This article is for organization admins to help prepare their users for the launch of Dynamic layouts, Dynamic tiles, and Face match.
Google Meet has a new layout for laptops, desktops, and meeting room hardware that makes hybrid meetings better. You’ll notice improvements in how screen space is used and how all participants are represented.
Dynamic layouts: What’s new
- Portrait tiles—Based on the size of the user's window and the number of participants in the call, video feeds may now appear in the grid as portrait tiles.
- Dynamic tiles—If your room has Google Meet hardware, Dynamic tiles gives up to 3 people their own video tile, so everyone is easier to see.
- Face match—If a Meet hardware device has Dynamic tiles on and in-room participants are using companion mode, they can identify themselves so their video tiles display their names instead of the room name. The model is capable of face detection only, not face recognition.
- Flexible self-view—You have more options for how you see participants in a meeting layout.
- Automatic framing—Ensures that participants are in frame in meetings.
For details go to Learn about Dynamic layouts, Dynamic tiles & Face match.
Help users adopt dynamic layouts
Use the following template and send your users an email announcement about the new layouts.
Subject: Welcome to Google Meet dynamic layouts!
Google Meet has a new layout for laptops, desktops, and Meet hardware that makes hybrid meetings better. You’ll notice improvements in how screen space is used and how all participants are represented.
What’s new:
- Flexible self-view—You have more options for how you see participants in a meeting layout.
- Automatic framing—Ensures that participants are in frame in meetings.
- Revert back to legacy layouts—You still have the option to show the legacy layout if you prefer.
- Portrait tiles—Based on the size of the user's window and the number of participants in the call, video feeds may now appear in the grid as portrait tiles.
- Dynamic tiles—If your room has Google Meet hardware, Dynamic tiles gives up to 3 people their own video tile, so everyone is easier to see.
- Face match—If a Meet hardware device has Dynamic tiles on and in-room participants are using companion mode, they can identify themselves so their video tiles display their names instead of the room name. The model is capable of face detection only, not face recognition.
For details, go to Learn about Dynamic layouts, Dynamic tiles & Face match.
Turn Dynamic tiles on or off
You can turn Dynamic tiles on or off by default. Test the feature first in different room types before turning it on for all devices. For details, go to Set default camera framing for meeting rooms.
