How to Turn Off Automatic Zoom on Google Meet

Quick answer: In Google Meet, open More options → Backgrounds and effects → Appearance, scroll to Framing, and turn it off. In some Meet layouts, the menu item is called Apply visual effects.

How to turn off automatic framing in Google Meet

1. On your computer, open Google Meet and select a meeting.
2. Before joining or during the call, click More options (the three-dot button), then open Backgrounds and effects. If your layout shows Apply visual effects instead, open that panel.
3. Select the Appearance tab.
4. Scroll to Framing and turn the toggle off.

Google says framing is enabled by default on desktop and laptop computers. Without a virtual background, Meet normally frames you when you join but does not keep recentering you. With a virtual background, it may keep you centered as you move. See Google's current video-framing instructions if the controls in your account look different.

The short walkthrough is also available as a video guide.

What changes when you turn Framing off?

Meet stops automatically cropping and recentering the camera image. It does not change the framing produced by your camera, macOS, or a virtual-camera app.

If the image still follows you after the Meet setting is off, another layer may be doing the tracking. Check whether Center Stage is enabled in macOS or whether an external-camera utility has its own auto-framing feature. Turn off one feature at a time so you can identify which one is moving the frame.

Already happy with the framing? Improve the camera feed with Xamera

Turning off Meet's Framing setting preserves your chosen composition. Xamera Camera can then improve the image before it reaches Google Meet, with real-time beauty filters, full-frame camera looks, image controls, background effects, and privacy tools.

Xamera's Face Studio provides separate controls for skin smoothing, teeth whitening, face shape, eyes, nose, and lips. The comparison below uses the same recording on both sides so you can judge the result directly.

Before

After

This comparison demonstrates Xamera's beauty filters, not the difference between Google Meet framing being on or off.

How to use Xamera in Google Meet

1. Download Xamera from the Mac App Store and complete the camera-extension setup.
2. In Xamera, choose your physical camera, make your adjustments, and check the preview.
3. In Google Meet, open Settings → Video → Camera and select Xamera Camera.
4. Keep Meet's Framing setting off if you do not want Meet to crop Xamera's finished output.

Xamera processes its camera effects locally on your Mac. It requires an Apple-silicon Mac running macOS 15 or later, and Google Meet must be able to select Xamera Camera as its camera source. Results can vary with lighting, camera quality, and framing, so check the final Meet preview before an important call.

See all Xamera beauty-filter controls, read the setup guide, or check the full system requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Why does Google Meet keep zooming in on me?

The Framing feature automatically crops the video to keep you centered. Meet normally frames a video once when you join, but it may frame continuously when you use a virtual background.

Why can't I find the Framing toggle?

Open the effects panel before joining or during an active meeting, then look under Appearance. The panel may be named Backgrounds and effects or Apply visual effects, depending on the current Meet layout. Availability can also depend on the browser, hardware, account, and Workspace administrator settings.

Can Xamera turn off Google Meet's automatic framing?

No. Framing is controlled by Google Meet, so you must turn it off in Meet. Xamera processes the camera image before sending it to Meet; it does not change Meet's interface or settings.

Does Xamera work with Google Meet?

Yes, on a compatible Apple-silicon Mac. Configure the image in Xamera, then select Xamera Camera from Google Meet's camera settings.