Overview
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During the COVID-19 mitigation effort, Google is providing their paid Premium version of Google Meet to educational institutions (and others) for Free. |
Google Meet Starting July 27th, Google Hangouts Meet will be available to UWF faculty, staff, and students. Google Hangouts Meet is video-conferencing and telepresence software. Users in Hangouts Google Meet can simply send a link to anyone with a Gmail account to invite that person to join them in a meeting. Hangouts meeting invites Meet invites created using Google Calendar will now default to Meet. Chat is not yet available in Hangouts Meet , but will be released at a later date. Meet is only available using Google Chrome. . You may access the "Google Meet" app via MyUWF.
For further information regarding Hangouts Google Meet, please visit the Getting Started with Hangouts Meetvisit Google Meet training and help.
What is "
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Google Meet"?
Google Hangouts Meet allows you to hold:
- impromptu meetings on the go
- international virtual training classes
- remote interviews
- and more
Hangouts Google Meet allows a meeting for up to 25 people at a time (unlimited meeting duration).
Visit the Meet vs. classic Hangouts feature comparison for a list of changes and supported platforms.
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Please note that Meet may also be used for chat |
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only if audio and video are disabled but it is advised to use Google Chat for university chat communication. |
System Requirements
Meet supports the current version and two previous major releases of the following operating systems:
- MacOS
- Windows
- ChromeOS
- Ubuntu and other debian-based linux distributions.
Web browser support
Currently, Google Chrome is the only supported internet browser (version must be up-to-date).
Hardware Requirements
- Webcam and Microphone
- Quad Core processor or greater for streaming HD Video
How to create or join a video meeting
Please refer to Google 's Hangouts Meet Guide for Meet training and help for instructions to start or join a video meeting using your UWF G Suite account.