Interview Copilot on Google Meet: Setup for a Browser Call

Interview copilot on Google Meet: what to present (tab, window or screen), tab versus system audio, and desktop app or browser version.

Running an interview copilot on Google Meet raises a question that Zoom and Teams users rarely face, because Meet has no desktop program to install on a computer. The whole interview happens in a browser tab, so the browser decides what you can present, where the sound goes and which windows the interviewer ends up seeing.

We wrote this for candidates whose invitation is a meet.google.com link and who want to know how a copilot fits beside a browser call. It covers what running in the browser means, the choice between the Verve AI desktop app and its browser version, the three presenting options in Meet, tab audio versus system audio, and a short rehearsal plan. We make Verve AI, a real-time interview copilot with a desktop app and a browser version, and what we say about Google Meet comes from its own documentation as it stood in October 2026.

Why is Google Meet different from Zoom or Teams?

Google Meet on a computer is a web page. Google's requirements page recommends a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari and asks you to allow the camera and microphone in that browser before you start.

This has one consequence that shapes everything below. When you present in Meet, the picker that opens belongs to the browser, and the interviewer receives whatever the browser captures. Google recommends an up-to-date Chrome for presenting and says that presenting a Chrome tab gives access to the most features, so Chrome is the sensible browser for the interview even if you normally use another one.

Which version of Verve AI should you use with Google Meet?

Verve AI comes as a desktop app for Mac and Windows and as a browser version for Chrome, Edge and Opera, and both work with a Meet call. The deciding question is whether you will be asked to share your screen.

The desktop app is a separate program that sits beside Chrome. It carries Stealth Mode, the screen capture hotkeys, a transparent overlay and click-through mode, and it listens to the computer's audio directly. If the interview may include a shared screen, a coding task or a presentation, this is the version to prepare.

The browser version opens in a tab with no installation, which makes it the practical choice on a computer where you cannot install software. It supports every copilot domain, and screen capture is handled by the Verve AI Chrome extension instead of a hotkey. Stealth Mode, the transparent overlay and click-through mode are features of the desktop app and are not part of the browser version, so the browser version fits a conversation with cameras on and no presenting.

How do you set up the Verve AI desktop app alongside Chrome?

Install the desktop app, sign in, and grant the permissions it requests on first launch. On macOS those are Microphone and Screen Recording, and the second one is what macOS requires for capturing system audio.

A session is launched from the app in three steps: choose the interview domain, choose the interview profile that holds your resume and the job, and review the settings. Turn on Stealth Mode at the settings step, click Launch Copilot, and then click Share Audio in the copilot window so it can hear the interviewer. The app displays a "Stealth Mode: Active" indicator, and Stealth Mode is included on every plan, the free plan among them.

Before the call, keep Meet in its own Chrome window and drag the copilot over it as a transparent overlay. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P switches on click-through mode, so your clicks reach Meet underneath, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+T hides or shows the copilot.

What does Stealth Mode cover on a browser-based meeting?

With Stealth Mode on, the Verve AI desktop app runs outside the screen-share layer at the operating-system level. It is guaranteed invisible when you share a window or tab on any meeting platform, and when you share your entire screen in the Zoom or Microsoft Teams desktop apps.

Google Meet runs inside a web browser, and for a meeting of that kind the documented setup is to share the window or tab you want the interviewer to see. That is the single rule to remember for an interview copilot on Google Meet: when the interviewer says "share your screen", you choose the window or the tab that holds the thing they asked about.

Our guide on how to test Stealth Mode before an interview shows how to confirm this with a practice call. The separate question of what a meeting host can observe is answered in whether Zoom, Teams or Google Meet can detect an interview copilot.

How does presenting work in Google Meet: a tab, a window or the entire screen?

Google's instructions for presenting during a video meeting are short. You click Present now at the bottom of the meeting and select A tab, A window or Your entire screen. Each option suits a different kind of interview task.

• A tab shares one Chrome tab, which fits a shared document, a browser-based code editor or a slide deck in Google Slides.
• A window shares one application, which fits a desktop editor, a design tool or a terminal.
• Your entire screen shares everything that is shown on the display.

