What’s changing 

We’re giving admins more control over how screen savers are displayed on their Google Meet hardware devices, allowing them to use their displays as digital signage. Specifically, admins can now set:

• Any publicly accessible URL to display when devices are not in use,
• Number of  minutes of inactivity before screen saver shows,
• How soon prior to the next meeting screen saver is dismissed.

Who’s impacted

Admins

Why it’s important

This update allows you to customize the content your Google Meet hardware devices display while not in use. For instance, you can use this feature to display corporate signage or publish slides to the web and make them publicly accessible to share customized content across your hardware fleet. Please note that screen savers are not interactive—tapping your touch controller or using the remote will cause the screen saver to be dismissed, and the device will return to displaying the agenda on the homepage.

Additional details

In some cases, this feature can conflict with the power-saving feature on your Meet hardware devices.  To ensure that your custom screen saver is visible, be sure to set displays as active during working hours in the organizational unit you’re targeting. Visit the Help Center article to learn more about displaying custom screen saver images.

Getting started

• Admins: 
• This feature will be OFF by default and can be configured at the organizational unit level in the Admin console at Devices > Google Meet hardware > Settings > Device Settings. Visit the Help Center to learn more about displaying custom screen saver images.
  
  
• Please note: If no action is taken, your Google Meet hardware fleet will continue to default to displaying the Google Meet logo screensaver after 120 minutes of inactivity and will be dismissed 10 minutes prior to the next meeting.
• End users: There is no action required.