How to Change Your Google Meet Background? – A Comprehensive Guide

How to Change Your Google Meet Background? – A Comprehensive Guide

Owing to the popularity of online meetings worldwide, Google Meet has been introducing new features to make the sessions more fun and engaging. One such prominent feature is that of changing the meeting background. You can now blur your background or even replace the background with pre-made templates available. The process is straightforward and easy and involves several simple steps. 

The section below details how to change the background in Google Meet.

How to Change Background in Google Meet?

Step 1

Open Google Meet and click on New Meeting to start a new meeting, or click open an invitation link to join any meeting.

Step 2

On the meeting window, find and click on the Three Dots option at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3

A pop-up menu appears. From the options, click on the Apply Visual Effects option.

Step 4

Many effects, filters, and styles appear on the side of the screen. You can click on any of the effects to have a real-time preview on the screen. Choose the best-suited one and click Apply to apply it in the screen’s background. Remember that choosing an effect automatically turns on the system’s camera.