You can find a person to call through Google Meet calling if they're in your contacts. If they're not in your contacts but they use Google Meet calling, you can add them.
If you use Google Meet calling on another device with the same Google Account, your contacts sync across devices.
Sync contacts before you begin
Sync your contacts so they appear in Google Meet. You can turn this off at any time.
- On your device, open Settings.
- Search for Meet
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- Tap Permission
Contacts
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Contacts Tip: You can also remove access to your Google Account contacts. If you remove your account, you won't be able to use certain features like Google Meet on multiple devices. Learn how to remove your Google Account.
Find contacts
If you use Google Meet calling on another device with the same Google Account, your contacts sync across devices.
Important: If your Google Account is through your work or school, your contacts might not sync.
Find contacts on Meet for web
- On your computer, sign in to meet.google.com/calling/.
- In the search box, enter their name or phone number.
- Open your mobile device's settings.
- Tap Meet.
- Turn off Contacts
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.Tip: Make sure the person you want to call is in your contacts and has Meet calling. If this is true and you still can't find them, let us know.
Learn about contacts in Meet calls
Contacts available for Meet calls are sourced from 2 locations:
- Your local device contacts: When you sign up, you need to allow OS level contact permissions.
- For personal accounts: When you onboard, you can save local contact info from your signed in devices. No matter which device you use, this data makes these contacts easier to interact with across Google services. To turn this off, go to https://myactivity.google.com/devicecontacts.
- Google Contacts:
- Contacts you created.
- Other contacts: When you interact with someone new in Google services, these records are automatically created. They show in “Search” and under “Suggested.” Learn more about who shows up as suggestions.
- Frequently contacted: These are the people you interact with the most in Google services.
- Corporate directory: This is only available to business users.
If you have a personal account, you can turn on “Only contacts can call me:”
- Click Menu
- Turn on Only contacts can call me.
- Tip: This includes contacts listed under “Other contacts.”
For business or EDU:
- Admins can restrict who can make Meet calls to their users.
- By default, you can only receive Meet calls from people in your contacts and others in your organization. Admins can use the admin control to let you initiate or receive 1:1 video calls from outside your domain.
Tip: The admin control only affects Google Meet calls, not:- Legacy calling services
- Calls in Google Chat
- Ability to join meetings
Frequently asked questions
Contacts
How come my incoming or outgoing call screen says one name, but in the call I see a different name?The incoming and outgoing call screens use your saved contact information from contacts.google.com. In the call, we show that contact’s preferred Google Profile name.
If you don’t consent to share your local device contacts with Google, we can’t show whether a person is reachable or not when you search for them. To resolve this, you can give permission to share your device contacts with Google and they’ll also be available across all your devices.
To turn on permission to share your device contacts with Google:
- Go to https://myactivity.google.com/devicecontacts.
- Turn on Save contact info from your signed-in devices.
When you interact with people on Google services, you may automatically save them as a contact. Learn more about this setting and how to turn it off.