Google is seeding a new Hand Raise feature for Google Meet

 

And for all you animated speakers out there, fear not. If you’re gesticulating wildly, Google Meet is smart enough to turn off gesture detection while you’re talking. It’ll only kick back into action once you’re back to silently nodding along. Worried about unintentional hand-raises during your expressive goodbyes? No problem – you can turn off the feature in a jiffy. Just head to More Options, click Reactions and Hand Raise Gesture, and toggle it off.