Google is making it easier to unmute yourself in Meet calls, here’s why – Times of India

The pandemic may not subside, which means video calls are here to stay. For most professionals, even after two years of regular video calls, there are things about them that are disturbing. Like mute or unmute yourself. How many times have you heard “Please unmute yourself” during those video calls? Each time you have to click on the button on the screen to mute/unmute yourself. Although not now. Google Adding — Better Late Than Never — A Rather Useful Shortcut To meet,
According to a report by 9to5Google, the tech giant is adding a shortcut that will allow users to easily mute and unmute during a video call on Meet. In an update on the Google Workspace blog, Google said that users will now be able to quickly unmute themselves during a meeting, you can now hold down the spacebar to unmute, then release the spacebar to return to the mute state. Give. “We hope this will make it even easier for you to quickly unmute something to say and attend your meetings,” the company said in the blog.

When will Shortcuts be rolled out?

It will now be available to Workspace users while individual Google Account users will get it over the next few weeks. We checked both workspace and personal accounts and this feature was not available yet. Google has written on the blog that by September 24, all users should have this feature. This facility will be available on web browser only.

How to turn on Shortcuts?

The shortcut for mute/unmute will be turned off by default. Google Meet users need to go to the Settings tab to enable it manually.