[Updated] Google Meet calling issue or phone number registration bug a known problem

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on October 31, 2022) follows:

Google announced back in June that they are upgrading the Google Duo experience to incorporate all Google Meet features and combining the two video calling services into one.

This update became available in July on both Android and iOS. It gives Google Meet users access to new features like the ability to change their background, in-meeting chat, and many more.

According to reports, many Google Meet users are facing an issue while calling or during phone number registration (1,2,3,4,5).

On Google Meet, users are given the option to change their registered mobile phone number whenever they want to. However, a glitch is stopping them from doing so.

Every time they enter their number and press ‘Continue’ they get an error message that says ‘Wrong number of digits entered or area code missing. Try again’.

This has been really frustrating because many are unable to access the Google Meet app as they can’t change their existing phone numbers or register new ones. This has mainly affected iOS users.

My phone number is invalid. My phone number is invalid. Even though it’s perfectly fine and I use it for other google products without problems. But when I try to add my number to Google meet is says invalid number.
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My number showing error while registering to MEET. I was using duo since starting the service normally on kuwait and Egypt until yesterday, when i tried to separating my Kuwait number from my account it shows error
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Some recommended troubleshooting steps such as enrolling with a different mobile number, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, and clearing the cache also didn’t work.

Fortunately, the Google Meet team is aware of this issue, and it will be fixed in a couple of days.

Until Google fixes the issue, we will be keeping tabs on the matter and update this space as and when we come across more information so stay tuned.

02:51 pm (IST): The problem with Google Meet has been resolved as the fix for the issue is now available in the latest version of the Meet iOS app.

The problem with Google Meet has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The fix for the issue is now available in the latest version of Meet iOS app and we recommend customers to upgrade to the latest version of Meet iOS app.
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