View in-meeting chat messages in Google Meet live streams

What’s changing

Starting today, when you’re viewing a Google Meet live stream, you will be able to see chat messages that are sent by participants who have joined via the meeting link. This update helps ensure that information shared through Meet chat messages — like links to relevant documents, time-keeping messages, and more — are also visible to live-stream attendees, making meetings more equitable. Previously, in-call chat messages were only visible to hosts, co-hosts, participants and viewers who were in the main meeting. Once you receive the update, you'll see a notification the next time chat messages are sent during a live stream. When you click the notification, the chat panel will open.

Chat messages viewed from a live stream

Getting started

• Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning live streaming on or off for your organization.
• End users:
• Meeting hosts: Visit the Help Center to learn more about live streaming for video hosts.
• Live stream viewers: No action required – you’ll automatically see in-meeting chats when watching a live stream.

Rollout pace

Important note: this feature will roll out at a much slower pace than usual as we approach the end of the year. We will update this post to confirm when rollout has completed for Fast and Rapid release tracks respectively.

• Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024. We anticipate that rollout will be completed sometime during the week of December 5, 2024.
• Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 6, 2025. We anticipate that rollout will be completed by end of Q1 2025.

Availability

• The following Google Workspace editions can initiate a live stream:
• Enterprise Starter, Standard, Plus and Enterprise Essentials Plus
• Education Plus and the Teaching & Learning upgrade
• Anyone can view a live stream.