# Stay muted while waiting for Meet admission

Microphone handling improved to help the Google Meet notetaker stay muted while waiting to join\.

- Schema version: 1
- ID: meetso\-2026\-05\-26
- Slug: 2026\-05\-26\-muted\-meet\-waiting
- Period: 2026-05-26 to 2026-05-26
- Published: 2026-05-26
- Updated: None
- History: Development history

Dates describe development history and do not verify when changes became available.

- Banner asset: muted\-wait
- Banner alt: A muted microphone beside a clock

![A muted microphone beside a clock](/_next/static/media/muted-wait.1nshkl724cz-b.svg)

## Help the notetaker stay muted before joining

- ID: muted\-meet\-waiting
- Type: improved
- Area: notetaker
- Availability: unverified

Improved microphone handling to help the Google Meet notetaker stay muted while it waited to join\.

This did not add camera\-off behavior\.