Google Meet - Pin and Mute/Unmute Options

Google Meet Participants should follow instructions to Pin and Mute/Unmute Options for Google Meet

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1. Computer/Laptop Google Meet Users:

Pin a participant

In a participant's thumbnail image, click Pin  .

Mute a participant’s microphone

If you have feedback or hear background noise while in a video meeting, you might want to mute other people’s microphones. For meetings organized through a personal account, only the meeting moderator can mute other participants. 

To mute others, next to the person’s thumbnail, point to Volume  Mute . 

Tip: For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio. To mute or unmute yourself, at the bottom of the video window click Mute .Phone participants can press *6 to unmute their phone. Any participant can mute.

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2. Android Mobile Google Meet Users:

Landscape mode

1. Rotate your device to landscape mode
2. Tap a participant’s image.
3. To pin the person to the top of the list,  tap Pin  .

Mute a participant’s microphone

If you get feedback or there’s background noise in a video meeting, you might want to mute other people’s microphones. For meetings organized through a personal account, only the meeting moderator can mute other participants. 

• To mute other people, on the People tab, select the person and tap Mute .
• You can also rotate your phone to landscape mode, swipe to scroll through the list, tap the person’s image, and tap Mute . 

Tip: For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio. To mute or unmute yourself, tap Mute . Phone participants can press *6 to unmute their phone. Any participant can mute. People who dial-in by phone can also mute. For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio.

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iPhone/iPad Google Meet Users:

Landscape mode

1. Rotate your iPhone to landscape mode.
2. Tap a participant’s image to go to more controls, such as Mute , Pin  , or Remove .
3. Swipe your image up or down to hide or show the thumbnails (filmstrip), or to move the filmstrip on your screen.
4. Swipe another person’s image up or down to scroll through the participant list.

Mute a participant’s microphone

If you get feedback or background noise in a video meeting, you might want to mute other people’s microphones. For meetings organized through a personal account, only the meeting moderator can mute other participants. 

• To mute other people, on the People tab, select the person and tap Mute .
• You can also rotate your phone to landscape mode, swipe to scroll through the list, tap the person’s image, and tap Mute . 

Tip: For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio. To mute or unmute yourself, tap Mute . Phone participants can press *6 to unmute their phone. Any participant can mute. People who dial-in by phone can also mute. For privacy reasons, you cannot unmute another person. Ask the participant to unmute their audio.

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Reference : https://support.google.com/meet