Meet Companion mode cheat sheet

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Use Companion mode to connect to a video meeting on a second screen in Google Meet. Having a second screen is useful when you're in a meeting room and you want to participate in activities or share your screen without worrying about echo. Learn more about Companion mode.

Compare Companion mode to full audio & video

 

Feature	Companion mode (second screen)	Full audio & video (primary screen or meeting-room hardware)
Share your screen & view presentations	✔	✔
Chat, polls, Q&A, & host controls, depending on your Google Workspace edition	✔	✔
Camera & self-view	✔	✔
Mic & meeting audio		✔
Participant tiles		✔
Join from mobile devices		✔

How to use Companion mode

1. Connect to a meeting

Choose an option: In a meeting invite, click Join. Then, under Other joining options, click Use Companion mode. In your browser, enter g.co/companion and select a scheduled meeting or enter a meeting code. Join with full audio and video (non-Companion mode) on another screen to speak, listen to participants, or view the participant grid.

2. Turn on your camera

In a video meeting, click Turn on camera . When your camera is on, your participant tile: Shows up to other Meet users, but does not show up on meeting-room hardware Never shows as an active speaker You can also change your background during a video meeting.

3. Share your screen

In the video meeting, click Present now . Choose to share your entire screen, a window, or a tab. For details, see Present during a video meeting.

4. Host & participate in activities

Activity	More info
Chat	Send chat messages to video meeting participants
Hand raising	Raise your hand during a video meeting
Polls (Activities Polls)	Conduct a poll during a video meeting
Q&A (Activities Q&A)	Ask questions in a video meeting
Whiteboard (Activities Whiteboarding)	Use a whiteboard in a video meeting
Captions (More Turn on captions)	Use captions in a video meeting
Attendance tracking (More SettingsHost controlsAttendance tracking)	Track attendance in video meetings and live streams

 

5. End a Companion mode connection

At the bottom of the meeting window, click Leave call .


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