Google launched Google Meet, a revamped version of its video chat program Hangouts Meet, in April 2020 and made the app available to anyone with a Google account. You can start or join a Meet video conference directly from your Gmail inbox using the buttons Google has placed on the left side of the page.
But what if you don’t plan to use Meet or don’t want it to be there all the time? Don’t worry – you can hide the buttons. (Note: If you’re using an enterprise Google Workspace account, you may not be able to change it depending on your administrator’s settings.)
Here’s how to hide Google Meet in Gmail’s desktop app. (You can also hide it in your Android or iOS app.)
- Open Gmail.
- Click the gear icon in the upper right corner and click on “See all settings”.
- Click on the “Chat & Meet” tab.
- Next to the “Meet:” label, select “Hide the Meet section in the main menu”.
- Click “Save changes”.
This much! Even if you hide the Meet shortcut in Gmail, you can always access Meet by going to: https://meet.google.com/.
Update July 28, 2021 at 11:30 AM ET: This article was originally published on June 4, 2020; Minor changes have been made to the text and one of the screenshots has been updated to reflect the interface changes.
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