Google Meet recording and session sizes will change on October 1

In response to COVID-19, last spring Google expanded DePauw's subscription to provide for free some advanced Meet features that are typically available for an additional fee to Education customers. These premium features will expire after September 30 and include:

• Larger meetings for up to 250 participants
• Ability to record meetings to Google Drive
• Live streaming for viewers with DePauw.edu accounts

Thus, beginning October 1, 2020,  Meet will revert to the following standard capabilities (key changes are in bold):

• Meeting up to 100 participants
• Ability to record meetings to Google Drive (*For a temporary time)
• No live streaming
• Dial-in phone access to meetings (US only)
• Closed Captioning, viewer initiated

*More about Google Meet recordings after October 1:

• You can continue recording meetings as you did before October 1 until Google's new offering temporary recordings becomes available in late 2020. Temporary recordings let meeting organizers record meetings and share recordings within their organization (e.g., with any DePauw.edu user). Temporary recordings expire 30 days after they are recorded. Also, temporary recordings can't be shared outside the meeting organizer's domain or downloaded, even if it's within the 30-day sharing period. 

• Meetings recorded prior to when temporary recordings become available in late 2020 will remain in the meeting organizer’s Drive will not be affected by temporary recordings limitations.

What does this mean for you? 

I never host Google Meet sessions with more than 100 participants and I don't record meetings in Google Meet.

• You don't need to do anything. The standard Meet capabilities will provide the functionality that you need.

I need to host video conferencing sessions that will have more than 100 participants.

• Use Zoom instead. Learn more about Zoom features at Videoconferencing Tool Comparison and click here to request a Zoom DePauw Host License.

I regularly use Good Meet to record live meetings or classes.

• Use Zoom instead. Learn more about Zoom features at Videoconferencing Tool Comparison and click here to request a Zoom DePauw Host License.

I regularly use Google Meet to make prerecorded videos and presentations for classes or other purposes.

• Use Zoom instead. Learn more about Zoom features at Videoconferencing Tool Comparison and click here to request a Zoom DePauw Host License.