办公室^(Office)工作人员，不再受苦——您无需在闷热的会议室^{(meeting room)}中花费数小时的时间。借助移动和桌面平台^{(mobile and desktop platforms)}上轻松提供的Zoom 和 Skype^{(Zoom and Skype)}等电话会议服务^{(conference call services)}，无论是与朋友通话还是与老板开会，现在都可以比以往更轻松地设置工作或娱乐^{(work or pleasure)}视频通话^{(video call)}。

谷歌自己的视频通话服务Google Hangouts最近被淘汰，取而代之的是Google Meet。Google Meet到底是什么？Google Meet以前是一项商业服务^{(business service)}，是一种简单的、点击即可启动的视频通话服务，现在可供所有Google 帐户^{(Google account)}用户使用。 

什么是 Google Meet？^{(What Is Google Meet?)}

Google Meet是 Google 首屈一指的视频通话服务。最初于 2017 年作为商业用户的付费产品推出，谷歌决定退出以消费者为导向的Google Hangouts 服务^{(Google Hangouts service)}在其产品中留下了一个视频通话大小的漏洞——Google Meet旨在取代这个漏洞。

^{(Google Meet)}自2020 年 4 月起，所有^{(April 2020)}Google 帐户^{(Google account)}用户均可免费使用Google Meet。它有一个适用于iOS 和 Android 设备^{(iOS and Android devices)}的移动应用程序，也可以通过访问Google Meet 网站在您的^{(Google Meet website)}台式机或 PC^{(desktop or PC)}上使用。您还可以在Gmail本身中使用^(Gmail)Google Meet，以及使用Google 日历^{(Google Calendar)}安排未来活动的通话。

虽然该服务的设计考虑了企业，但它为个人用户提供了出色的体验。与其他服务相比，使用Google Meet的好处很简单——如果您有Google 帐户^{(Google account)}，则无需注册另一个帐户即可与您的朋友、家人或同事进行视频通话。

安排 Google Meet 会议^{(Scheduling a Google Meet Meeting)}

在开始与其他Google Meet 用户进行^{(Google Meet user)}视频电话会议^{(video conference call)}之前，您需要立即开始会议或将其安排在未来的某个时间。

如果您想安排会议，可以使用Google 日历^{(Google Calendar)}创建可以与其他用户共享的会议 ID。

1. 要在Google 日历^{(Google Calendar)}中安排会议，请按右上角的创建按钮。^(Create)在会议创建框中^{(meeting creation box)}，设置会议的时间、日期和名称，然后按添加 Google Meet 视频会议^{(Add Google Meet video conferencing)}按钮。这将创建一个可共享的Google Meet 链接^{(Google Meet link)}，您可以通过按“复制”^(Copy)按钮来复制该链接。按保存^(Save)将会议事件^{(meeting event)}保存到您的日历。

1. 要通过电子邮件邀请其他人，请按更多选项^{(More Options)}按钮。在更广泛的会议创建菜单^{(wider meeting creation menu)}中，您可以邀请其他Google 帐户^{(Google account)}持有人参加活动（并因此向他们提供会议链接）在客人^(Guests)部分。

与活动一起创建的Google Meet 链接^{(Google Meet link)}会将用户带到私密的Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)}，您可以在预定的活动时间^{(event time)}之前、期间或之后自由使用此链接。

如果您想在Google Meet中创建此活动，请按Google Meet 首页上的^{(Google Meet front page)}从 Google 日历安排视频会议^{(Schedule a video meeting from Google Calendar)}按钮。这会将您直接带到新的Google 日历活动^{(Google Calendar event)}，您可以在其中安排会议并直接邀请其他人^{(meeting and invite others)}。

创建和加入 Google Meet 会议^{(Creating and Joining a Google Meet Meeting)}

如果您想立即创建会议，可以从Google Meet 首页^{(Google Meet front page)}、Gmail 网站^{(Gmail website)}或iOS 或 Android^{(iOS or Android)}上的Google Meet 应用程序^{(Google Meet app)}执行此操作。

1. 按开始会议^{(Start a meeting)}按钮立即创建一个新会议。这将创建一个具有自己的 10 个字母ID 代码的虚拟^{(ID code)}会议室^{(meeting room)}。 

