Free Google Meet talk time is finally limited to '1 hour'
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Google Meet enforcing group call length limit on free Gmail --9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/12/google-meet-group-limit/
Google Meet puts the clamps on free users, imposes 1-hour meeting limit | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/google-meet-ends-pandemic-freebie-adds-1-hour-meeting-limit-for-free-users/
In May 2020, Google released the video conferencing tool 'Google Meet' for general users in response to the social situation where it is difficult for people to meet in person due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). I decided to provide it for free .
When the service was first launched, the free version had no limit on the available call time, and the maximum number of participants was only reduced from 250 to 100, but after September 30, 2020, one meeting time Was planned to be limited to one hour. However, Google has decided to extend the free talk time limit until March 31, 2021 and re-extend it until June 30.
Free Google Meet unlimited calls re-extended until June 30-Engadget Japan
https://japanese.engadget.com/google-meet-unlimited-call-051007496.html
Since the re-extension to June 30, Google has entered July without any notice, but from July the call time of Google Meet is limited to 1 hour as originally planned. It became clear that there was.
If you look at the 'Meeting length limits' section on the Google Meet help page , if a free version of Google Meet users host a meeting, one-on-one calls can last up to 24 hours, with 3 or more people. Calls are stated to be limited to a maximum of 1 hour. It seems that a notification will be displayed 55 minutes after the call starts, and the host needs to upgrade the Google Workspace account to the paid version to continue the call.
In addition, Google Meet's talkable time is limited to 1 hour when the free version user is the host of the conference, and if the paid version user is the host, it is possible to talk for up to 24 hours. You can also generate a meeting link again and have a meeting with the same members even if the call ends in an hour.
Technology media Ars Technica said, 'Many companies are trying to keep meetings to less than an hour anyway, so it's a problem if the talk time is limited to 40 minutes, but 60 minutes is fine.' I did.
If you want to remove the limit on the talkable time, you can register for a paid plan of Google Workspace. At the time of writing the article, the cheapest 'Business Starter' plan is priced at 680 yen per month.
Google Workspace (formerly G Suite): Payment plan
https://workspace.google.co.jp/intl/ja/pricing.html
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