Release notes for Linux

There are two download types: 

Manual: Ad-hoc download with minor enhancements and/or minor bug fixes. Download from the Download Center or when instructed by our Support team.

Prompted: Prompted versions are important versions with useful feature enhancements and/or critical bug fixes. Users with a version below a prompted version will see a banner in the client, informing them of an available update. Learn more about prompted versions.

Other Platform Updates: Zoom Rooms, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Web

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Upcoming Release

Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.

 

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Current Release

September 25, 2023 version 5.16.1 (8561)

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Download instructions: Installation Instructions

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  • Greater host control of AI Companion during meetings 
    Hosts can control who in the meeting can ask AI Companion questions about the current meeting, when active in the current meeting. In addition to setting these defaults through web settings, the host can also control AI Companion access during the live meeting. The in-meeting options are the same as the web settings, restricting access to only themselves (the host), all participants from the point they join (meaning they cannot ask questions about topics from before they joined), or all participants for the entire time the AI Companion is active. If this is locked by admins, hosts cannot change this access during the live meeting.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

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Previous Releases

Note: The information in the past release notes may have been superseded by subsequent release notes. Please review all current release notes carefully. 

September 18, 2023 version 5.16.0 (8131)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• User requests for enabling Team Chat Compose and Thread Summary
  Paid users on eligible paid plans (may not be available for select verticals and regional customers) may be able to see the Zoom AI Companion chat compose and thread summary options within the Team Chat UI, even if the account admin has not enabled it. If these options are visible but not enabled, users can request admin enablement. Account admins can control the visibility of these enablement options through web settings. By default, these features will be visible to users in Team Chat.
• Expanded access to audio transcription and Smart Recording for cloud recordings 
  The ability to generate a post-meeting audio transcript for a cloud recording, as well as the Smart Recording ability, which generates chapters and next steps based on the cloud recording’s transcript, are now both available for Pro accounts and higher. Previously, these features were available for Business accounts and higher.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Disable Zoom Notes for Meetings - DisableInMeetingZoomNotes 
      Disabled by default, admins can control the use of Zoom Notes during Zoom Meetings.
  • Max bandwidth for Zoom Mesh parent-devices 
    To better adapt to weaker networks, each parent device is limited to a maximum bandwidth, which, when exceeded by child devices, triggers the parent device to connect to no additional child devices. For ethernet connections, the maximum bandwidth is 60 MBPS, and 15 MBPS for wifi connections. This has no effect on the setting for maximum bandwidth per attendee.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Annotation toolbar redesign 
    When annotating on a shared desktop or specific window, the annotation toolbar is redesigned to improve usability and reduce the screen space used by that toolbar. The toolbar is slimmed down and will snap to the nearest edge of the screen, orienting either vertically or horizontally.
  • Q&A usability enhancement 
    Threaded comments to submitted questions in Q&A are capped at displaying 2 comments before they are hidden behind a View More option. This aims to make reading submitted questions and their responses easier by reducing how other questions and expanding threads affect each other in the Q&A window.
  • Window merge-in enhancements 
    Side panels, such as the in-meeting chat and participants panels, can be easily popped out from the main meeting/webinar window for ease of use, and with these updates, they are even easier to merge back into the meeting/webinar window. Additionally, the Q&A window for meetings and webinars can be merged into the main window. Previously it was only possible to close or minimize the Q&A window, not merge it into the main meeting/webinar window.
  • Captioning controls redesign
    The in-meeting/in-webinar captioning controls are redesigned to make captioning options easier and more intuitive to enable and adjust. Host controls are clearly separated from other controls available to all participants and some settings are renamed slightly to be more clear to users.
  • Enhanced manual captioning UI 
    The window where captions are manually entered more clearly indicates that captions appear for meeting participants or webinar attendees as the captioner types, rather than when hitting the Enter key.
• Webinar features
  • Support multiple URLs in Webinar Resources 
    Webinar resources can display multiple resource links at a time during a Webinar. When multiple links are enabled during the Webinar, attendees will be able to scroll through the links that the host enabled. This allows the presenter or host to provide a diverse range of supplementary materials, such as slides, handouts, reference documents, and relevant URLs.
• Team Chat features
  • Custom emojis 
    Users can create their own emojis, adding a personal flair to their conversations. All members in the user's organization can see and use these custom emojis in Team Chat conversations and reactions. Admins can view all uploaded emojis, including the uploader’s name and email address, upload date, and emoji name. Admins can also remove any emojis directly from the web portal. By default, custom emojis are enabled and all users can upload their own, but admins can also limit emoji creation through account settings by choosing whether all users in the organization can create emojis or only the admin(s) and specific users can create emojis.
  • Team Chat Thread Summary with Zoom AI Companion 
    Team Chat users can use Zoom AI Companion to help summarize a chat thread and quickly catch up on the discussion without having to read each response in the thread.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue with a rescheduled meeting creating a duplicate calendar event 
• Resolved an issue regarding connection issues with Zoom Phone Local Survivability module 
• Resolved an issue regarding specific missed calls not appearing in the Missed calls list 
• Resolved an issue regarding Group Call Pickup and some audio settings 
• Resolved an issue regarding fetching calendar event details
• Resolved an issue with Zoom Mesh parent connections with child devices
• Resolved an issue regarding a conflict with the DisableKeepSignedInWithSSO mass deployment policy
• Resolved an issue regarding the wrong icon shown in the application title bar 
• Resolved an issue regarding sharing with multiple screens connected

