Meet Companion mode cheat sheet

Connect to a video meeting on a second screen in Google Meet.

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Having a second screen is useful when you're in a meeting room and you want to participate in activities or share your screen without worrying about echo. Learn more about Companion mode.

Compare Companion mode to full audio & video

Feature	Companion mode (second screen)	Full audio & video (primary screen or meeting-room hardware)
Share your screen & view presentations	✔	✔
Chat, polls, Q&A, & host controls, depending on your Google Workspace edition	✔	✔
Camera & self-view	✔	✔
Mic & meeting audio		✔
Participant tiles		✔
Join from mobile devices	✔	✔

Connect to a meeting

Choose an option:
- In a meeting invite, click Join. Then, under Other joining options, click Use Companion mode. If you are in a conference room, check in so that your name and the room name appear on your participant tile. See Use Companion Mode for hybrid learning & collaboration.
- In your browser, enter g.co/companion and select a scheduled meeting or enter a meeting code.
Join with full audio and video (non-Companion mode) on another screen to speak, listen to participants, or view the participant grid.

Turn on your camera

In a video meeting, click Turn on camera .

When your camera is on in Companion mode, your participant tile:

Shows up to other Meet users who join with full audio and video
Shows up on meeting room hardware only when you raise your hand and/or are checked in
Never shows as an active speaker

You can also change your background during a video meeting.

Share your screen

In the video meeting, click Present now .
Choose to share your entire screen, a window, or a tab.

For details, see Present during a video meeting.

Host & participate in activities

Activity	More info
Chat	Send chat messages to video meeting participants
Hand raising	Raise your hand during a video meeting
Polls (Activities Polls)	Conduct a poll during a video meeting
Q&A (Activities Q&A)	Ask questions in a video meeting
Whiteboard (Activities Whiteboarding)	Use a whiteboard in a video meeting
Captions (More Turn on captions)	Use captions in a video meeting
Attendance tracking (More SettingsHost controlsAttendance tracking)	Track attendance in video meetings and live streams

End a Companion mode connection

At the bottom of the meeting window, click Leave call .

Download Companion mode quick start (PDF)

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