Since its rollout, Google Meet users have been asking developers time and again for a built-in hand raising option. Despite it being a fairly primitive feature, Meet developers chose to “ignore” it for as long as possible, only working around it in 2021. Yep, according to Google’s latest blog post about Meet improvements, we can expect to see more hand raising in meetings — the official way.
How to use the Raise Hand feature in Google Meet
Today we're taking a look at the new built-in Raise Hand feature in Google Meet and telling you all about it.
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The newly introduced Hand Raise feature in Google Meet allows meeting participants to raise their hand when they want to get the host or moderator’s attention to ask a question or present a suggestion. Until the mid-June release, users had to rely on third-party Google Chrome plugins for the hand raising functionality.
