\/strong>, even though the feature is not yet listed as such at the G Suite\u2019s page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-hangout-animated-emojis\/\">14 Google Hangouts Hidden Animated Emojis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>information that can be extrapolated from screenshots of the app<\/strong>, as well as descriptions found on the app\u2019s App Store page that has seen been removed, <strong>Meet appears to be a version of Hangout that is tailored made for businesses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, Meet will be able to support <strong>high-definition video meetings with up to 30 participants<\/strong>. In the event of large-scale meetings or conferences, Meet will a<strong>ctively put the speaker on the main window<\/strong> while other participants are listed below the main window.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google-hangout-enterprise-meet\/01-hd-video-meetings.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"696\" alt=\"high definition meetings\"><\/figure>\n<p>To participate in a conference, <strong>all the user needs to do is open up the Meet application<\/strong> and tap on the Join button. For participants whose company is on the G Suite Enterprise plan, <strong>they can also join the meeting via dial-in numbers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google-hangout-enterprise-meet\/02-joint-up-button.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"696\" alt=\"joint up button\"><\/figure>\n<p>Keeping track of all your scheduled meetings will be a breeze to as Meet is <strong>integrated into both Gmail and Calendar for G Suite users<\/strong>. On top of that, Meet\u2019s main screen <strong>displays all of your scheduled meetings<\/strong>, making it easy to keep track of upcoming conferences.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google-hangout-enterprise-meet\/03-schedule-meeting.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"696\" alt=\"schedule meeting\"><\/figure>\n<p>There is <strong>no denying that Meet sounds intriguing right now<\/strong>, but if you\u2019re looking to try out the service right now, you may be disappointed. As of the time of writing, Meet is<strong> unavailable on both iOS and Android devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While the <strong>web version of Meet is up<\/strong>, Google has yet to implement the ability to start a new meeting, meaning you\u2019re <strong>limited to joining a currently active meeting via a meeting code<\/strong>. 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