This article explains how to enable push to talk in Google Meet. Google Meet lacks a push to talk feature that can be found in other rivals like Zoom. This might seem a small thing at first but can be a great deal in team meetings and online classes. It eliminates the background noise to make the speakers easily hearable.
Google Meet Push to Talk is a free Chrome extension that brings push to talk in Google Meet. This extension disables the mic by default and lets you pick a keyboard shortcut for push to talk. You can assign any keyboard key for that. Once done, you can talk by pressing that key and release it when done. The mic automatically enables when you press the key and go back to mute when released.
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How to Enable Push to Talk in Google Meet?
To enable push to talk in Google Meet, visit this link and install the extension to your web browser. Since this is a Chrome extension, it only works for Chromium-based browsers with support for Chrome Web Store such as Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, etc.
Once installed, click the extension icon from the menubar. This shows you the extension settings. There are only two options: hotkey and mute on join. Press the box alongside hotkey and then press a key from the keyboard that you want to use for push to talk. By default, it’s set to space. Similarly, you can toggle the mute on the join option as well.
Now, when you join a Google Meet call, depending on your configuration, the extension automatically mutes your mic as soon as you join. You can press and hold the hotkey to unmute the mic and speak. Once finished, release the hotkey and the mic gets muted again. This is how you can enable push to talk in Google Meet. You can share this extension with all the participants and hopefully makes the background less noisy.
Closing Words
Google Meet Push to Talk is a handy extension that brings push to talk feature in Google Meet. It can be really useful for online classic and team meetings where multiple microphones are enabled leading to background noise. If distributed among the participants, this extension can bring the background noise down making it easier for everyone to hear the speaker clearly.
