Invite external guests to Google Meet live streams or limit access for targeted internal live streaming

What’s changing

Additional access controls for Google Meet will now let hosts decide who can view their live streams. Live streams can now reach a wider audience with added flexibility for events like town halls, webinars, and large presentations. This allows for mixed internal/external audiences and better granularity for hosting restricted internal broadcasts.

• External live streaming: Hosts can now also invite external users outside their own domain to join live streams. External viewers join live streams with their invited Google Account.
• Targeted internal live streaming: Hosts can now optionally limit in-domain access to a live stream to only specific users or groups and not the entire domain.
• New "Adaptive" meeting type: A new opt-in "Adaptive" meeting type setting provides access to these new controls. Existing meetings will keep their behaviors unchanged.

Getting started

• Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
• End users (meeting hosts): The new Adaptive meeting type is available for meetings with a live stream. Visit the Help Center to learn more about hosting a live stream.

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on December 4, 2025
• Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 12, 2026

Availability

Available for Google Workspace editions that support live stream hosting:

• Enterprise Standard and Plus
• Enterprise Essentials Plus
• Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning add-on

Resources

• Google Help: Start or schedule a Google Meet video meeting