Google Meet users will soon find that their space button will now double as a mute toggle in Google Meet’s latest update. Google announced through their own blog that Google Meet would receive a new suite of updates now that the popular video conferencing service has now hit web devices.
How useful will this feature be for users?
This will be useful for users who join video calls with the mute on by default and those who regularly forget to mute their microphones after they’re done speaking.
Are the new features on by default?
You will need to be sure that you turn these on in their settings to enable the toggles.
What are some of the other features?
This update also comes with other accessibility features:
Accessible info (requires screen reader)
Announce who is currently speaking
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + s
PC: Ctrl + Alt + s
Announce current information about the room
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + i
PC: Ctrl + Alt + i
Meeting controls
Show or hide captions
Mac: c
PC: c
Turn on or off camera
Mac: ⌘ + e
PC: Ctrl + e
Mute or unmute your microphone
Mac: ⌘ + d
PC: Ctrl + d
Increase the number of participant tiles
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + k
PC: Ctrl + Alt + k
Decrease the number of participant tiles
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + j
PC: Ctrl + Alt + j
Show or hide meeting chat window
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + c
PC: Ctrl + Alt + c
Show or hide participants
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + p
PC: Ctrl + Alt + p
Raise or lower your hand
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + h
PC: Ctrl + Alt + h
Minimize or expand your video
Mac: Ctrl + ⌘ + m
PC: Ctrl + Alt + m
When is the update expected to roll out?
This update should be dropping on September 7, but it could take up to two weeks for the rollout to be universal across platforms.
Hopefully, these shortcuts will prove helpful to all Google Meet Users across the web.
