Start or join a video call from Gmail

You can start or join face-to-face video calls while in Gmail.

Start or join video calls from the Meet tab

1. Open the Gmail app .
2. At the bottom, tap Meet . Meetings scheduled on Google Calendar appear under 'Meetings'. You can tap on an upcoming meeting to view the meeting details and join the call. 
3. To organise a new meeting, tap New meeting. You’ll have three options:
   •  Get joining info to share: This creates a new meeting, but doesn’t join it right away. A new meeting link will appear so that you can share it with others. Once you have shared the link and are ready to join the meeting, tap Join a meeting and use this code to enter it.
   •  Start an instant meeting: This creates a new meeting and joins it right away. Once in the call, you can share the meeting invite with others. 
   •  Schedule in Google Calendar: This will direct you to the Google Calendar app to schedule a new meeting.
4. To join a meeting with a meeting code, tap Join a meeting > enter the code > tap Join.

Show or hide Meet in Gmail

1. Open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Under 'Apps in Gmail', tap Meet.
4. Turn 'Meet' on or off.

Start a video call from Chat or Gmail

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app  or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In Chat, open a conversation.
3. In the reply area, tap Action menu Meet link Send .
4. To join a video meeting, tap Join video meeting Join now.

Call someone directly from Chat or Gmail

Important: To make direct Meet calls from the Google Chat app, you must have the latest version of the Gmail app.

You can start a voice or video meeting from Chat or Gmail. When the other person receives the call, they'll hear a ring.

1. In Chat, in the bottom navigation menu, tap Direct messages .
2. Open a direct message.
3. At the top, click Start voice call or Start video call .
4. To end the call, click End call .

Tip: If you call someone who uses the Chat app but doesn’t have the Gmail app:

• Their phone doesn’t ring.
• They receive a Chat notification that you started a voice or video call.

Tip: To make sure that you don't join a meeting with an expired code, and to plan better for the future meetings that you create, check when meeting codes will expire. Learn about Google Meet meeting codes.

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