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Learn what requirements you need to use Google Meet

Google Meet access requirements

You'll need a Google account to use Google Meet.

For work or school Google Workspace users:

  • A Google Workspace administrator needs to turn on Meet for your organization. If you cannot open Meet, contact your admin.
  • You'll need to be signed into a Google Workspace account to create a video meeting.
  • Anyone inside or outside your organization can join with a link.

For Meet meetings, you’ll need:

Use a supported operating system

Meet supports the current version and the 2 previous major releases of these operating systems: 

  • Apple macOS
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Chrome OS
  • Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions

Meet works with these mobile operating systems:

Meet meetings in the Gmail app are compatible with these operation systems:

  • Android 6 and up
  • iOS 14 and up
Use a supported web browser

We recommend using the current version of one of the browsers listed below:

Tip: If your browser doesn't support Meet video meetings, you can dial in using the phone number and PIN, if provided by the meeting organizer.
Allow Meet to use your camera and microphone
Before you start using Meet, you need to allow access to your computer's camera and microphone.

Allow access the first time you use Meet

  1. In a web browser, go to the Meet homepage.
  2. Click Start a new meeting.
  3. Click Allow.

Change the setting to allow access

If you aren’t asked to allow access or if you blocked access before, you can change your settings.
  1. In a web browser, go to the Meet homepage.
  2. Click Start a new meeting.
  3. At the top right, click Camera blocked Disallowed media.
  4. Click Always allow https://meet.google.com to access your camera and microphone.
  5. Click Done. The video meeting automatically connects. If you don't see the meeting reload, exit and re-enter the meeting.
Hardware recommendations
To experience all of Meet’s features, we recommend using certain hardware. While you can join meetings with minimal system requirements, we recommend certain device requirements for Google Meet use cases like multitasking and high quality video.

To use Google Meet, the minimum system requirements are:

  • Dual Core processor
  • 2GB memory

Meet user scenarios

Hardware system recommendations (equivalent or higher)

  • Small meetings (less than 5 participants) with Spotlight or Tiled layout
  • Large meetings (5 or more participants) with Spotlight layout
  • Dual Core processor
  • 2GB memory
  • Small or large meetings in any layout
  • Using 1-2 open tabs or apps alongside Meet
  • Quad Core Intel Celeron N3000 series processor
  • Dual Core Intel Celeron N4000 series processor
  • Dual Core Intel Celeron 2000/3000/4000 series processor
  • AMD 3000-series
  • AMD Athlon 300
  • Mediatek 8173/8183
 
  • 4GB memory
  • Small or large meetings in any layout
  • Presenting to a meeting
  • Using 5-10 open tabs or apps alongside Meet
  • Quad Core Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 series processor
  • 7th Gen Intel i3 processor
  • 6th Gen Intel i5 processor
  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
 
  • 4GB memory
  • Small or large meetings in any layout
  • Presenting to a meeting
  • HD video quality
  • Using 10 or more open tabs or apps alongside Meet
  • Quad Core 6th Gen Intel i5
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
 
  • 8GB memory
  • Quad-core octa-core x86 laptops
  • Intel Core i5-10210U (4C/8T)
  • Intel Core i7-9750H (6C/12T)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (4C/8T)
Fix problems with Meet

If you’re experiencing performance issues with Meet, try the following steps:

  • Make sure you only have one Meet tab open at a time. Close any open browser tabs, windows, or apps that aren’t currently being used.
  • Turn off any Chrome extensions, especially Meet-specific ones.
  • Put your device on a flat and elevated surface to prevent your device from overheating. Avoid using your device on the floor or bed for a long period of time.
  • Change your Meet layout to Spotlight view.
  • Change the quality of your device’s video to a lower resolution.

If your computer meets the requirements, but you're still experiencing trouble with meetings, try some of these additional troubleshooting steps.

Participant limits
For users with personal Google accounts: You can have a maximum of 100 participants in a meeting.
For Google One Subscribers with 2TB or more storage space: You can have a maximum of 100 participants in a meeting.
For work or school Google Workspace usersThe maximum number of participants you can have in a meeting depends on your Google Workspace edition.
Google Workspace editions Number of participants
Business Starter, Frontline, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, G Suite Basic 100
Business Standard, Enterprise Essentials, Essentials, G Suite Business, Nonprofits, Workspace Individual 150
Teaching, Learning Upgrade, Essentials Starter, Enterprise Starter 250
Business Plus, Enterprise Standard 500
Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Education Plus

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Tip: After 500, the next 500 join as View only.

Meeting length limits

If you don't have a Google Meet subscription

On a computer, you can host:

  • One-on-one meetings for up to 24 hours.
  • Meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 60 minutes.

Tip: At 50 minutes, everyone receives a chime and message notification that the meeting is about to end. To extend the meeting, the host can upgrade their Google account. Otherwise, the meeting will end at 60 minutes.

For Google Workspace Individual Subscribers

You can host one-on-one meetings and group meetings with 3 or more participants for up to 24 hours.

Learn more about Google Workspace Individual.

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