Google Meet free plans will limit meetings to 60 minutes starting Sept. 30

Source: Google

When Google allowed all Meet users to get unlimited-length meetings for up to 100 people on the video chat app, the company said it'll only be available until the end of September. Google is sticking to its word with free versions of Meet being limited to 60-minute meetings at a time. 

Access to advanced features for G Suite and G Suite for Education customers will also be taken away from users who aren't part of the "enterprise" tier of G Suite. These included allowing meetings for up to 250 participants, live-stream to up to 100,000 people within a single domain, and save meeting recordings to Google Drive.

If you're not interested in updating to a paid Meet plan, all you will be losing is less time for conference calls. And sometimes, that isn't the worst thing.

Source: The Verge

Update on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 8:08AM by Nicole Batac

Just a day before Google was set to enforce a 60-minute limit for free Gmail users utilizing Google Meet, the company has extended that deadline to March 31, 2021. The search giant cites the busy holiday season as a reason for extending the unlimited time offer for its free users.

As we look ahead to a holiday season with less travel and important milestones like family reunions, PTA meetings and weddings hosted over video, we want to continue helping those who rely on Meet to stay in touch over the coming months. As a sign of our commitment, today we’re continuing unlimited Meet calls (up to 24 hours) in the free version through March 31, 2021 for Gmail accounts. 

Source: 9to5Google