Dear G Suite Administrator,
We’re introducing standalone settings for Google Meet (formerly known as Hangouts Meet) in the Google Admin console. These settings will allow you to enable or disable Meet independently of classic Hangouts chat.
What do I need to know?
On May 15, 2020, we’ll begin rolling out a separate Meet settings page in the Admin console (at Apps > G Suite > Settings for Google Meet) over 5-7 business days. This page includes a Service status option that will allow you to enable or disable Meet and will include the same Meet video settings, Gateways for interoperability, and Meet quality tool menus that currently appear on the existing Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts page in the Admin console.
Except for Service status, any other changes made to the Google Meet settings will be reflected on both pages and go into effect immediately. This means that if you make changes to the Service status in Google Meet between May 15 and June 15, you will also need to change the Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts menu settings.
- When Google Meet Service status is ON, users in your domain will be able to join Meet video calls.
- For greater control, you can check Let users place video and voice calls to let users create Meet video calls, in addition to joining calls when the Google Meet service is ON.
- When Google Meet Service status is OFF, users will not be able to create or join Meet video calls.
What do I need to do?
If you take no action, your current Google Meet settings will remain the same. After June 15, 2020, all service status, policy, and delegated privilege changes for Meet must be done in the new Meet settings menu.
Otherwise, choose from the following options for your domain:
| Option | Instructions |
| To turn on Google Meet before May 15 | If your Google Hangouts service is currently turned off, but you want Google Meet turned on before May 15, 2020, you must log in to the Google Admin console and follow the instructions below: To let users join Meet video calls:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts > Service status and set to ON.To let users create Meet video calls:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts > Meet video settings > Video calling and check the box to Let users place video and voice calls. We recommend that you only do this for faculty and staff. |
| To turn on Google Meet between May 15 and June 15 | If your Google Hangouts service is currently turned off, but you want Google Meet turned on before June 15, 2020, and stay on after June 15, you must log in to the Google Admin console and follow the instructions below: To let users join Meet video calls, set the Service status to ON in both Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts and Google Meet menus:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts > Service status and set to ON.Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Google Meet > Service status and set to ON.To let users create Meet video calls:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts > Meet video settings > Video calling and check the box to Let users place video and voice calls. We recommend that you only do this for faculty and staff. |
| To turn on Google Meet after June 15 | If your Google Hangouts service is currently turned off, but you want Google Meet turned on starting on June 15, 2020, you must log in to the Google Admin console and follow the instructions below: To let users join Meet video calls:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Google Meet > Service Status and set to ON.To let users create Meet video calls:Navigate to Apps > G Suite > Settings for Google Meet > Meet video settings > Video calling and check the box to Let users place video and voice calls. We recommend that you only do this for faculty and staff. |
| To configure admin privileges before June 15 | If you had previously configured privileges for delegated admins for Google Hangouts and want to maintain those settings for Google Meet, you must configure privileges for your delegated admins to ensure they have read and/or write access to the new Meet settings. |
We’re here to help
If you have additional questions or need assistance, please contact G Suite support. When you call or submit your support case, reference issue number 153723463.
Thanks for choosing G Suite.
—The G Suite Team