How to Remove Suggestions from Google Meet: A Complete Guide

Learn how to remove suggestions from Google Meet with simple steps. Clear autofill delete contacts & stop unwanted recommendations.

You know the feeling when you begin to type an email or meeting link to Google Meet and it just starts bombarding you with this set of suggested emails, some which you certainly don’t need to see? Perhaps it is an old colleague with whom you don’t communicate anymore, an erroneous email that keeps on resurfacing or just plain unwanted distractions.

Frustrating Don’t you think?

I know the feeling. Last monthI was trying to set up a Google Meet call with a client and Google Meet just kept inserting random email addresses from an event I went to months prior. I knew I had to clean up the chaos. If you find yourself in the same situation don’t panic, I’ll show you the way out. In this guideI’ll show you exactly how to block unwanted Google Meet suggestions and take back control of your meetings. And if during your cleanup you accidentally lose helpful tools you can always recover removed chrome extensions to restore what you need without the clutter.

Why does Google meet provide suggestions?

Prior to discussing the solutions we’ll briefly cover how these recommendations come into being to begin with.

1. Autofill and Browser History

If you’ve ever entered an email address or meeting link in the past your browser (particularly Chrome) will recall it to make life “simpler” for you. Handy? Yes. Infuriating? Absolutely when incorrect or outdated suggestions won’t disappear

2. Google Contacts and Recent Interactions

Google Meet allows integration with Google Contacts and with past meetings to recommend individuals you recently communicated with. It attempts to be smart sometimes but sometimes just makes errors instead.

3. Google Account Activity

Your Google Account saves interactions within apps (GmailCalendarMeet and so on). So if you ever emailed one person once your Google Meet suggestion list might show their name permanently. Not great!

How to Clear Google Meet Suggestion

Nowon to the good stuff, the solutions! HereI’ve given you several methods to eliminate those bothersome Google Meet suggestions.

1. Clear Autofill Data in Chrome

If your recommendations are being drawn from your browser’s memory, clearing out autocomplete data will be an easy solution.

Steps to Clear Autofill Data in Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome and click on the top-right corner three-dot menu.
2. Visit Settings > Privacy and security.
3. Tap on Clear browsing data.
4. Choose Advanced and tick Autofill form data.
5. Tap Clear data.

Now restart Chrome and try Google Meet once more. The dreaded email addresses should be eliminated!

2. Delete Saved Contacts from Google Contacts

If unwanted suggestions are constantly appearing there is probably a strong likelihood they’re stored in Google Contacts. Let’s eliminate them.

How to Delete Unwanted Contacts:

1. Go to Google Contacts
2. Look for the unwanted contact.
3. Tap on it and then click on the trash can icon to erase it.

Now Reload Google Meet and see if the suggestions are gone.

3. Remove Google Meet History from Google Account

Google remembers your activity including the meetings you had in the past. Clearing this information can eliminate old suggestions.

Steps to Remove Google Meet Activity:

1. Go to Google My Activity.
2. Type Google Meet in the search bar.
3. Select Delete activity by > All time.
4. Confirm and remove

This erases previous Google Meet data keeping your recommendations uncluttered.

4. Turn Off Personalized Suggestions in Google Settings

If you don’t like Google to recommend your contacts based on previous experiences then this is what you should do:

1. Open Google Account Settings
2. Go to Data & Privacy > People & sharing
3. Obtain contact information from your interactions.
4. Turn off the radio button option that states Save contacts from interactions.

This will stop Google from saving new contacts on its own based on your behavior.

5. Delete Suggestion by Suggestion in Google Meet

If you only want to eliminate some suggestions without having to reset completely try this:

1. Open Google Meet and begin composing an email.
2. Whenever an unwanted suggestion comes up, mouse over it.
3. Select the little “X” to eliminate it.

This is handy if you just need to make one or two unwanted recommendations instead of the complete list.

Key Takings:

• There you have it, a comprehensive how-to on clearing Google Meet suggestions. I know from experience how frustrating it is when unwanted emails or unnecessary contacts populate your workspace. But with these tips you can finally regain control over your Google Meet experience. 

• To summarize briefly:Erase Chrome autofill data.

Remove unwanted contacts from Google Contacts. 

Delete Google Meet history from My Activity.

Turn off personal contact suggestions. 

Remove one by one by hand.

• If you’re still having trouble with this problem, return and attempt an alternative approach. Removing suggestions on Google Meet is not always easy to do but being persistent will be rewarded. It’s your turn now! Have you used any of these methods? Which one worked most effectively for you? Tell me about it in the comments, I’d love to hear your story.

Additional Resources:

1. Clear Autofill Data in Google Chrome: Chrome saves autofill data which may cause unwanted suggestions. Learn how to clear autofill data to remove unnecessary Google Meet recommendations.
2. Remove Unwanted Contacts from Google Contacts: Google Meet pulls suggestions from your Google Contacts. Follow this guide to delete old or unnecessary contacts and clean up your meeting suggestions.
3. Manage ‘Frequently Contacted’ in Google Chat: Google Chat’s “Frequently Contacted” list can influence suggestions in Google Meet. Learn how to manage and remove unwanted contacts from the list.