Google Meet limits free users with three or more participants to 60 minutes

Google Meet has imposed a limit on video call durations for free users. While it was introduced last year for both enterprise and education customers, service was free for free users as well. Google had already informed about intention to restrict time duration for free users, but implementation date was deferred due to pandemic and heavy us of Google's video conferencing platform by free users. Keep reading to kw more about new Google Meet video call limit and Google Meet group call joining limit.

Google Meet new limits: Calls with three or more free users restricted to 60 minutes 

Google Meet new limits for free users

time limit for hosting video calls for free Google Meet users has changed, and platform has imposed a time cap. For free Google Meet users, calls with three or more participants can w only be hosted for up to 60 minutes. As mentioned on Google's official support p, participants of a Google Meet session with more than three people will get a tification at 55 minutes, warning m about time limit. To extend duration of call, host can upgrade ir Google account, orwise, it will end at 60 minutes. For Google Work individual subscribers, one-on-one calls and group calls with three or more participants can be hosted for up to 24 hours. 

Google Meet video call limit 

When Google meet launched in April 2020, company anunced that a time duration cap will follow in September 2020. However, as more people began using platform amid pandemic, Google extended deadline to March 2021, and n finally to June 30, 2021. Additionally, users with a personal Google account will be able to accommodate 100 participants in a video call. Whereas for Work or school Work accounts, re are three types of accounts with different Google meet group call joining limit. different plans are called Business Starter  (up to 100 participants), Business Standard (up to 150 participants) and Business Plus (up to 250 participants) and are available at different subscription rates. 

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