Based on your feedback, we’re changing the behavior of some Google Meet settings for G Suite for Education and Enterprise for Education customers. Specifically, certain settings are now “sticky.” This means that if you turn them on or off during a meeting, they will be saved for any future meetings that use the same meeting code. Previously, all settings would return to their default state whenever a meeting was restarted. 

This change will apply to these settings: 

• Quick access 
• Prevent students from sharing their screen 
• Prevent students from sending chat messages 

Any changes will only be saved for the specific meeting code, and will not affect other meetings that the user owns with a different meeting code. Additionally, if you change these settings in a one-time, nicknamed, or instant meeting, the settings will not be saved, and will return to their default state after the meeting ends. Scenarios when meetings have the same meeting code include: 

• Some recurring meetings (including recurring meetings scheduled via Google Calendar) 
• A meeting owner joins, exits, then rejoins the same meeting 

• Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
• End users: Sticky settings will save automatically. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Quick access, prevent students from sharing their screen, and prevent students from sending chat messages. 

• Rapid Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 9, 2020 
• Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 5, 2021  

• Available to G Suite Education and Enterprise for Education customers Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, and Nonprofits customers 

• Google Help: Start a video meeting for education