Zoom Updates - Week of September 20, 2020


General Features 

  • Enhanced scheduling with default settings: Scheduling a new meeting will always check the user’s web settings and use those as the default. Any changes from the default will be saved for that meeting only.
  • Studio Effects: Users can now apply eyebrows, mustache and beard, and lip color filters as part of their video appearance. This feature is currently in beta and can be accessed from your backgrounds and filters tab.

Meeting/Webinar Features

  • Roll-Up Closed Captioning: Closed captioning will now roll up as new captions are added. Users can also move through captioning by dragging the text.
  • Virtual Background not compatible explanation: When you are unable to use the virtual background feature, the desktop client will provide clarification; for example, the i7-5500U processor is not currently compatible with this feature.
  • Self-Select Breakout Rooms: The host can now create breakout rooms with the option for participants to self-select which breakout room they would like to join. If enabled, participants can move freely between breakout rooms without the host’s help. Both the meeting host and participants need to be on Client 5.3.0 or later to self-select Breakout Rooms.

Chat Features

  • Enhanced Search: Desktop users can filter by order, sent by, and date filters for file search. Mobile users can filter by order for file search. All image search results will display as thumbnail previews. Channel and contact results will also be split into their own categories. Users can also clear the list of recent searches.
  • Mark as Unread for images and files: Transferred files and images can be marked as unread separately from the message.

Chrome Update

  • Version 5.0.0 (4183.0920) has been released on the web store, with CPU optimizations for low performance devices. It’s recommended that all users and admins download and install this version.


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