Google Meet is finally adding waiting rooms to give you something to do before your meeting starts

• Google Meet is adding waiting rooms for calls
• Hosts can admit participants, or kick them back out into rooms
• Only certain Business, Enterprise, Education and Workspace users get support

Google is finally adding waiting rooms to its video conferencing software in a bid to give hosts more control over who enters meetings and when.

With the new feature, Google Meet participants will be placed into a waiting room before they can join the call to prevent interruptions, and to give the host more time to set up the call with tools like screen sharing and recording.