How do I join a Google Meet online session?

Technical Questions
Written By Common Care Limited

Please always refer to the most updated instructions from Google Support.

For each online session, you will receive a secure, unique meeting URL link. At the time of the appointment, click on the link to open your browser to the Google Meet private meeting room. Wait for your therapist to let you into the room to begin your session.

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Join a video meeting without a Google Account

You don't need a Google Account to participate in Meet video meetings. However, if you don’t have a Google Account, the meeting organizer or someone from the organization must grant you access to the meeting.

Tip: If you are not signed into a Google or Gmail account, you cannot join using your mobile device.

Join a video meeting with a meeting link

  1. Open the chat message or email with the meeting link > click the meeting link.

  2. Click Ask to join.

  3. When someone in the meeting gives you access, you’ll join it.

Join a video meeting from Meet

  1. Go to meet.google.com.

  2. Click Use a meeting code.

  3. Enter the code and click Continue.

  4. Click Ask to join.

  5. When someone in the meeting gives you access, you’ll join it.

Video meeting requirements

Before you start a video meeting, be sure you're using equipment that supports Google Meet.

Use a supported operating system

Meet supports the current version and the 2 previous major releases of these operating systems: 

  • Apple® macOS®

  • Microsoft® Windows®

  • Chrome OS

  • Ubuntu® and other Debian-based Linux® distributions

Use a supported web browser

Meet works with the current version of the browsers listed below:

Meet has limited support in Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11, and Microsoft Edge provides a better Meet experience. If you want to use Internet Explorer for Meet, you need to download and install the latest version of the Google Video Support plugin.

Tip: If your browser doesn't support Meet video meetings, you can dial in using the phone number and PIN, if provided by the meeting organizer.

Allow Meet to use your camera and microphone

Before you start using Meet, you need to allow access to your computer's camera and microphone.

Allow access the first time you use Meet

  1. In a web browser, go to the Meet homepage.

  2. Click Start a new meeting.

  3. Click Allow.

Change the setting to allow access

If you aren’t asked to allow access or if you blocked access before, you can change your settings.

  1. In a web browser, go to the Meet homepage.

  2. Click Start a new meeting.

  3. At the top right, click Camera blocked 

  4. Click Always allow https://meet.google.com to access your camera and microphone.

  5. Click Done. The video meeting automatically connects. If you don't see the meeting reload, exit and re-enter the meeting.

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