Teaching Tip: Google Hangouts becomes Google Meet

August 28, 2017

Marissa Carl

In the next few weeks, you might notice a switch from “Google Hangouts” to something called “Google Meet." The two are nearly identical, but there are some important changes.


  • Up to 25 simultaneous users

  • Ability to invite students through a meeting code you can reuse

  • Only works in Chrome; other browser compatibility is in the works


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-- Teaching Tip by Heidi Olson, learning design coordinator

Google Meet preview