23 KiB
23 KiB
Meet - Video Calls
Your virtual meeting room
Overview
Meet is the video conferencing app in General Bots Suite. Host video calls, share your screen, collaborate in real-time, and let the AI take notes for you. Meet integrates seamlessly with Calendar so joining meetings is just one click away.
Interface Layout
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Meet [🎤 Mute] [📹 Video] [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ ┌───────────┐ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ 📹 │ │ │
│ │ │ You │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ └───────────┘ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Waiting for others to join... │ │
│ │ │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
├───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PARTICIPANTS (1) │ │
│ ───────────────── │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ ● You (Host) │ │ Chat │ │
│ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────┤ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ Meeting started at 10:00 AM │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ ───────────────── │ ├─────────────────────────────────────┤ │
│ [Invite People] │ │ Type a message... [Send] │ │
│ │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ │
├───────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ [🎤] [📹] [🖥️ Share] [✋ Raise Hand] [💬 Chat] [⚙️] [📕 End Call] │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Features
Starting a Meeting
Method 1: Instant Meeting
- Open the Meet app from the apps menu
- Click Start Meeting
- Your meeting room is ready instantly
- Share the link with participants
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Start a Meeting [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 🎥 Start Instant Meeting │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ─────────── or ─────────── │
│ │
│ Meeting Link: │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ https://meet.bot/abc-defg-hij │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ [Copy Link] [Share via Email] │
│ │
│ ─────────── or ─────────── │
│ │
│ Join with Code: │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Enter meeting code... │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ [Join Meeting] │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Method 2: From Calendar
- Click on a meeting event in Calendar
- Click the Join Meeting button
- You're connected automatically
Method 3: Ask the Bot
You: Start a video call
Bot: ✅ Meeting room created!
🔗 Link: https://meet.bot/abc-defg-hij
[Join Now] [Copy Link] [Send Invites]
Joining a Meeting
From a Link
- Click the meeting link you received
- Allow camera and microphone access
- Preview your video
- Click Join Now
From a Code
- Open the Meet app
- Enter the meeting code (e.g.,
abc-defg-hij) - Click Join Meeting
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Ready to Join? [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ 📹 │ │
│ │ Your Preview │ │
│ │ │ │
│ └─────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ [🎤 On] [📹 On] │
│ │
│ Your Name: │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ John Smith │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Join Now │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
During the Meeting
Video Grid
When multiple people join, the video grid adjusts automatically:
2 Participants
┌──────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│ │ │
│ You │ Sarah │
│ │ │
└──────────────────┴──────────────────┘
4 Participants
┌──────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│ You │ Sarah │
├──────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│ John │ Mike │
└──────────────────┴──────────────────┘
Speaker View - Active speaker is shown large:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Active Speaker │
│ (Sarah) │
│ │
├─────────┬─────────┬─────────┬──────────┤
│ You │ John │ Mike │ Lisa │
└─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴──────────┘
Meeting Controls
| Button | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| 🎤 | Mute/Unmute microphone | M |
| 📹 | Turn camera on/off | V |
| 🖥️ | Share your screen | S |
| ✋ | Raise your hand | H |
| 💬 | Open/close chat | C |
| 👥 | Show participants | P |
| ⚙️ | Settings | , |
| 📕 | Leave/End meeting | Ctrl+E |
Screen Sharing
Share your screen, a window, or a browser tab:
- Click the 🖥️ Share button
- Choose what to share:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Share Your Screen [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Entire │ │ Window │ │ Browser │ │
│ │ Screen │ │ │ │ Tab │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ☑ Share computer audio │
│ │
│ [Cancel] [Share] │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Select the screen, window, or tab
- Click Share
- Click Stop Sharing when done
💡 Tip: Share a specific window to keep other content private.
