How to Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Meet users

What are breakout rooms in Google Meet

  • As a Google Meet session organizer, you can set up breakout rooms to separate meeting participants into groups with different sub-sessions.

When can you add breakout rooms to a Google Meet session

Which Google Workspace editions don’t allow you to create breakout rooms in Google Meet

  • This feature is not available for G Suite Basic, Google Workspace Business Starter, and Education Fundamentals and Standard.

How to create breakout rooms in a Google Meet session step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 1

While in a meeting in Google Meet at https://meet.google.com, click the Activities icon at the bottom right.

Step 2

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 2

Select Breakout rooms.

Step 3

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 3

Click the Set up breakout rooms icon.

Step 4

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 4

Add a time limit to end breakout rooms after a set amount of time

If you click the Timer setting, check the End breakout rooms after a set amount of time box and specify how long you want the breakout rooms to last.

When this time runs out, a 30-second countdown starts before all participants return to the main room.

Step 5

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 5

The breakout rooms settings appear.

You can adjust the number of breakout Rooms, set a Timer, Shuffle participants randomly between rooms, or click Clear to reset the settings to the default.

Step 6

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 7

Rename a breakout room

You can click a breakout room’s name to change it.

Step 7

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 6

Assign session participants to specific breakout rooms

Click and drag a meeting participant to move them to another breakout room.

When ready, click Open rooms at the bottom.

Step 8

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 8

Joining a breakout room

Participants that you place into another breakout room receive this notification asking them to join.

Step 9

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 9

When they click Join, they leave the main session and go into the breakout room. If you have set a timer, they can see how much time remains in the banner on top.

They can Ask for help or Return to the main call.

Step 10

How To Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms - Step 10

Update breakout rooms settings

You can click the Activities icon at the bottom right at any time to update breakout room settings and join rooms.

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