You Can Combine Multiple Internet Connections Together Like Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, Starlink and DSL to Solve Google Meet Audio Not Working Issues
When Google Meet audio is not working, check the simple things first: the right microphone and speaker selected in Meet’s settings, and your browser allowed to use the microphone. If the audio still cuts out while the video keeps going, it looks like a microphone fault, but the cause is usually the connection dropping just long enough to lose the audio stream.
Speedify is an app that runs the meeting over Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular together, so a short drop on one does not take your voice out of the room. Speedify needs that second internet connection to help: on a single connection it works as an encrypted VPN, does not make that connection faster and can be a little slower.
Speedify keeps the call smooth when one connection slows
Read on to see what causes Google Meet audio to fail, how to fix it, and how a steadier connection keeps your audio in the call.
What Causes Google Meet Audio Not Working or No Sound
The microphone and speaker choice is under Settings > Audio in Google Meet. If the right devices are selected and the browser has microphone permission, also check that the device itself is not muted or turned all the way down.
If that’s not the issue, then it’s most likely something related to your Internet connection. Along with the audio not working, you might be experiencing latency, frozen screens, or even the Google Meet call getting disconnected.
In that case, first check whether Google Meet is down. Their service status page will confirm it. An outage is rarely the cause of audio problems, though.
Here are the most popular causes for any Google Meet audio not working problems:
- Your microphone or speakers are acting up.
- Your ISP may be doing infrastructure maintenance work.
- A recent storm disrupted a backbone connection that needs to be fixed.
- Your network equipment is out of date, both hardware and software.
- You’re sitting too far away from the Wi-Fi hotspot
- You’re in an area with poor cellular reception.
Google Meet uses significant bandwidth, especially for video calls. Your device is sending a complex set of data packets to the device of the person you are trying to talk to. And their device is sending a packet of data to you.
The flow of these packets gets interrupted if your Wi-Fi connection has a momentary blip or your cellular connection fluctuates. It can take a few moments for the data to catch up.
This results in Google Meet issues: calls where the audio cuts in and out, where the video lags, and where the audio and video don’t sync properly.
How To Fix Google Meet Audio Not Working
These are the main troubleshooting steps for Google Meet audio problems:
- Make sure Google Meet is up and running (see above).
- Test your Internet connection. Google lists what a Meet call needs: up to 1.7 Mbps upload and download for 720p video, up to 3.6 Mbps for 1080p, up to 4.0 Mbps download in a group meeting, and about 100 Kbps each way for audio only.
- On a weak connection, turn your camera off, so the bandwidth goes to your voice.
- Restart your router / modem and the device you’re streaming video on.
Here is a more detailed article on how to troubleshoot your Internet connection. The downside: troubleshooting takes at least a couple of minutes, which you cannot afford in the middle of a Google Meet call.
Prevention works better than troubleshooting mid-call: Speedify lets you use all of your Internet connections at once, so a drop on one does not cut your audio.
How Speedify Keeps Google Meet Audio from Cutting Out
In a Speedify test of Google Meet on a laptop and a smartphone under simulated bad Internet conditions, Speedify kept the average video call bandwidth on both devices near the target, both when the connections were good and when one of them went bad.
Speedify does that by combining internet connections, which lets you use multiple Internet connections at once. On a smartphone, Speedify combines Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular. On a computer, Speedify can combine more: Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite.
Speedify also handles a connection failure. When you stumble upon a bad Wi-Fi hotspot, or a connection suddenly goes out, Speedify intelligently and automatically reroutes your data through the other available connection until the first one is back, and the call keeps the same public IP address, so Google Meet does not drop you.
Besides combining connections (see how combining differs from load balancing), Speedify encrypts all the data you send and receive like a VPN, which keeps your private information and conversations secure from digital eavesdroppers on public networks.
When Google Meet audio is not working, check the microphone settings first. If the audio keeps cutting out because of the connection, Speedify gives the call a second internet connection, so a drop on one does not take your voice out of the meeting.
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