Use picture-in-picture with Google Meet

Use picture-in-picture to display a small, movable version of your Google Meet UI that overlays over any content you navigate to. Use picture-in-picture to stay more easily engaged in a meeting while you navigate to a different tab or window. Use picture-in-picture mode to:

• Gauge your audience’s reaction while you present.
• View meeting related documents.
• Take notes.
• Interact with and use Meet features, such as Hand raise and in-meeting chat.

Turn on or off Automatic picture-in-picture

1. In a meeting or on Google Meet, hover over the URL bar in Chrome.
2. On the left of the web address, click View site information .
3. Turn Automatic picture-in-picture on or off .

1. In your meeting, at the bottom, click More options .
2. Click Open picture-in-picture .
3. At the bottom right, a small version of your meeting UI displays.
   Tips:
   • To move your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click at the top of the meeting UI and drag it across your screen.
   • To resize your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click and drag an edge.
4. Navigate to other tabs, windows, or applications. Your picture-in-picture meeting UI moves with you.
5. To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, in the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab .
   Tip: When you exit picture-in-picture mode, you're brought back to your meeting tab, but are still in the meeting. To end the meeting, click Hang up .

When you use picture-in-picture, you can still:

• Turn your camera and mic on and off.
• Raise your hand.
• Send and read in-meeting messages.
• View your presentation as it appears to others.
  Important: You can’t start a presentation in picture-in-picture. You'll have to start the presentation before switching this feature on. Learn how to present your screen.
• Turn captions on and off.
• Exit the call.

To use other Meet features, exit picture-in-picture: In picture-in-picture mode, at the top right of the small meet UI, click Back to tab .

Get Meet notifications in picture-in-picture

Tip: To get other Meet notifications such as Breakout Room notifications, exit picture-in-picture and go to the full version of your meeting.

Exit picture-in-picture

To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, at the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab .

Tip: If you click Hang up , the Meet meeting ends for you.

Related resources

• Learn about the Meet layout for your computer
• How to view people in Google Meet