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Google Meet Can Now Show Your Company's Recording Policy Before Calls Begin

Admins can add a short notice, with an optional link, to the waiting screen so people know how meeting notes and recordings are handled.

3 min read · November 9, 2026

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Have you ever joined a video call and wondered whether someone was recording it, or whether an AI tool was writing down everything said? Google's new option is designed to answer that question before anyone says a word.

What the feature does

Google Meet has a waiting area called the Green Room. It is the screen you land on before you click to join the call. Google's announcement says admins can now add their own message there.

Here is what admins can set, according to Google:

A short custom message. Keep it brief, because people see it before the call starts.
An optional web link. It can lead to a page with more detail about your company's rules for meeting recordings, transcripts, and notes.
When it appears. Either every time, or only when the meeting is actually being recorded, transcribed, or having notes taken by Gemini (Google's AI assistant).

Gemini's meeting notes are a helpful tool. Google's help pages describe features like "Take notes for me," which can produce written notes from a meeting. This new notice gives your organization a place to explain how those notes and recordings are handled.

Who can turn it on

This is an admin setting, not something individual users switch on. Google says:

The feature is off by default.
Admins turn it on at the organizational unit (OU) level, which is the group of users an admin manages together, under Meet Safety Settings.
End users need to do nothing.

If you are not an admin, you will simply see the notice when it is enabled for your group.

Rollout and availability

Google says the extended rollout for Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains started on November 2, 2026. It may take longer than 15 days before the feature is visible for everyone. Google lists it for several editions, including Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus, and Frontline Plus, with Google AI Pro for Education also named as an add-on. If you want to know which plan your organization is on, check with your admin or Google's official pricing and plan pages.

What this means for you

If you work in an organization: Expect to see a notice in the waiting screen when your company turns this on. It is a good moment to read the linked policy, if there is one, so you know what happens to notes and recordings.
If you manage Google Workspace for your team: Decide what your message should say before you enable it. Keep it short, clear, and consistent with your existing policies. Then confirm the setting is off by default for any group where you have not made a decision.
If you're a student or educator: The Education editions are named in the announcement, so a school or college may use the same notice to explain how class recordings and notes are handled.
If you already use it: If you're an admin and the option appears in your console, add a link to a clear policy page rather than a long paragraph. Ask your team to read it once, and revisit it whenever your recording or note-taking rules change.

Wrap-up

Google's new option lets an organization explain its meeting rules at the exact moment people join a call. The feature is off by default, admins control it, and end users do not need to take any action. If you work in an organization that uses Google Meet, ask whether your admin plans to turn it on, and if you are an admin, decide on your message today so it is ready when the setting reaches your account.

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