Google Meet’s web version has offered the tile view for quite some time. The company is now rolling out this feature for the Meet users on smartphones. You can now view several people in your meetings in the Google Meet app on your phone.
Google Meet Brings Tile View to Smartphones
Tile view is basically a layout where you can see several individual items at once on your screen. In Google Meet, where you have multiple people in your meetings, you can now see eight of those people at once in the newly announced tile view mode.
Have a bigger impact on a smaller screen with #GoogleMeet tile view on your mobile device, rolling out now on iOS and coming soon to Android! 🙌 → https://t.co/OLAvcuDmYy pic.twitter.com/ZHjzQ8tedH
— Google Workspace (@GoogleWorkspace) March 10, 2021
As announced by Google on Twitter, you no longer need a desktop screen to be able to view several people in your meetings. You now have this capability right on your handheld smartphone.
Smartphones You Can Use Tile View On
According to the official tweet, the tile view mode is now available on all iOS devices. A rollout for Android is “coming soon”. It wouldn’t be too long before Android users can use this feature, though.
Google Meet’s Tile View Explained
As you can see in the official Google tweet, the demo meeting has 14 people in it and the tile view mode shows up to eight people at once. There’s a small notification in the bottom-right telling you the number of people that aren’t shown on your current screen.
Each person’s tile has their name in it at the bottom-left. When someone is speaking, the border around their tile turns blue and a speaker icon appears in their tile. This lets you quickly find out who’s speaking.
While we’re not fully sure, it’s likely the tile view mode changes based on people’s activities in the meeting.
How to Get Tile View in Google Meet for iOS
If you don’t already see the tile view mode option in Google Meet on your Apple device, it’s time to update the app.
You can update your Google Meet version by hitting up the App Store, searching for the app, and tapping the Update button.
Then, relaunch the app and you’ll be able to access the newly introduced mode.
View Several People on a Single Screen in Google Meet
If you often have Google Meet meetings with several people, you can now view more of those people at once in the app on your phone. iOS users can start using this feature right away while Android ones will have to wait a little while.