Use picture-in-picture with Google Meet

Picture-in-picture can now automatically trigger when you:

Switch tabs during a meeting
Screenshare a window or an entire screen

This automatic feature is available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google Accounts.

Important: Picture-in-picture is only available with Google Chrome on a computer.

Use picture-in-picture to display a small, movable version of your Google Meet UI that overlays over any content you navigate to. Use picture-in-picture to stay more easily engaged in a meeting while you navigate to a different tab or window. Use picture-in-picture mode to:

Gauge your audience’s reaction while you present.
View meeting related documents.
Take notes.
Interact with and use Meet features, such as Hand raise and in-meeting chat.

Turn on permission for Automatic picture-in-picture

Important: You need to grant permission for Automatic picture-in-picture when you switch tabs.

In a meeting or on Google Meet, hover over the URL bar in Chrome.
On the left of the web address, click View site information .
Turn "Automatic picture-in-picture" on or off .

Start picture-in-picture mode

Use picture-in-picture in a Google Meet meeting

In your meeting, at the bottom, click More options .
Click Open picture-in-picture .
At the bottom right, a small version of your meeting UI displays.
Tips:
- To move your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click at the top of the meeting UI and drag it across your screen.
- To resize your picture-in-picture meeting UI, click and drag an edge.
Navigate to other tabs, windows, or applications. Your picture-in-picture meeting UI moves with you.
To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, in the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab .
Tip: When you exit picture-in-picture mode, you're brought back to your meeting tab, but are still in the meeting. To end the meeting, click Hang up .

Tip: Do not maximize the screen of any other windows or applications while using this feature as it hides the picture-in-picture mode.

Adjust Meet settings for picture-in-picture

Important: Ensure Automatic picture-in-picture is on in the Chrome browser.

On your computer, open Google Meet.
At the bottom of the screen, click More options .
Click Settings General.
Find “Automatic picture-in-picture.”
Select an option:
- Never automatically show.
- Only when I switch tabs.
- Only when I screen share (window & entire screen).
- Always automatically show.

Use features with picture-in-picture

When you use picture-in-picture, you can still:

Turn your camera and mic on and off.
Raise your hand.
Send and read in-meeting messages.
View your presentation as it appears to others.
Important: You can’t start a presentation in picture-in-picture. You'll have to start the presentation before switching this feature on. Learn how to present your screen.
Turn captions on and off.
Exit the call.

To use other Meet features, exit picture-in-picture: In picture-in-picture mode, at the top right of the small meet UI, click Back to tab .

Get Meet notifications in picture-in-picture

When picture-in-picture is active, you still get notifications for:

Chat messages.
Hand raises.
Join requests.

Tip: To get other Meet notifications such as Breakout Room notifications, exit picture-in-picture and go to the full version of your meeting.

Exit picture-in-picture

To exit picture-in-picture in a meeting, at the top right of the small Meet UI, click Back to tab .

Tip: If you click Hang up , the Meet meeting ends for you.