How Do I Enable Screen Sharing on Google Meet?
Under normal circumstances, it’s simple to share your screen through Google Meet. Follow these steps after joining a meeting:
Desktop: Select the up arrow, and then choose a presentation type.App: Tap the three-dot menu, and then Share screen.
Why Can’t I Present My Screen on Google Meet?
Screen sharing doesn’t always work out as smoothly as those directions make it seem. Here are various fixes for when Google Meet screen sharing isn’t working: Contact the host and ask them to lift the restriction. They can do this on a computer by opening host controls (the shield symbol) and enabling Share their screen. The same option is available through Meeting safety via the three-dot menu if they’re using a phone. When using Google Meet from a web browser, you’re able to share your entire screen, a specific window, or a particular browser tab. You have to stop the share entirely before you can pick a different type. For example, if you’re sharing the whole screen, you can’t switch to a window or tab without selecting Stop presenting from the share button. The only exception is if you’re sharing a browser tab—choose Share this tab instead to switch to that tab. To solve this, isolate the Google Meet tab. Make it be in its own browser window. Either that or change what you’re sharing to be a single tab instead of the whole window. When this happens for other desktop users, the screen share is hidden but not removed. All you need to do is select Resume presenting from the share button. If you’re sharing your phone screen through the Google Meet app, another user sharing their screen will kick you off. You’ll need to start your screen share again to take over as the main presenter. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording, and check the box next to your browser to permit it to share the contents of your screen. If this works, some possible reasons could be that a setting within the original browser conflicts with the screen recording, the software is incompatible with Google Meet, or a browser extension is interfering with the screen share.
