Change your video and audio settings

You can adjust your camera and microphone so other can hear you and view your video better.

Change your camera settings

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Join a video meeting. 
3. Before you join or during the meeting, click More   Settings .
4. On the left, click Video  Camera.
5. Select a setting. 
6. At the top right, click Close .

 

Change your computer’s camera or video quality

You might also want to decrease the quality of your video if you experience:

• Video or audio delays
• Poor network connection
• Low battery
• Limited data available
• Other quality issues

Change the camera or video resolution

1. In a web browser, open meet.google.com/.
2. Click Settings Video.
3. Choose a setting you want to change: 
   • Camera—Select your camera device. If your camera is working, to the right of Video, you’ll see your video feed.
   • Send resolution—The image quality from your device that others see.
   • Receive resolution—The image quality that you see from other participants.
4. Click Done.

Resolution setting options

Send resolution (maximum)

• High Definition (720p)—(Available on computers with a quad-core CPU or higher) Uses more data, but your camera will send a better quality picture. 
• Standard definition (360p)—Uses less data, but your camera will send a lower quality picture.

Receive resolution (maximum)

• High Definition (720p)—(Available on computers with a quad-core CPU or higher) Uses more data, but you see a higher quality picture.
• Standard definition (360p)—Uses less data, but you see a lower quality picture.
• Standard definition (360p)—(single feed) To save more data, the other participants' thumbnails turn off.
• Audio Only—To use the least amount of data, you won't see any video.

Change your speakers and microphone settings

Tip: Using mismatched microphone and external speaker devices may cause echo. It is recommended to use a headset for best audio.

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Join a video meeting.
3. Before you join or during the meeting, click More   Settings .
4. On the left, click Audio  the setting you want to change:
   • Microphone
   • Speakers
5. Optional: To test your speakers, click Test.
6. At the top right, click Close .

Turn on video framing

How to use camera framing in Google Meet

Video framing is available to these Google Workspace editions

• Business Standard
• Business Plus
• Enterprise Starter
• Enterprise Essentials
• Enterprise Standard
• Enterprise Plus
• Education Plus
• Teaching and Learning Upgrade accounts
• Workspace Individual
• Google One Subscribers with 2TB or more storage space

Learn what you need for video framing

You need:

• A browser version that supports video framing:
  • On Windows, Mac or Linux: Chrome version M91 or up. Learn how to check your browser version.
  • On Chrome OS: Version M91 or up. Learn how to upgrade your Chromebook.
  • On Windows or Mac: Edge (Chromium) 91 or up.
• A browser that supports WebGL.
• Hardware acceleration turned on.

Enable hardware acceleration

Enable on Windows or Mac:

1. At the top right of a Chrome window, click Menu   Settings . 
2. On the left, next to "Advanced," click Down Arrow .
3. Click System .
4. If available, enable Use hardware acceleration.
5. Restart Chrome.

Check WebGL support

Check if your browser supports WebGL at webglreport.com. Verify that “Major Performance Caveat” is marked as “No.”

If your device is unstable or crashes, your browser might disable WebGL. You can’t enforce WebGL on unstable WebGL devices. In some cases, it may help to update graphic card drivers or restart your browser. Learn more about WebGL support.

Learn about Automatic recommendation

Automatic recommendation is only available to participants on a high performance computer.

When the call starts and framing is on, Meet reframes or centers your video if you’re:

• Too far from the camera.
• Not centered. If you're not centered, you can also recenter yourself.

If your device supports automatic recommendation:

• Meet will prompt you to enable this feature.
• If you don't want Meet to adjust the framing, you can disable the feature.

To turn on video framing:

1. On your computer, open Google Meet.
2. Select a video call.
3. Before you join or during the call, click More   Settings .
4. On the left, click VideoFraming .

Recenter the video

To reduce distractions, Meet doesn't recenter the user after the initial framing. To recenter yourself while in a meeting:

1. Click More   Settings .
2. On the left, click Video Reframe.

Turn on automatic video lighting adjustment

Important: This setting is only available on desktop and iOS devices.

When video lighting adjustment is on, Meet is able to detect if you are underexposed and can automatically enhance brightness to improve your visibility. Meet will prompt you turn this feature on if you're underexposed and your device supports automatic recommendation. If you don't want Meet to automatically adjust the light, you can turn off video lighting adjustment.

To help devices better run real-time video, you can process background lighting adjustments in the cloud. This feature saves battery and processor power and optimizes video meeting quality.

Learn what you need for automatic video lighting adjustment

You need:

• A browser version that supports automatic video lighting adjustment:
  • On Windows, Mac or Linux: Chrome version M91 or up. Learn how to check your browser version.
  • On Chrome OS: Version M91 or up. Learn how to upgrade your Chromebook.
  • On Windows or Mac: Edge (Chromium) 91 or up.
• A browser that supports WebGL.
• Hardware acceleration turned on. 

Enable Hardware acceleration 

Turn on hardware acceleration on Windows or Mac: 

1. On the top right of a Chrome window, click Menu  Click Settings. 
2. On the left, next to "Advanced," click Down Arrow .
3. Click System .
4. Turn on Use hardware acceleration when available.
5. Restart Chrome.

Check WebGL support

Check if your browser supports WebGL at webglreport.com and verify that “Major Performance Caveat” is marked as “No”. Your browser might disable WebGL if the device is unstable or cause crashes. You can’t enforce WebGL on unstable WebGL devices. In some cases, it may help to update graphic card drivers or restart your browser. Learn more about WebGL support. 

Automatic recommendation

Automatic recommendation is only available to participants on a device with 2 core or higher with hyper-threading. 

Learn what you need for cloud-based effect processing

Meet automatically adjusts between device and cloud-based effect processors. Meet prioritizes cloud-based processing for devices with 4-core CPU or lower (fewer than 8 logical cores). This feature is currently available for Windows, Chrome OS, and Linux machines that comply with device-based processing requirements.

Important: Visual effects that use cloud accelerator are available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Workspace Individual users in eligible regions:

• Central Asia
• Europe
• Northern Africa
• North America
• Southeastern Asia

Support for additional regions is being added.

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Join a video meeting.
3. Before you join or during the meeting, click More   Settings .
4. On the left, click Video  Adjust video lighting . 

Enabling light adjustment may slow down your device. You may want to turn this feature off to allow other apps to run faster on your computer.