In-Meeting Chat
Send messages to all participants without interrupting the speaker:
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Meeting Chat [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Sarah (10:05 AM) │
│ Can everyone see my screen? │
│ │
│ John (10:05 AM) │
│ Yes, looks good! │
│ │
│ You (10:06 AM) │
│ Perfect, let's continue. │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌───────────────────────┐ [Send] │
│ │ Type a message... │ │
│ └───────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Chat Features:
- Send messages to everyone
- Share links and files
- Use emoji reactions
- Chat history is saved
AI Meeting Assistant ✨
Let the AI help during your meetings:
Live Transcription
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 📝 Live Transcript │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Sarah (10:05:23) │
│ "Let's review the Q2 numbers first" │
│ │
│ John (10:05:45) │
│ "Revenue is up 15% from last quarter" │
│ │
│ Sarah (10:06:12) │
│ "Great progress on the new product" │
│ │
│ ─── Transcribing... ─── │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Meeting Notes
After the meeting, the AI generates:
- Summary of key points
- Action items with assignees
- Decisions made
- Follow-up tasks
You: Summarize today's meeting
Bot: 📋 Meeting Summary - Project Review
Duration: 45 minutes
Participants: You, Sarah, John, Mike
📌 Key Points:
• Q2 revenue up 15%
• New product launch on track for June
• Marketing budget approved
✅ Action Items:
• Sarah: Finalize launch materials by May 20
• John: Schedule customer interviews
• You: Review pricing proposal
📅 Next Meeting: May 22 at 10 AM
Raise Hand
Get the speaker's attention without interrupting:
- Click ✋ Raise Hand
- Your hand icon appears next to your name
- Host sees a notification
- Click again to lower your hand
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ PARTICIPANTS (4) │
│ ───────────────── │
│ ● Sarah (Host) │
│ ● You ✋ │ ◄── Hand raised
│ ● John │
│ ● Mike │
└───────────────────────────┘
Meeting Settings
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Meeting Settings [×] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ AUDIO │
│ ───── │
│ Microphone: [Built-in Mic ▼] │
│ Speaker: [Built-in Speakers ▼] │
│ [🔊 Test Audio] │
│ │
│ VIDEO │
│ ───── │
│ Camera: [Built-in Camera ▼] │
│ [Mirror my video] ☑ │
│ [HD video] ☐ │
│ │
│ PREFERENCES │
│ ────────── │
│ [Mute on join] ☑ │
│ [Camera off on join] ☐ │
│ [Enable AI transcription] ☑ │
│ [Background blur] ☐ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Save │ │ Cancel │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Virtual Backgrounds
Change your background during the meeting:
- Click ⚙️ Settings → Background
- Choose an option:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| None | Show your real background |
| Blur | Blur your background |
| Office | Virtual office background |
| Nature | Nature scene background |
| Custom | Upload your own image |
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
M |
Mute/Unmute microphone |
V |
Turn camera on/off |
S |
Start/stop screen share |
H |
Raise/lower hand |
C |
Open/close chat |
P |
Show/hide participants |
F |
Toggle fullscreen |
Space |
Push to talk (while muted) |
Ctrl+D |
Leave meeting |
Ctrl+E |
End meeting (host only) |
Tips & Tricks
Before the Meeting
💡 Test your audio and video before important meetings
💡 Use a headset to avoid echo and improve audio quality
💡 Check your lighting - face a window or light source
💡 Close unnecessary apps to improve performance
During the Meeting
💡 Mute when not speaking to reduce background noise
💡 Use the chat for links and details without interrupting
💡 Pin important speakers by clicking their video tile
💡 Use reactions (👍 👏 ❤️) for quick feedback
For Hosts
💡 Start recording early so you don't forget
💡 Admit participants from the waiting room promptly
💡 Mute disruptive participants if needed
💡 Share meeting notes after the call
Troubleshooting
No video showing
Possible causes:
- Camera is blocked by another app
- Browser doesn't have camera permission
- Camera is turned off in settings
Solution:
- Close other apps using the camera
- Click the 🔒 icon in browser address bar → Allow Camera
- Check that the camera is selected in Settings
- Try refreshing the page
No one can hear me
Possible causes:
- Microphone is muted
- Wrong microphone selected
- Browser doesn't have microphone permission
Solution:
- Click the 🎤 button to unmute
- Go to Settings → Audio → Select correct microphone
- Click 🔒 in browser → Allow Microphone
- Test with "Test Audio" button in settings
Can't hear others
Possible causes:
- Speaker volume is too low
- Wrong speaker device selected
- System volume is muted
Solution:
- Check system volume (not muted)
- Go to Settings → Audio → Select correct speaker
- Click "Test Audio" to verify
- Try using headphones
Screen share not working
Possible causes:
- Browser doesn't have screen share permission
- System privacy settings block screen recording
- Another app is already sharing
Solution:
- Allow screen share in browser permissions
- On Mac: System Preferences → Security → Screen Recording → Allow browser
- On Windows: Check privacy settings
- Close any other screen sharing software
Poor video quality
Possible causes:
- Slow internet connection
- Too many participants with video on
- Computer is overloaded
Solution:
- Close other apps and browser tabs
- Turn off HD video in settings
- Ask some participants to turn off video
- Move closer to your WiFi router
BASIC Integration
Control Meet from your bot dialogs:
Create a Meeting
meeting = CREATE MEETING "Project Discussion"
TALK "Meeting created!"
TALK "Link: " + meeting.link
TALK "Code: " + meeting.code
Schedule a Meeting
meeting = NEW OBJECT
meeting.title = "Weekly Standup"
meeting.date = "2025-05-20"
meeting.time = "10:00"
meeting.duration = 30
meeting.attendees = ["sarah@company.com", "john@company.com"]
result = SCHEDULE MEETING meeting
SEND INVITATION result
Get Meeting Transcript
transcript = GET MEETING TRANSCRIPT meetingId
TALK "Meeting Summary:"
TALK transcript.summary
TALK "Action Items:"
FOR EACH item IN transcript.actionItems
TALK "- " + item.task + " (" + item.assignee + ")"
NEXT
Join a Meeting Programmatically
HEAR code AS TEXT "Enter the meeting code"
IF LEN(code) > 0 THEN
JOIN MEETING code
TALK "Joining meeting..."
ELSE
TALK "No code provided"
END IF
See Also
- Calendar App - Schedule meetings
- Chat App - Continue conversations after meetings
- Mail App - Send meeting invitations
- How To: Create Your First Bot