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Google Meet security settings

Step-by-step guide

Google Meet’s security controls are turned on by default, so in most cases, you don’t need to take extra steps to ensure that the right protections are in place, however, you may want to know the basics of how to keep your family extra secure when video-calling.
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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

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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)

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Step 2 – Tap Report abuse

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Step 3 – Fill in the information and tap Submit (Report if using desktop version)

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How to report a problem

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How to report a problem

To turn on buying and downloading limits:

Step 1 – Tap the three dots in the bottom right corner (same on both desktop and app version)

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Step 2 – Tap Report a problem. You will be asked to enter the information

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Step 3 – Tap Report a problem. You will be asked to enter the information

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How to remove a participant (Desktop version only)

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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

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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.

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