Conferences and meetings are increasingly shifting from in-person to online, and successful video conferencing is crucial for every enterprise. Online meeting platforms have become an absolute necessity in these times of working from home and global networking. At the same time, video conferencing tools must be intuitive to use and easy to access. Google Meet is precisely that.
In 2013, Google introduced Google Hangouts, the video conferencing and instant messaging service for chats, voice calls and exchanging messages with friends. The tech giant finally added a video conferencing feature when it launched Google Meet in 2017. Meet started out as an app for up to 30 participants and now allows you to schedule, hold and record virtual meetings with up to 100 participants (150 with Google Workspace Essentials and 250 with Google Workspace Enterprise) without downloading special software.
Meet can also be combined with other Google services, from Google Calendar to Gmail to Google Docs. Features vary depending on whether you use the free version, available since May, or the more complex version as part of a Google Workspace subscription.