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Can't mute everything on Google Meet? Here are some temporary solutions

Can't mute everything on Google Meet? Here are some temporary solutions

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Google Meet aims to match the major video conferencing applications of today, but it just seems to fall short. While their customization options are still far from what we’d expect, one major glaring issue seems to be the inability for a host to mute all meeting participants. With one of their biggest targets being educational institutions, this seems like a bit of a lax approach on their part.

How to Mute All Participants with One Click | Mute All in Google Meet

We previously shared a guide on how to remove the Meet menu from the Gmail sidebar . Here's how to fix the "Mute All" issue in Google Meet, where available.

Well, this is an obvious one. The first thing you can do is simply ask participants to be quiet. This may not work for all participants, but it can reduce the noise considerably. Read on to see other methods to use in conjunction with this.

If the above method doesn’t work so well, you can mute participants manually. Yes, this can be a tedious task if you have a class of 50 students. However, muting a few students can be a warning to others.