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)
How to report a problem
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)
Step 2 – Tap Report a problem. You will be asked to enter the information
Step 3 – Tap Report a problem. You will be asked to enter the information
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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