Important:
- The "Generate a background" prompt in Google Meet is rolling out gradually and may not be available to you yet.
- This article is referring to Google Workspace Labs, which is a trusted tester program for users to try new AI features by invitation. The Workspace Labs program is currently available to trusted testers in US English, and may not be available in your country. To check if you have access to Workspace Labs program features:
- On a computer, open meet.google.com.
- Select a meeting.
- At the bottom right of your self view, click Apply visual effects
.
- Find Generate a background
.
On Google Meet, you can use the "Generate a background" prompt to create background images using artificial intelligence. For example, you can ask Google Meet to create an illustration of a magical forest.
This feature is now available on desktop and Android devices. Your self-review shows a mirrored or inverted background but other meeting participants can find it in a correct orientation.
Change background & effects
Important: To use Change background and effects on an Android device, you must use one of these devices with an Android version 9 and up:
- Samsung Galaxy S9 and up
- Pixel 3 and up
- Other similar devices
- On your device, open Meet
.
- Select a meeting.
- At the bottom of your self-view, tap Effects
.
- Under the “Backgrounds” tab, tap Generate a background
- Enter a prompt. For example:
- "Luxurious living room interior"
- "A magical sunny forest glade"
Tip: For better results, try to include reference to a style or mood, a setting, and objects in the environment. For example: "A cozy coffee shop with flowers."
.- (Optional) You can select a style to customize the background image you create.
- Tap Create samples to see several suggested background images.
- (Optional) After you tap Create samples, you can:
- Edit your prompt: To return to the initial page, at the bottom, with your previous prompt, tap Generate
- Edit your prompt: To return to the initial page, at the bottom, with your previous prompt, tap Generate
- Tap one of the generated images to use as your background in your meeting.
- Tap Close
to exit "Generate a background" setup.
Tips:
- Background effects can increase your battery usage.
- If your battery is low, you can turn off the effects.
- To check other participants, your video might be cropped which results in some backgrounds or effects not visible to them.
Learn about Workspace Labs feature suggestions
- Workspace Labs feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
- Don’t rely on Workspace Labs features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
- Workspace Labs features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Workspace Labs more helpful and safe.
- Don’t include personal, confidential, or sensitive information in your prompts.
- Google uses Workspace Labs data and metrics to provide, improve, and develop products, services, and machine learning technologies across Google.
- Your Workspace Labs Data may also be read, rated, annotated, and reviewed by human reviewers. Importantly, where Google uses Google-selected input (as described in the Privacy Notice) to generate output, Google will aggregate and/or pseudonymize that content and resulting output before it is viewed by human reviewers, unless it is specifically provided as part of your feedback to Google.