Friday 12 August 2022
We're introducing additional call controls for Google Meet that let you toggle between mute and unmute using your headset, speaker microphone, and other USB peripherals.
Who is affected?
General users
Why is it important?
Video conferencing has become a cornerstone of the hybrid work experience, with Google Meet Help promote communication and collaboration for teams of all sizes. This also means that people will consider using peripherals, from headsets, speakers, mute buttons, and more, as they are essential for the video conferencing experience.
To help make your meeting experience even smoother, you can conveniently mute or unmute yourself using a USB peripheral. Additionally, you can use the LED color change on your device to determine when you are muted or unmuted. We plan to expand this functionality to mute video, end meetings, and more in the future.
More details
Supported browsers
This feature is currently only supported in browsers using Chrome or Chromium.
Supported devices
- Call controls work with most USB phone peripherals, but the experience may vary by device. You can view a list of Meet-certified headsets and speakerphone microphones. Got it here
- Bluetooth devices are currently not supported.
Basic Operation
- Administrator: No effect on Administrator.
- General users: Enabling call control for your USB peripherals:
- in green room Before making a call, go to Voice > Call Controls > Connect Device. You will be prompted to connect your USB peripheral device.
- This setting can be accessed during a call from More options (three dots icon) > Sound > Call controls > Connected devices.
- How to use call controls with your USB peripherals
- When you are in a meeting, you can press the mute/unmute button on the peripheral device to toggle your mute status during the meeting.
- Additionally, if your peripheral has an LED indicator light, it will sync with your current mute state.
The launch
Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Roll out gradually (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting August 22, 2022.
Availability
Available to all Google Workspace customers, including existing G Suite Basic and Business customers.