Notes:

• The 2 Continuous Meeting Chat enhancements, Continuous Meeting Chat enhancements for external invitees and “Chat with everyone” links embedded into meeting invites set up with Continuous Meeting Chat, have been pulled from release due to a late bug discovery, and will be available in another upcoming release.
• The in-meeting chat history without CMC feature has been removed from this release due to a late bug discovery, and will be available in another upcoming release. 

September 5, 2023 version 5.15.12 (7665)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Zoom IQ feature suite renamed as Zoom AI Companion
  Zoom’s AI-powered features, such as Meeting Summary, Team Chat Compose, and other upcoming features, are rebranded under the Zoom AI Companion name. As part of this rebranding, associated web settings, descriptions, prompts, and other mentions are updated to be aligned with the new name.
• In-meeting request/self-enablement of Meeting Summary and AI Companion
  Meeting participants can potentially request the Meeting Summary or AI Companion features be enabled while in a meeting, even with the associated web setting disabled. If the host is an admin, the host can immediately enable this feature for the current meeting and associated web setting. If the host is not an admin, an email request will be sent by Zoom to account admins for their consideration on whether to enable it. Additionally, admins can control the visibility of these in-meeting enablement options through web settings.
• AI Companion features ending Free Trial, now generally available
  The AI Companion Meeting Summary and Team Chat Compose features are ending their free trial and will now be available for all eligible accounts. All Licensed users on paid accounts will continue to have access to these features at no additional cost.
• Wider Smart Recording availability to include Pro accounts
  The availability of the Smart Recording feature for cloud recordings will also include Pro accounts. Previously, this cloud recording setting was only available for Business accounts and higher.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  • Ask AI Companion questions about the meeting 
    Zoom’s AI Companion transcribes and analyzes the verbal discussions in Zoom Meetings, allowing participants to ask the AI Companion questions about the meeting content that has been discussed and receive a response based on the meeting analysis thus far. Admins can choose to have this option still visible in the meeting toolbar, even when the feature is disabled in web settings.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

August 28, 2023 version 5.15.11 (7239)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

August 21, version 5.15.10 (6882)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Transcription profanity filter support 
    The profanity filter feature prevents automated transcription from displaying inappropriate words. Admins can import widely available 3rd party lists, eliminating the need to manually curate offensive words, and enabling easy customization according to their organization's needs. This filter applies to all Zoom products utilizing transcription services, including Meetings, Webinars, Smart Summaries, and Recordings.
• Meeting features
  • Auto-accept far end camera control 
    Users can set the Zoom app to auto-accept far end camera control requests from designated Zoom users, speeding up the process when far end camera control is frequently used by the same user again and again. The auto-accept permission can be assigned to any authenticated participant in the meeting or Zoom contacts outside of a meeting, and can also be removed at any point through client settings.
  • Personalized speech denoise 
    To provide the best audio quality possible for Zoom Meetings in busy environments, users can configure Personalized Denoise in the desktop client audio settings directly, which will capture and analyze a clip of your audio from meetings to differentiate your voice from and suppress background noise in meetings. Zoom does not receive or retain this clip or analysis, which stays on your device and is only used for noise suppression in meetings you join.
• Mail and Calendar features
  • Use Zoom Calendar mouse shortcuts when creating an event 
    When creating an event in the main calendar view, users only have to click a time slot once to see the scheduler pop-up window. When users click a time slot twice, the full scheduler page will appear.
• Phone features
  • Tagging within an SMS thread for user
    If Call Queue members have Team SMS enabled, they can assign other members within a message to share information with each other. Tagging is only allowed for members who are part of the same call queue; they cannot tag someone who is not a member. Members will be able to differentiate between the original message and any tagged messages, along with knowing the original date the message was received.
  • VIP delegation for call handling
    Call delegation has been enhanced to provide delegators with the ability to designate specific contacts as VIP contacts. These VIP contacts are granted the privilege to bypass the delegate and directly call the delegator. Managing the VIP contacts list can be done on the client side. Delegators have the option to allow their delegates to handle their VIP contact list, granting them the authority to add or remove contacts on behalf of an executive. The regular call handling setup remains intact. However, the delegator has the flexibility to choose a ring sequence that allows the delegate to receive the call first. This feature is disabled by default and requires a Zoom Phone Power Pack license.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding in-meeting chats not appearing in the correct order
• Resolved an issue when sharing your screen and the inability to use the Return to Meeting option in the desktop client 
• Resolved an issue regarding poor shared video quality at higher resolutions 

August 11, 2023 version 5.15.7 (6521)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Updated Meeting Summary, Smart Recording, and Team Chat Compose prompts to reflect Zoom’s data policies

