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# Google Meet: 3 Surprising Productivity Features
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-109/
- Published: 2023-08-04T01:00:40.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:03:49.000Z
- Description: #109
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Meet

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## Add custom looped background

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/08/CleanShot-2023-08-01-at-13.42.53.gif)

As you can see I clearly take dancing lessons

You won’t be able to find this animated background by default in Google Meet because I uploaded it myself!

- You can download the .mp4 file [for yourself here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o57FL3m7H3ul8xVtoFU4XcV6CulT7NtD/view?usp=sharing&ref=jeffsu.org)

How to upload (and loop) any .mp4 file for your Google Meet background:

- 3 dots > Apply Visual Effects > Background > Upload > Show Options > All Files > select the .mp4 file

## Turn off another person’s video tile

I’ll be honest - I like to stare at my own video feed while in Google Meet.

So, if other people’s faces are distracting you, you can simply:

- Hover over their tile > 3 dots > Don’t watch

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/08/image.png)

## Save time by allowing all attendees

This is super useful if you have a meeting with a lot of external attendees, and you don’t want to “Admit” or “Approve” each one:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/08/image-1.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/08/image-2.png)

💡

****Pro tip:** If you’re a control freak like me, you can also toggle on “Host must join before anyone else” 😉

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