Pair tiles in Google Meet

Important: This feature is available on desktop only.

You can now pair tiles with each other in a Meet call.

You can pair tiles to:

• Show tiles of a call participant and their sign language interpreter.
• Make video tiles visible to other call participants when at least one of the paired tiles participants speaks.
• Show both paired tiles participants’ captions.

When a call participant with paired tiles speaks, both paired tiles are highlighted and visible to call participants. Pairing tiles isn’t available for recordings or breakout rooms.

Send a pair tile request

Participants in a call can send requests to pair tiles.

1. In a meeting, open the participants list.
2. In the participants list, find the person you’d like to be paired with.
3. Next to their name, click Menu   Ask to pair your tiles.
   • The person can accept or decline the pair tile request.
4. When the person accepts your request, you’re shown as paired. You can:
   • Check the participants list: You’ll find the Pairing icon that shows you’re paired. If you hover over, it shows the name of the person you’re paired with.
   • Check the tiles:
     • You have the same Pairing icon  in the tiles. Both of your names show next to the Pairing icon on your paired tile as well.
     • Other participants in the call can find that your video tile is next to your paired video tile. When one of you speaks, both of you get a blue border around your tiles.
   • Turn on captions: Your paired state shows in the caption as well.

Tip: If a request isn’t accepted, you can cancel it. Then, send a new request to another call participant. You can only have one pending request at a time.

Receive a pair tile request

If you receive a pair tile request, you can accept, reject, or ignore the request.

1. In a meeting, at the bottom right, you’ll find a notification.
2. In the notification, select an option:
   • Accept: Your tiles pair successfully.
   • Decline: The sender receives a message that their request is declined.

Receive multiple pair tile requests

You can receive multiple requests to pair tiles and decide which one to accept.

1. In a meeting, at the bottom right, you’ll find a notification when someone wants to pair tiles with you.
2. To display multiple call participants, click View.
   • You get a list of call participants who sent you a pair tile request.
   • You can only pair tiles with one person.
3. To pair tiles, next to the name, click Accept.

Tips:

• If a call participant accepts another request to pair tiles, they unpair with the last paired tile.
• When you unpair tiles with a call participant, they receive a message that their tile is no longer paired.
• Participants in the call with paired tiles can use the unpair feature.
• When a call participant with paired tiles speaks, pair tiles display on the screen.

Unpair tiles

To unpair your tile:

1. In the participants list, find the person you’re paired with.
2. On the right, next to their name, click Menu   Unpair your tiles.

Related resources

• Pin or mute Google Meet participants
• Google Meet accessibility