Try the new Google Meet Hardware touch controller UI (original) (raw)
Important: The new touchscreen UI is available to all Google Workspace users with a Google Meet hardware license.
We’re launching a new touchscreen UI for Google Meet Hardware devices. The new UI is consistent with the Meet UI on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
Learn more about key benefits & changes
This update makes your meeting room experience smoother, more intuitive, and collaborative:
- Familiar and intuitive: If you use Meet on desktops or laptops, you can find the touchscreen controls instantly recognizable. Jump right into your meeting without the need to search for buttons.
- Focus on collaboration: You will spend less time managing technology and more time in productive discussions as the new controls are designed to make the prioritized buttons easier to find.
- Consistent Meet experience: Enjoy a seamless and predictable interface whether you join from your personal device or a meeting room.
For ease of use, the updated design organizes controls into 2 main areas:
- Simple view: This is the default view when you're in a meeting. It provides access to the most frequently used core controls, like:
- Mute or unmute microphone
- Turn camera on or off
- Send reactions (Emojis)
- Closed captioning
- Raise hand
- More actions
- Increase or decrease volume slider
- End call
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: In-meeting Experience)
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Annotated In-meeting Experience)
- More actions menu: If you tap More actions
, you can find secondary controls used for specific situations, which include:
- Access chat
- Camera controls
- Presenting content
- Managing participants (People list)
- Changing layouts
- Starting or stopping recording
- Activities (Polls and Q&A)
- Settings (Audio, video, and more)
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: More actions menu)
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Advanced View)
Tip: The UI on Google Meet hardware touchscreens shows a modern design on Mimo Vue HD, Mimo Mist, Logitech Tap, Logitech Tap IP, Lenovo Series One Touch controllers.
Frequently asked questions
Note: We update this section based on user feedback.
Where can I find features like Present, Chat & Layouts in the new UI?
To create a cleaner and more streamlined experience, we moved several controls into the More actions menu. When you tap "More actions
How do I change cameras or access other camera controls?
You can find the advanced camera settings, like switching between cameras and accessing pan tilt zoom (PTZ) controls, located under More actions
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Camera Controls)
Is a light mode available for the new UI
The new UI is currently only available in dark mode.
Why is the volume bar smaller?
The volume bar was redesigned to be more compact. If your users can’t change the volume with the slider, they can tap the volume icons.
Can we roll back to the legacy experience?
No, there’s no rollback option. The new UI is available by default for all Meet Hardware users.
What will the pre-meeting UI look like for users on Interop devices?
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Interop pre-meeting experience)
What will the pre-meeting UI look like when there are multiple meetings scheduled for the same meeting room
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Pre-meeting experience)
(Touch Controller UI Refresh: Annotated pre-meeting experience)