Prevent people from making Meet mobile calls

Sometimes it's important to prevent people from making Google Meet calls with their phones. To do this, use Mobile Device Management (MDM).

These settings don't prevent users from receiving Meet calls. For more info about turning off incoming calls, go to Restrict who can call my organization's users with Google Meet.

Before you begin

Set up MDM for your devices by following the steps at Set up advanced mobile management.

Prevent users from making Android Meet calls

Before you begin: If needed, learn how to apply the setting to a department or group.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2.  In the Admin console, go to Menu  AppsWeb and mobile apps
3. Click Google Meet.
4. Click Settings.
5. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

6. Click Managed configuration. 
7. Click Add managed configuration.
8. Create a configuration name. 
9. Select an option.
10. Toggle the switch to on.
11. Click Save.

Prevent users from making iOS Meet calls

Before you begin: If needed, learn how to apply the setting to a department or group.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2.  In the Admin console, go to Menu  AppsWeb and mobile apps
3. Click Google Meet.
4. Click Settings.
5. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

6. Click Managed configuration. 
7. Click Add managed configuration.
8. Enter a name for your configuration.
9. Enter one of the XML examples below.
10. Click Save.

Meet iOS mobile device configuration keys

Configuration Key	XML example	Description	Value Type
legacyCallingDisable	<dict> <key>legacyCallingDisabled</key> <true/> </dict>	Turns off the ability for a user to place a legacy Meet call.	Boolean
callingDisabled	<dict> <key>callingDisabled</key> <true/> </dict>	Turns off the ability for a user to place a Meet call. Doesn't affect the ability to make legacy Meet calls.	Boolean

 

Related topics

• Manage mobile apps for your organization