Google Meet's Going to Kick People Out of Empty Meetings

pcmag.com:

Google Meet is going to start kicking people out of empty meetings.

Google says that Meet will now ask users if they want to remain in a meeting if they've been alone for more than five minutes. Users who don't respond will be kicked out two minutes later.

"We hope that this feature will help prevent situations where your audio or video is unintentionally shared," Google says. Presumably kicking people out of empty meetings will also help reduce the amount of resources the company has to devote to these calls.

These so-called "meeting exit reminders" will be available to all Google Workspace, G Suite, and personal Google accounts between April 11 and May 3. The feature will launch on Google Meet for the web and iOS devices; the company says it will expand to Android "soon" after its debut.

Google says it's also "consolidated all host and co-host features in a single, central location under the 'Host controls' menu" in a bid to make "it easier to manage your meeting settings by reducing the need to switch between various menus."

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