1. 创建链接后，您可以在左侧测试视频和麦克风输入。准备好加入会议后，按立即加入^{(Join now)}按钮，如果^(Present)您想共享屏幕^{(share your screen)}，请按演示。加入会议的选项上方列出了指向您的会议的直接链接 - 您可以复制此链接或在此处保存 10 个字母的代码，以允许其他用户加入您的会议。

也可以使用Gmail 界面创建和加入^{(Gmail interface)}Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)}。这仅适用于桌面用户——移动^{(desktop users—mobile)}用户需要下载并安装Google Meet应用。

1. 要在Gmail中创建新的Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)}，请打开您的Gmail 收件箱，然后按^{(Gmail inbox and press)}左侧菜单中Google Meet部分中的开始会议^{(Start a meeting)}按钮。这将在新窗口中打开Google Meet，允许您预览您的相机和麦克风供稿。和以前一样，按立即加入^{(Join now)}或演示^(Present)加入会议。

1. 如果您想加入会议，请按加入会议^{(Join a meeting)}链接。

1. Gmail会要求您提供 10 位数的Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)} ID 代码^{(ID code)}。在提供的会议代码中输入此代码？^{(Got a meeting code? )}框，然后按加入^{( Join)}以加入会议。

1. 如果提供了正确的Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)} ID 代码^{(ID code)}，Google Meet将在新窗口中启动 - 按Join、Ask to Join或Present加入。如果Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)}中的其他用户尚未被邀请参加会议，则该用户^{(user hasn)}可能需要批准加入邀请。如果获得批准，您将成功加入会议。

如果您使用的是Android 和 iOS ，则可以使用^{(Android and iOS)}Google Meet 应用^{(Google Meet app)}与其他Google用户加入电话会议。

1. 要在Google Meet 应用^{(Google Meet app)}中创建新会议，请按新会议^{(New meeting)}按钮。这将创建一个新会议，其中包含一个包含会议 ID 和共享链接的弹出窗口。要在Google Meet 应用^{(Google Meet app)}中加入会议，请改为按会议代码^{(Meeting code)}选项。

1. 如果您决定加入会议，则需要在输入会议代码^{(Enter a meeting code)}窗口中输入您的Google Meet 会议^{(Google Meet meeting)}ID ，然后按加入会议^{(Join meeting)}以加入会议，或按演示将您的^(Present)设备屏幕^{(device screen)}镜像到会议。

当您决定结束会议时，所有其他连接的用户都需要离开会议才能真正结束。但是，会议 ID 将保持有效，如果您愿意，您可以稍后重新连接并重新开始会议。

使用 Google、Zoom 等进行视频会议^{(Video Conferencing With Google, Zoom, and More)}

凭借在桌面和移动设备^{(desktop and mobile)}上安排和发起视频通话的能力，Google Meet为^{(Google Meet)}Zoom和Microsoft Teams提供了与快速、轻松的团队会议相媲美的激烈竞争。这也是个人通话的好选择，尽管您可以尝试其他选项，例如Whatsapp 视频通话。^{(Whatsapp video)}

如果您无法在这些服务之间做出决定，为什么不尝试所有服务呢？即使是像Microsoft Teams^{(Microsoft Teams)}这样的面向业务的服务也提供免费服务或试用期^{(service or trial period)}，但对于Google 帐户^{(Google account)}持有人来说，Google Meet提供了最快、最简单的同事和朋友之间的视频通话途径——完全免费。

OTT Explains: What Is Google Meet & How To Use It

Office workers, suffer no longer—you don’t neеd to spend hours оf your time in а stuffy meeting room. With conference call services like Zoom and Skype easily available on mobile and desktop platforms, it’s now easier than ever to set up a video call for work or pleasure, whether it’s a call with friends or a meeting with your boss.

Google’s own video calling service, Google Hangouts, was recently retired in favor of Google Meet. What is Google Meet exactly? Previously a business service, Google Meet is a simple, click-and-start video calling service that’s now available for all Google account users. 

What Is Google Meet?

Google Meet is Google’s premier video calling service. Originally launched in 2017 as a paid product for business users, Google’s decision to retire its consumer-orientated Google Hangouts service left a video calling-sized hole in its offerings—a hole that Google Meet is intended to replace.

