Hangouts Meet
Host Hangouts Meet meetings with up to 250 participants
What’s changing
G Suite Enterprise domains can now host meetings with up to 250 participants. We are also increasing the participant limits for all other G Suite editions.
Material Design for Hangouts Meet on the web
Quick launch summary
Meet will be getting a new look and feel on the web. While there are no functionality changes, users will notice some visual improvements, including:
- Updated fonts that uses Google’s custom-designed and highly-legible typefaces
- Controls (like buttons, dialogs, and sidebars) that are updated and consistent
- Iconography and color changes that are more legible
Availability
Rollout details
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 24, 2019
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 7, 2019
G Suite editions
- Available to all G Suite editions
On/off by default?
Dial into a Hangouts Meet video call – international phone
Quick launch summary
In October 2017, we announced the rollout of international Hangouts Meet dial-in phone numbers for G Suite Enterprise domains. We’re now extending this functionality to new meetings organized by G Suite Business, G Suite Enterprise for Education and G Suite Basic domains.
New adaptive meeting layouts in Hangouts Meet
What’s changing
Hangouts Meet is launching adaptive layouts that automatically adjust to give you the best view of the people and presentations in your meeting:
Spotlight
The spotlight layout keeps the focus on the presentation or a single speaker.