Google Meet - Add Co-hosts

To add co-hosts and share Meeting Artifacts:

Important: You can only do this on a computer. How-to for Android. How-to for iPhone and iPad.

On your desktop browser, go to Google Calendar.
Click the event or meeting you want to add a co-host to.
From the pop-up menu, click Edit event .
- If your event doesn’t have a meeting attached, click Add Google Meet video conferencing.
Click Video call options .
In the pop-up menu, turn on Host Management .
On the left, click Co-hosts .
Check the box next to “Call artifacts are shared with the host and co-hosts you add here.”
Add participants as co-hosts.

Add a co-host before a meeting starts

Important: We highly recommend that you add a co-host before the meeting starts.

Add a co-host to a new meeting

On your desktop browser, go to Google Calendar.
At the top left, click Create.
In the drop down, select Event.
Add meeting guests.
- If your event doesn’t have a meeting attached, click Add Google Meet video conferencing.
Click Video call options .
In the pop-up menu, turn on Host Management .
On the left, click Co-hosts .
Enter the names of the participants you want to add as a co-host.
Select their names from the drop down.
Click Save from within the pop-up menu.
To save the Google Calendar event, click Save

Add a co-host to an existing meeting

Important: You’ll have to be the creator of the meeting to make this change. If somebody else created the meeting then either they can add you as a co-host or transfer the meeting to you before you add co-hosts.

On your desktop browser, go to Google Calendar.
Click the event or meeting you want to add a co-host to.
From the pop-up menu, click Edit event .
- If your event doesn’t have a meeting attached, click Add Google Meet video conferencing.
Click Video call options .
In the pop-up menu, turn on Host Management .
On the left, click on Co-hosts .
Enter the names of the participants you want to add as a co-host.
Select their name from the drop down.
Click Save from within the pop-up menu.
To save the Google Calendar event, click Save.

Use Host Management in a meeting

Turn Host Management on or off

On your computer, go to meet.google.com.
Join a meeting.
At the bottom right, click Host controls .
From the side panel that appears, switch on Host management .
To switch off, click Host Management Turn it off .

Add or remove a co-host

In a meeting, at the bottom right, click Show everyone .
From the “People” tab, find or search the participant’s name.
Next to their name, click Menu Grant host controls .

Once the new co-hosts are granted hosting privileges, the Host controls icon appears at the bottom of their screen.