Important: Picture-in-picture is only available with Google Chrome on a computer.
Use picture-in-picture to display a small, movable version of your Google Meet UI that overlays over any content you navigate to. Use picture-in-picture to stay more easily engaged in a meeting while you navigate to a different tab or window. Use picture-in-picture mode to:
- Gauge your audience’s reaction while you present.
- View meeting related documents.
- Take notes.
- Interact with and use Meet features, such as Hand raise and in-meeting chat.
Start picture-in-picture mode
- In your meeting, at the bottom, click More options
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- Click Open picture-in-picture
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- At the bottom right, a small version of your meeting UI displays.
Tips:- To move your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click at the top of the meeting UI and drag it across your screen.
- To resize your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click and drag an edge.
- Navigate to other tabs, windows, or applications. Your picture-in-picture meeting UI moves with you.
- To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, in the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab
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Tip: When you exit picture-in-picture mode, you're brought back to your meeting tab, but are still in the meeting. To end the meeting, click Hang up.
.Tip: Do not maximize the screen of any other windows or applications while using this feature as it will hide the picture-in-picture mode.
Use features with picture-in-picture
When you use picture-in-picture, you can still:
- Turn your camera and mic on and off.
- Raise your hand.
- Send and read in-meeting messages.
- View your presentation as it appears to others.
Important: You can’t start a presentation in picture-in-picture. You'll have to start the presentation before switching this feature on. Learn how to present your screen. - Turn captions on and off.
- Exit the call.
To use other Meet features, exit picture-in-picture: In picture-in-picture mode, at the top right of the small meet UI, click Back to tab .
Get Meet notifications in picture-in-picture
When picture-in-picture is active, you still get notifications for:
- Chat messages
- Hand raises
- Join requests
Tip: To get other Meet notifications such as Breakout Room notifications, exit picture-in-picture and go to the full version of your meeting.
Exit picture-in-picture
To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, at the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab .
Tip: If you click Hang up , the Meet meeting ends for you.