Google Meet is one of the most popular web conferencing tools currently serving millions worldwide in these pandemic times. In comparison to other video conferencing tools, Google has the longest time frame for free users. It lets anyone with a Gmail account create a meeting or join an existing one. A total of 100 members can join in on the meeting, which can last for up to 60 mins.
Google Meet allows for grid view to keep an eye on all the participants of the meeting. It will show a maximum of 49 participants at once in a grid view. If the participants have their camera feed turned off, it will show the profile picture. Otherwise, the camera feed will stream in the grid view. However, recently many people have encountered an issue when there is a high number of participants. In some cases, the grid view will stop working entirely. So we have compiled this article to guide you on how you can fix this grid view not working issue. Now, without any further ado, let’s get into it.
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How to fix the Google Meet grid view not working issue?
When you have many participants joined in on a meeting, the grid view automatically turns on your screen. But for some reason, it might be disabled in the settings. So if you do not see it on your screen, try turning it on manually.
Turn on Grid View manually:
- When the meeting is going on, click on the three-dot icon in the control bar at the bottom.
- Select Change Layout from the list of options that show up.
- Click on “Tiled Layout.” The Grid View will be selected, and you will see all of your participants’ camera feed on your screen.
Unpin a participant:
Sometimes the grid view is not working when you have a particular participant pinned on your screen. Pinning someone allows you to see their feed on your screen at all times, which comes in handy if there is a particular speaker in the meeting. However, pinning a participant can sometimes cause problems. Due to a particular participant being pinned, the camera feed of the other participants might not have enough space to fit in a grid on your screen. So if you have someone pinned, unpin them right away, and that should get the grid view working again.
- When the meeting is going on, click on the icon on your screen that shows up the entire list of active participants.
- Now, look for the participant that is pinned on your screen. Click on the three-dot icon next to that participant.
- Choose “Unpin” from the list of options that show up.