How to Disable Hangouts Chat and Meet in Gmail Sidebar

ByUmar Ali – June 16, 2020

Do you know how to remove or disable Hangouts chat and Meet in the Gmail sidebar? Google is doing the best to promote Google Meet by promoting it in Gmail. If you don’t like or no interest in starting video chatting or calls in Gmail, in this article you will learn how to turn off or disable Google Meet and Hangouts in Gmail sidebar.

Read: How to Share Your Screen in Google Meet on Web and Mobile App

How to Hide or Remove Hangouts Chat and Meet from Gmail Sidebar

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Google Meet is currently opening its ways to all Gmail users, a lot of complaints have prompted about the application using precious real estate in the sidebar and taking up the space they reserved for labels. Here are the following steps to disable or remove or hide the Hangouts Chat and Meet from Gmail.

Open you your Gmail Inbox with any browser where you want to hide or disable Hangouts and Google Meet Chat
Click on the Cog Gear Setting icon from the top right corner
Select Settings or See All Settings option from the menu to visit Gmail’s settings
Click on the Chat And Meet tab in the Gmail’s settings from the top right side
Select the Chat Off to the right of the Chat to disable the Hangouts Chat section
Now Select the Hide The Meet Section In the Main Menu to the right of Meet to disable the Google Meet section
Finally, click on the Save Changes option at the bottom when you are done

After that, the Gmail will automatically reload and you will see that both the Google Meet and Hangout sections have to hide from the Gmail sidebar!

‘Chat and Meet’ option not available?

If the Chat and Meet option is not available then don’t worry. Google is slowly rolling out the function or feature to hide or disable the Google Meet section. If you are unable to see it right away, try again after a few days.

How to Hide Meet in Gmail by Hiding Chat Menu

You can hide Meet in Gmail by hiding chat Menu in the following steps:

Visit your Gmail Inbox with your browser
Click on the Double quotes button or Hangouts chat icon to hide or disable the chat menu
This will hide Hangouts chat and Google Meet menu
Click on the Double quotes button again to show Hangouts chat and Google Meet menu again in Gmail sidebar

How to Move Meet to the right side

If you do not want to disable or hide Hangout chat and Meet from your Gmail sidebar completely. Then you can move Meet and Hangout chat from the left side to the right-hand side. In the left side it will not show you Meet with the label and here is how to move it:

Open your Gmail Inbox with your browser
Click on the Settings gear icon from the top right side
Select the Settings or See all settings option
Go to the Advanced tab under the settings
Scroll down to the Right Side section then select the Enable option

How to Enable Hangout Chat and Meet in Gmail Sidebar

If you want to enable Google Meet and Hangout Chat back that you disable or hide previously by mistake or any other reasons. Here are the steps to do it:

Open your Gmail Inbox with any browser
Select the Setting gear icon from the top right side
Click on the Settings or See all Settings option from the menu
Now select the Chat and Meet tab from the top right side
Select the Chat On to the right of the Chat to enable the Hangouts Chat section
Now select the Show the Meet Section In the Main Menu to the right of Meet to enable the Google Meet section

How can I remove “MEET” from my Gmail sidebar?

You can remove MEET as well as Hangout Chat from your Gmail sidebar within a few steps. Just open your Gmail Inbox>Settings Gear icon>Click on the Settings from menu>Go to Chat and Meet Tab> Select the Chat Off to disable the Hangouts Chat section> Now Select the Hide the Meet Section in the Main Menu to the right of Meet to disable the Google Meet section. Finally, click on the Save Changes option at the bottom when you are done.

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