Recently, I logged into my gmail to check new emails and I was greeted with a pop up page.
Caption: Screen shot showing Google Meet Icon with the phrase “Google Meet,now in Gmail”
I was excited about the update and couldn’t wait to see more features.
When I clicked on the Meet button it took me here
Caption: An image showing two before sitting at a table.
A step by step guide on how to join or start a new meeting. The next page gives you an assurance that your meetings are safe. No unknown visitors oror gate-crashers in thethe middle ofof important meetings!?
When you click on New Meeting option at the top left corner, you’d see four buttons at the bottom
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Get a meeting link to share
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Start an instant meeting
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Schedule in Google Calendar
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Close
LIKES
I like that two buttons email and meet can be alternated when I sign into my Gmail account.
I also love the options of joining or creating a new meeting without going to the app.
DISLIKES
Why can’t I just schedule a new meeting without going to the calendar?
Overall, this is apt and useful to me as I help to host regular meetings for different groups. I recently convinced my club to switch to Meet from Zoom. They loved the features and video format.
Oh, I also discovered that I can have less interruptions using Google Meet in my current location due to low Internet bandwidth compared to other video conference apps.
I use an android phone though, so it could be slightly different from IOS gadgets? Please share your experience with the new Gmail features.
If you haven’t tried out the Google Meet app then join one of the numerous virtual meetups hosted by Local Guides or join us monthly for the African Virtual Meetup Series where we tour countries in Africa to see the beauty they posses while we plan to choose a location for our First African Meetup!
Thank you Google for making life easier!
with these few simple steps:
. Will always reach out if I need more help.
. Thanks for mentioning abiding by connect core values-note taken 
