After launching its .new extensions last year, Google has now made it possible to start a Meet call simply by typing “meet.new” in your browser.
Last year, Google introduced a new “.new” links feature that allows you to create new Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Forms, and Website documents on the web, simply by writing docs.new, sheets.new, slides.new. sites.new, forms.new, and website.new in your browser and hitting enter.
Now, it’s bringing the feature to Google Meet as well, allowing you to start a new call on the platform with the “meet.new” link.
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As a result, meet.new has exactly the same functionality as tapping the “Start a meeting” button at meet.google.com, or from the sidebar in Gmail sidebar, taking you to the “Meeting ready” screen. There you can get the call’s URL to copy and share it.
On the left, you will find a video and audio preview – clicking on “Join now” or “Present” takes you directly to the call or allows you to present on the call, respectively.
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— Javier Soltero 🇵🇷 (@jsoltero) June 18, 2020
If you want to know which Google account you’re using, you can see the account you’re logged in to in the top-right corner as is the case with all Google services. As an added bonus, you can use a “/1” or “/2” as part of the .new link to start a call from some other Google Account.
For example, meet.new/1 connects you to one Google account, while meet.new/2 connects you to another. Google Meet is now available to everyone – not just G Suite customers – so this is probably a useful addition.
Any company or organization can register its own .new domain letting people get to things faster. Here are some of the shortcuts that are already out there:
- Playlist.new: Create a new playlist to add songs on Spotify.
- Story.new: Write about what matters to you on Medium.
- Canva.new: Create beautiful designs with your team.
- Webex.new: For an easy, fast, and secure way to start your personal meeting room from any browser, try this shortcut from Cisco Webex.
- Link.new: Instantly create trusted, powerful, recognizable links that maximize the impact of every digital initiative using Bitly.
- Invoice.new: Create, customize, and send customer invoices directly from the Stripe Dashboard.
- Api.new: Prototype and launch your ideas for new Node.js API endpoints with this shortcut from RunKit.
- Coda.new: Simplify your team’s work with a new doc that combines documents and spreadsheets into a single canvas.
- Music.new: Create personalized song artwork for OVO Sound artist releases, pre-save upcoming music, and play the latest content with a single click.
- Cal.new: Create a new Google Calendar event right from your browser.
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