Google Meet hardware camera light staying on when no sessions are active

Problem

Your Google Meet Hardware camera light remains on even when no Meet sessions are active.

Environment

  • Google Meet Hardware

Solution

  1. Go to Devices > Google Meet Hardware > Devices.
  2. Click on the name of the affected device.
  3. Click on Device settings.
  4. Click on Occupancy Detection.
  5. Remove the check mark from this setting.
  6. Save changes
  7. Reboot your Google Meet hardware.

Cause

When occupancy detection is on, the camera LED light stays on even when not in a Google Meet session.