Google Meet has been free to use for all Google account users since April 2020. It has a mobile app available for iOS and Android devices, or it can be used on your desktop or PC by visiting the Google Meet website. You can also use Google Meet in Gmail itself, as well as schedule calls for future events using Google Calendar.

While the service has been designed with businesses in mind, it offers a great experience for personal users. The benefit of using Google Meet over other services is simple—if you have a Google account, you don’t need to sign up for yet another account to start video calls with your friends, family, or work colleagues.

Scheduling a Google Meet Meeting

Before you can start a video conference call with another Google Meet user, you’ll need to start the meeting immediately or schedule it for a time in the future.

If you want to schedule a meeting, you can use Google Calendar to create a meeting ID that can be shared with other users.

1. To schedule a meeting in Google Calendar, press the Create button in the top-right. In the meeting creation box, set the time, date, and name for the meeting, then press the Add Google Meet video conferencing button. This will create a shareable Google Meet link, which you can copy by pressing the Copy button. Press Save to save the meeting event to your calendar.

1. To invite others by email, press the More Options button. In the wider meeting creation menu, you can invite other Google account holders to the event (and thus provide them with the link to the conference) in the Guests section.

The Google Meet link created with the event will take users to the private Google Meet meeting, and you’re free to use this before, during, or after the scheduled event time.

If you want to create this event in Google Meet, press the Schedule a video meeting from Google Calendar button on the Google Meet front page. This will take you directly to a new Google Calendar event, where you can schedule a meeting and invite others directly.

Creating and Joining a Google Meet Meeting

If you want to create a meeting immediately, you can do this from the Google Meet front page, from the Gmail website, or from the Google Meet app on iOS or Android.

1. Press the Start a meeting button to immediately create a new meeting. This creates a virtual meeting room with its own 10-letter ID code. 

1. With the link created, you can test your video and mic input on the left-hand side. Once you’re ready to join the meeting, press the Join now button, or Present if you want to share your screen. A direct link to your meeting is listed above the options to join the meeting—you can copy this link or save the 10-letter code here to allow other users to join your meeting.

It’s also possible to create and join a Google Meet meeting using the Gmail interface. This is only possible for desktop users—mobile users will need to download and install the Google Meet app instead.

1. To create a new Google Meet meeting in Gmail, open your Gmail inbox and press the Start a meeting button in the Google Meet section in the left-hand menu. This will open Google Meet in a new window, allowing you to preview your camera and mic feeds. As before, press Join now or Present to join the meeting.

1. If you want to join a meeting, press the Join a meeting link instead.

1. Gmail will ask you for the 10-digit Google Meet meeting ID code. Type this into the provided Got a meeting code? Box, then press Join to join the meeting.

1. If a correct Google Meet meeting ID code is provided, Google Meet will launch in a new window—press Join, Ask to Join or Present to join it. Another user in the Google Meet meeting may need to approve the invite to join if the user hasn’t already been invited to the meeting. If that approval is given, you’ll successfully join the meeting.

If you’re on Android and iOS, you can join meeting calls with other Google users using the Google Meet app.

1. To create a new meeting in the Google Meet app, press the New meeting button. This will create a new meeting, with a pop-up containing the meeting ID and sharing link. To join a meeting in the Google Meet app, press the Meeting code option instead.

1. If you decide to join a meeting, you’ll need to type your Google Meet meeting ID in the Enter a meeting code window, then press Join meeting to join the meeting, or Present to mirror your device screen to the meeting.

When you decide to end a meeting, all other connected users will need to leave the meeting for it to truly end. The meeting ID will remain valid, however, allowing you to reconnect and restart a meeting later, should you wish to do so.

Video Conferencing With Google, Zoom, and More

With the ability to schedule and launch video calls on desktop and mobile, Google Meet offers strong competition to Zoom and Microsoft Teams for quick, easy team meetings. It’s also a good option for personal calls, although other options, such as Whatsapp video calls, are available for you to try.

If you can’t decide between these services, why not try all of them? Even business-orientated services like Microsoft Teams offer a free service or trial period, but for Google account holders, Google Meet offers the quickest and easiest route to video calls between colleagues and friends—entirely for free.

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