Google's own advice points the same way as the Stealth Mode setup. It recommends sharing a new window or a specific tab instead of the meeting window, which prevents the mirror effect of a meeting showing itself.

If you need to switch to another tab while presenting, select it and click "Share this tab instead" on the banner. Your camera also stays active while you present, so the interviewer continues to see you.

What is the difference between tab audio and system audio in Meet?

Meet has two audio switches in the presenting picker, and they depend on what you share. Google says that presenting a Chrome tab shares that tab's audio by default. Presenting a window or the entire screen can include sound only if you enable "Also share system audio", and Google notes that this needs macOS 14.2, Windows 11 or newer.

Both switches send sound from your computer to the other people in the meeting. A typical interview does not need either of them.

None of this affects how the copilot listens. The Verve AI desktop app hears the interviewer through its own Share Audio button, which captures the computer's audio without involving Meet's picker.

How does audio work in the browser version of Verve AI?

The browser version listens in a different way, and it involves a second picker that is easy to confuse with Meet's. Inside the Verve AI tab you click the screen sharing button, choose the tab that contains the Meet call, and make sure the "Share tab audio" option is enabled. This share goes from the Meet tab to Verve AI so the copilot can hear the interviewer, and it is separate from anything you present to the meeting.

Chrome then shows a notice that a tab is being shared. Verve AI's documentation explains that this notice is visible only to you and is a standard Chrome feature. The same documentation marks the audio option as required, because without it the copilot cannot hear the interviewer.

What should you do once the interview starts?

Pick an answer mode that matches the interviewer. Auto answers each line as it is transcribed, Manual answers only when you press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter, and Smart Listening waits until the interviewer has finished and skips small talk.

Verve AI offers three ways to get help that share one conversation context: automatic answers from the live audio, a built-in chatbot for typed questions, and a capture of part of the screen. It keeps the context of the whole conversation, so a follow-up is answered in light of the earlier questions and your own answers. For a coding task in a shared tab, the Coding Copilot captures the problem and returns an approach, code and an explanation.

Use what appears as prompts for answers given in your own words. Read the employer's instructions before the call too, because some companies state which tools and materials candidates may use. The Google Meet interview copilot page shows the product during a Meet call.

How should you rehearse a Google Meet interview?

Anyone with a Google account can start a meeting, so a full rehearsal costs nothing. Open a meeting of your own in Chrome, launch the copilot, click Present now and practise choosing the tab or window you expect to share.

For the answers themselves, Verve AI's mock interviews are spoken interviews with an AI interviewer, built from a job description, a question bank or your own questions, with a report afterwards. The free plan includes five mock interviews, three live sessions of fifteen minutes and Stealth Mode with no card required, so you can start on Verve AI's free plan and rehearse the whole Meet setup first.

If a later round moves to another platform, we have matching guides for setting up an interview copilot on Zoom and an interview copilot on Microsoft Teams.

FAQ

Does Google Meet have a desktop app for interviews?

Google Meet on a computer runs in a web browser and does not need a separate program. Google recommends a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari, and it recommends Chrome for presenting.

Can you use an interview copilot on Google Meet without installing anything?

You can use an interview copilot on Google Meet without installing software through the browser version of Verve AI. The browser version runs in Chrome, Edge or Opera and hears the interviewer when you share the Meet tab's audio with it. Stealth Mode is a feature of the Verve AI desktop app, so candidates who will present their screen should install the desktop app.

What should you share when a Google Meet interviewer asks for your screen?

When a Google Meet interviewer asks for your screen, share the window or tab that holds what they want to see. Verve AI's Stealth Mode is guaranteed invisible for window and tab sharing on any meeting platform, and that is the documented setup for a meeting that runs in a browser.

Does presenting a tab in Google Meet share your computer's sound?

Presenting a Chrome tab in Google Meet shares that tab's audio by default, according to Google's help center. Presenting a window or the entire screen shares sound only when you enable the system audio option, which requires macOS 14.2, Windows 11 or newer. Neither setting changes how Verve AI hears the interviewer.

Is Stealth Mode available in the browser version of Verve AI?

Stealth Mode is available in the Verve AI desktop app for Mac and Windows and is not part of the browser version. The desktop app works alongside Chrome during a Google Meet call, and Stealth Mode is included on every plan, including the free one.