You may want Google Meet on a second device while keeping the original connection active, such as viewing content on a laptop while a phone remains connected. This differs from transferring the meeting. Choose the option that matches your purpose and decide which device will provide conversation audio before adding another connection.
Choose the option that keeps both devices
Open Meet on the destination and select the meeting already in progress. In Google’s transfer workflow, use Other joining options and choose Join here too. Selecting Switch here instead transfers the meeting and disconnects the original device. Read the choice carefully rather than assuming both controls add a second independent connection.
Assign a clear purpose to each device
If you only need a laptop for presentation, chat, or eligible activities, consider the documented Companion mode workflow. Companion mode turns off meeting microphone and playback audio and can serve as a second screen. If you use two normal meeting connections, coordinate their microphone and speaker states so nearby devices do not feed the same conversation back into one another.
Check that the original session remains useful
Verify the first device is still connected and that the intended audio device can hear and be heard. Check the second device shows the correct meeting and expected content. An extra connection can affect participant capacity, and Companion mode does not bypass that limit. When the second device is no longer needed, leave from that device and verify the main connection remains. Tell the organizer if duplicate participant entries are expected so a legitimate second connection is not mistaken for an unknown guest. Keep admission and organizational access requirements in view on both devices.
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