Google Meet will start removing users from empty meetings, host control will get a new look

Google has announced two utility tweaks to its video conferencing software Google Meet. The app will now automatically remove you from the call when everyone else is gone. In addition, Google Meet is centralizing host management controls. They will be consolidated in the lower-right corner of the Google Meet web interface. Controls were previously found in many places.

The new change makes for a longer, but more centralized location of host management controls. Google announced the new features, saying, “We hope this change makes it easier to manage your meeting settings by reducing the need to switch between different menus. In addition, there’s a new “Leave blank call” option. . google meet Will remove you from the call after a few minutes if no one else joins. The prompt shows a countdown when activating the automatic exit from the meeting. Google says it wants to prevent situations where audio and video are inadvertently shared. This is useful even if the user has muted the audio on their device and Google Meet is running in the background.