Learn about huddles in Google Chat

Important: Only users with a work account can access huddles in Chat, which aren't available for personal or school accounts.

  • You can start a huddle instantly as a voice chat from a 1:1 conversation, group conversation, or space in Google Chat without ringing.
  • You can share your screen or turn on your camera in a huddle.
  • You can also choose to start a video meeting or call someone directly from Chat or Gmail. Learn more about how to start a video meeting or call someone.

Start a huddle in Chat

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
    • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
  2. Open a direct message or space.
  3. To start a huddle with the members of a direct message or space:
    • In a 1:1 conversation: At the top right, next to “Call,” click More options and then Start a huddle .
    • In a group conversation or a space: At the top right, next to “Call,” click More options and then Start a huddle .
  4. To end the call, click End call Call end icon.

Tips:

  • If participants are in a huddle, it remains active.
  • Someone can join a huddle anytime through a huddle invitation chip as long as the person who started the huddle is in it.

Join a huddle

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
    • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
  2. You can join a huddle from your list of conversations or from a direct message or space:
    • To join from your list of conversations: click the huddle icon next to the name or space name.
    • To join from within a conversation: select a direct message or space with an active huddle, which has the huddle icon next to the name or space name. In the huddle invitation banner, click Join.

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