To join meetings … this is how you use the “google dead” codes

While everyone is commuting to work from home due to restrictions imposed in most countries around the world to limit the outbreak of the Corona virus, video calling apps have become the staple tools for communication as we note that some of them require the creation of an account, while others other applications allow joining meetings even without an account, provided that it has an invitation from the meeting organizer , and in this regard we find the way the application (Google Meet) handles this through meeting icons.

Since Google created the app (Google Meet) for everyone for free without the need to create an account in the service (G Suite), more and more people have started using the app to communicate with their colleagues , friends and family, because it is considered to be one of the best video calling apps, and then if you are among these people maybe noticed some strange random codes (codes) at the end of the URL when you have invited a meeting, then what are these codes?

Simply put, this is an arrangement of random characters that make up a single symbol that gives access to a scheduled meeting or meeting already in progress, and meeting icons are usually added at the end of the URL. that you see in the attached link. to you in the email or in the Calendar app.

How do we use Google Meet codes?
When a new meeting is pre-scheduled through the app or created immediately, a unique meeting code is generated and you can join the meeting in four ways if the organizer shares the meeting code with you.

First method
Open the web browser on your computer.
Go to the website (Google Meet) through this link, then enter the meeting code the host gave you, which appears at the end of the meeting link.
Here is another way; You can either paste the link that the host sent you or enter it manually in the URL box of the browser.
• Click on the “Join” option.

The second method
Open your Gmail.
• At the bottom left of the screen, click on the “Join meeting” option.
• In the pop-up window that appears, paste the link sent to you or write it down manually, or enter the meeting code at the end of the link. Click on the “Join” option.

The third method
Open the calendar application on your computer.
• If a previously scheduled meeting is here, you will find the join link in a different color on the specified day of the meeting.
• Click on it directly and you will be redirected to a new window.
• In the new window, click on the “Join now” option.

Fourth method
If you have an account with the corporate service (G Suite), you can open the (Google Meet) app on your phone and enter the meeting code sent to you to join the meeting via a smartphone.
Finally, after entering the meeting code and pressing the request to join icon, someone who is already in a meeting will have to let you in and you can directly join the conversation in progress.
Note: You cannot create custom meeting codes – for example: convert meeting link meet.google.com/abc-xlex-pdq to a link such as: meet.google.com/lets-talk – where admins can use the (G Suite) or (G Suite For Education) Create only custom meeting codes.