You can start a video meeting or call someone from Google Chat or Chat in Gmail. If you have a work account, you can start a huddle in Chat. Learn about huddles in Google Chat. Important: If your organization allows external users to join rooms or group conversations, anyone in the room or group can join a video meeting without permission.

Start a group video call You can still make legacy group calls with existing groups, but new calls use the Meet group call experience. Learn how to make Meet group calls. Make Google Meet calls from other apps If your carrier has video calling and you and the person you call: Have the same carrier: The call might use your carrier’s video service.

Top chat shows what viewers are likely to value and interact with. What appears in Top chat is based on various signals, including the chat text, handle text, channel name text, avatar, and video.

On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail. If inside Gmail: On the left, click Chat. Open a conversation with a user or a chat group. If in a 1:1 conversation with another user: To directly ring them, at the top right, click Start a video call . To send them a meet link, at the bottom right of the chat compose box, click Add video meeting Send .

Send a video message Important: If you send a message to someone for the first time, they must accept your message request before you can chat with them. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail. In Gmail: On the left, click Chat. Click New chat. Enter a name or an email address. Click Start chat. When you enter a name or email address, you can get suggestions. …

Participants can still read the messages. If you turn chat messages off in recurring meetings or meetings that use the same meeting code, the setting is saved for the next scheduled meeting. If you turn chat messages off in a one-time, nicknamed, or instant meeting, the chat message setting turns on after the meeting ends.

Chat troubleshooting & more resources Google Chat accessibility How Google handles your information Take Google's online Chat course Settings for smart features and personalization Visit the Chat Help Center For the latest product news and updates, visit the Chat blog.

Meet Calls from Messages for web Go to messages.google.com. On the left, select a conversation or click Start chat. In the top right, click Video or Voice call . In the new tab that opens, click Voice call or Video call . Tip: If you don't have the video call icon , video calls aren't available for that conversation. Fix problems with calls Make sure you install the latest version …

You can schedule a Google Calendar meeting and share a link to the meeting in Google Chat. When you share the meeting, an event card appears in the message with the meeting title, date, and time.

You get the same features in Chat and Chat in Gmail, but the integrated Gmail experience provides a central location to communicate with friends, family, or coworkers between emails. Chat: Use when you prefer a dedicated chat experience and …