Yes, that UI is off-the-wall stupid. I'm no expert either. But I spend a lot of my time these days on Meet calls with far too many participants with my mic mute

Yes, that UI is off-the-wall stupid. I'm no expert either. But I spend a lot of my time these days on Meet calls with far too many participants with my mic muted and video switched off. Then I get called on to say something. Ooof. Where's that user interface? Oh right, it pops up if I hover near the bottom of the Meet tab. Oh, right, I have to hover, then click the little webcam item, then click the little mic icon, but not click the little red thing between them -- BETWEEN THEM!!! -- that looks like the receiver from a 1970-vintage telephone 500 set. What is this, a Peter Sellers political movie with a way to call the Kremlin? "Sorry, could you repeat the question?" It really is horrible design.