ConferencingGuest experience

Guest experience

Guests can join Bridge meetings without an account. They will enter a display name, preview their camera, and request to join from the lobby. They can then meet with people and agents, access live collaboration tools, and Live AI tools (when enabled by the host).

Guests can join Bridge meetings without creating a Bridge account. After requesting to join from the lobby, the host will admit or deny when they are ready.

Guests do not need a Bridge account to join a Bridge meeting.

Joining as a guest

Use the meeting link to enter the guest lobby and request access.

Open the meeting link

Click the link. A meeting lobby screen opens with the meeting title and host name.

Enter your name and preview

Type a display name. Use the camera preview to toggle your microphone and camera, select your devices, and choose available video effects.

Request to join

Select Request to join. The screen reads “Waiting for the host to let you in…” until the host admits you.

Lobby and admission states

  • Admitted: The meeting opens and you can participate immediately.
  • Denied: The screen reads “Meeting access denied.” Contact the host if this is unexpected.
  • Removed: If the host removes you during the call, you return to the lobby with a removal message.

In-call guest UI

After admission, you participant in the shared meeting experience with access to certain capabilities based on the host's meeting settings.

At the top of the meeting

  • Meeting title pulled from the host's calendar (hosts can edit the meeting title).
  • Recording, transcription, and notetaking badges when those meeting tools are active (visible to all users).
  • Participant avatars show who is in the call.
  • Session preferences menu to customize your in-meeting experience for the current session.
    • Video:
      • Video effects
        • Background blur
        • Background images (preset and custom uploads)
        • Video mirroring
      • Layout:
        • Dynamic, where tiles resize as people join
        • Sidebar, where the speaker is large and others appear beside them
        • Spotlight, which shows only the active speaker
    • Panels:
      • Show or hide all or individual panels: Participants, Chat, Conversation, Notepad, Assistant, and Artifacts
      • Auto-hide meeting controls on hover

Panels

The video grid shows participant tiles and a screen-share view when someone shares their screen.

Available side panels include Participants, Chat, Conversation for the live transcript, and Artifacts when the host has them enabled.

Guests without an account see a limited set of panels. The Assistant and Notepad are not available to guests.

The bottom meeting control bar

  • Microphone toggles and settings
    • Device selection
    • Noise cancellation
  • Camera toggles and settings
    • Device selection
    • Background blur
    • Background images and effects
  • Screen sharing (accessible when enabled by host)
    • Share a browser tab (optionally share tab audio as well)
    • Share an application window (optionally share system audio as well)
    • Share entire screen (optionally share system audio as well)
  • Recording (accessible when enabled by host)
  • Reactions (emojis float on screen for all participants)
  • Raise hand
  • More options:
    • Hide/show all panels
    • Adjust layout
    • Open picture-in-picture
    • Get support
  • Leave meeting (exits the call while other participants continue. only hosts can end the call for everyone)

After the meeting

Your next options depend on how you leave and whether the meeting is still active.

  • Left: You left voluntarily. If the meeting is still active, select Rejoin to return.
  • Denied or removed: You cannot rejoin unless the host sends a new link.
  • Host ended: The meeting closes for everyone.