How to set parental controls on Google Meet
You’ll need a Google account or access to your child’s account on Google Meet.
Where to report abuse
Where to report abuse
Anti-abuse features on by default. No one can join a meeting unless invited or admitted by the host. If you believe someone is violating the Google guidelines you can report them.
When in a video call:
Step 1 – Tap the three dots in the bottom right corner (same on both desktop and app version)
Step 2 – Tap Report abuse
Step 3 – Fill in the information and tap Submit (Report if using desktop version)
Manage who can call your child
Manage who can call your child
In the Google Meet settings, you can set it so that only known contacts can call you. This prevents strangers from making contact.
To edit who can contact you:
Step 1 – On the home page, click the 3 vertical lines in the top left corner.
Step 2 – From the menu, select Settings.
Step 3 – Select General.
Step 4 – Toggle on Only contacts can call me.
Use Host controls
Use Host controls
While in a call that you are hosting, you can edit settings to manage what other participants can do.
To access Host controls:
Step 1 – In a call, click the 3 vertical dots at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2 – Select Settings.
Step 3 – Select Host controls.
Step 4 – Toggle on Host management to begin managing what participants can do in the meeting.
Step 4 – Scroll down to edit meeting access. You should set this to Trusted, so strangers can not join the meeting without permission.
How to remove a participant (Desktop version only)
How to remove a participant (Desktop version only)
Meetings organised through a Google Workspace account: A participant from the domain that organised the video meeting can remove another participant, if necessary.
Meetings organised through a personal Google Account: Only the event moderator can remotely remove another participant.
When in a video call:
Step 1 – Click the back arrow
Step 2 – Point to the person
Step 3 – Click Remove
Where to mute a participant
Where to mute a participant
If there’s feedback or background noise in a video call, you can mute other participant’s microphones. For video calls organised through a personal account, only the organiser can mute other participants.
When in a video call (App version):
Step 1 – At the top left, tap the meeting name
Step 2 – On the ‘People’ tab, next to a participant, tap Menu
Step 3 – Tap Mute
When in a video call (Desktop version):
Step 1 – On the ‘People’ tab, select the person and tap Mute
Important: If you don’t see the People tab, long-press/tap a participant’s thumbnail, tap the microphone icon.
For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio. To mute or unmute yourself, tap Mute.
Dial-in participants
Applicable for video calls organised by Google Workspace users only.
Phone participants press *6 to mute or unmute their phone.
If someone else mutes you, you can only unmute if you press *6.
How to set parental controls on Google Meet
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