Learn about huddles in Google Chat

Important: Only users with a work account can access huddles in Chat, which aren't available for personal or school accounts.

• You can start a huddle instantly as a voice chat from a 1:1 conversation, group conversation, or space in Google Chat without ringing.
• You can share your screen or turn on your camera in a huddle.
• You can also choose to start a video meeting or call someone directly from Chat or Gmail. Learn more about how to start a video meeting or call someone.

Important: To start or join a huddle on an Android phone or tablet, you must install the Gmail or Meet app. To download the app, go to the Google Play Store.

Start a huddle in Chat

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app 👁 Image
   or Gmail app 👁 Image
   .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
     .
2. Open a direct message or space.
3. To start a huddle with the members of the chat or space:
   • In a 1:1 conversation: At the top right, tap Call 👁 Image
     👁 and then
     Start a huddle 👁 Image
     .
   • In a group conversation or a space: At the top right, tap Send a Meet link 👁 Image
     👁 and then
     Start a huddle 👁 Image
     .
4. To end the call, tap End call 👁 Call end icon
   .

Tips:

• By default, the huddle opens as a voice chat. To change the huddle to a video chat, tap Turn on camera 👁 Image
  .
• If someone in the huddle turns on their camera, a video badge 👁 Start a video meeting
  displays next to their profile picture.

Join a huddle

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app 👁 Image
   or Gmail app 👁 Image
   .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
     .
2. You can join a huddle from your list of conversations or from a direct message or space:
   • To join from your list of conversations: tap the huddle icon 👁 Image
     next to the name or space name.
   • To join from within a conversation: select a direct message or space with an active huddle, which has the huddle icon 👁 Image
     next to the name or space name. In the huddle invitation banner, tap Join.

Tip: If a huddle starts while you’re in a conversation, a banner pops up. Tap Answer.

Related resources

• Start a video meeting
• Create a meeting in Google Chat