Before you join

Before you enter a meeting, Glow Meetings shows a device check so you can see and hear yourself first.

Check your camera and microphone#

1. Allow camera and microphone access if your browser or device asks.
2. Look at the preview to check your camera.
3. Choose your Camera, Microphone and Speaker from the lists.
4. Select Test to play a short sound through your speaker. Select Stop when you're done.

Set your name#

Check Display name — it's what others see in the meeting. If the meeting needs a passcode, enter it in Meeting passcode.

Pick a background#

Select Effects to blur your background or choose an image. Choose None to turn effects off. See Backgrounds and effects.

Join#

Choose how you want to enter:

• Join meeting — join with your mic and camera on.
• Join with mic off — join muted.
• Join without camera & mic — join to watch and listen. You can turn them on once you're inside.

If you're the host, the button says Start meeting.

If the meeting has a waiting room, you'll see "Waiting room on — the host will admit you". See The waiting room.

Securing the connection#

After you join, Glow Meetings briefly shows "You're in — securing the connection" while it verifies your device, joins the encrypted meeting, exchanges keys and connects audio and video. This usually takes a second or two.

Skip the device check#

Hosts can turn on Skip the device check when I start a meeting to go straight in with their saved defaults. You'll find it here and in Settings, under Audio & video, next to Join with camera off and Join with mic off.

If your camera and microphone are blocked, see Camera and microphone problems.