July 24, 2023 version 5.15.5 (5603)

Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • AV1 video codec 
    To provide higher quality video without also increasing bandwidth usage, Zoom is rolling out a new video codec to free accounts. Use of codecs, including AV1, is adaptive, meaning that Zoom will choose the most appropriate codec for each user's environment.
• Meeting features
  • Disable remote control for external users 
    Account admins can restrict the ability of guest participants to remote control another participant’s screen during share. This allows internal participants to continue to use remote control as needed, while external unauthenticated participants are blocked from requesting or being given remote control of shared screens. Previously, remote control could only be controlled for all meeting participants. This feature must be enabled by Zoom. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding the possibility of calls unexpectedly merging 
• Resolved an issue regarding the 4294967295 error code encountered when scheduling meetings 
• Resolved an issue with an incorrect timezone 

July 10, 2023 version 5.15.3 (4839)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 27, 2023 version 5.15.2 (4260)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

June 20, 2023 version 5.15.0 (4063)

Notes:

• This version has been removed and is replaced by version 5.15.2. 
• This client release was originally scheduled for June 19, but has been delayed 1 day. 

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Team Chat message retention logic 
  Cloud storage retention logic is changed to be more simplified and predictable for group chats and channels that include members from different groups or accounts with differing cloud storage retention periods. All group chats and channels will follow the cloud storage retention period of the owner for that group chat or channel. 1:1 chats will continue to use the shortest retention period between the users.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Pinch/Scroll to zoom shared content 
    Users viewing shared content can more easily adjust their current view by using the Cmd + track wheel (macOS and Linux) shortcut with a mouse or pinch-to-zoom with a trackpad.
  • Video quality improvements
    Improve video quality in large webinars with more than 10k attendees by allowing a higher upload bitrate.
• Meeting features
  • Suspend participant activities enhancement for breakout rooms 
    When the host of the meeting uses the Suspend Participant Activities option under Security controls, in addition to stopping all screen shares, video, and audio, all breakout rooms will be closed and participants are returned to the main session. Previously, breakout rooms were unaffected by this security control.
• Webinar features
  • Transfer webinars between devices 
    Seamlessly transition Zoom Webinars from mobile to desktop and back to mobile, allowing users to take advantage of the mobility of the mobile client and the more feature-rich desktop client to suit their needs.
  • Webinar Breakout Rooms 
    Webinar hosts can create smaller breakout sessions during their webinar, similar to those available in Zoom Meetings. The host can specify how many rooms they want to create, then manually assign attendees to each room, or have attendees automatically assigned to rooms. These breakout rooms are independent in terms of audio and video from the main webinar session, but hosts can move freely in, out, and between open breakout rooms. Webinars can have up to 1000 attendees split across 100 rooms. This requires a Zoom Events or Zoom Sessions license. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for June 26, 2023.
• Phone features
  
  • Silence incoming calls 
    Users can silence any incoming calls as desired.
  • Add participants to barged phone calls 
    If a user belongs to a shared line group, they have the ability to include additional participants in calls that they have barged in (interrupted). In such calls, it is possible to add up to 10 participants.
  • Opt in/out of Shared Line Groups 
    Users now have the option to conveniently opt in or out of a shared line group directly from their Zoom client. In the event that a shared line group is deactivated by their admin, users can easily identify the inactive status of the shared line group within their web portal settings.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding external contacts not appearing properly when drafting an SMS 
• Resolved an issue regarding meeting invites using Zoom Phone potentially adding multiple duplicate phone-audio participants to the meeting 
• Resolved an SMS issue regarding the Your direct number has been removed by your admin error 
• Resolved an issue with higher CPU usage 
• Resolved an in-meeting chat issue for a subset of users where the To: menu flickered and was unresponsive 

Note: The Enhanced feedback form feature has been pulled from release due to a late deployment issue, and will be available in another upcoming release. 

June 5*, 2023 version 5.14.10 (3738)

*Note: This client release was originally scheduled for May 29, 2023. 

Changes to existing features

• Desktop client dropdown menu consolidation 
  The dropdown menu, located in the top-right corner of the desktop client, has been enhanced to consolidate the various options. Non-essential items are removed, some options accessed through sub-menus, and the order of menu items was adjusted. Lastly, the option to switch between portrait and landscape views will be removed, although still accessible through keyboard shortcuts.
• Show meeting controls setting
  The Always show meeting control setting will be permanently available in the client, regardless of whether it is enabled or disabled in the web portal. The web setting will no longer be used to control the availability of this feature in the client, and users will not be able to toggle it on or off through the web portal. Previously, the state of the web setting directly controlled the visibility of the corresponding client setting.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Remove Sign up option - DisableUserSignUp 
      Disabled by default, this policy allows admins to disable the Sign Up option on the Zoom app, which would otherwise be displayed with Join a Meeting and Sign In options upon opening the Zoom app.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Enhanced captioning control for hosts/co-host 
    Hosts can have greater control of captioning use and the speaking language for the meeting. If enabled in web settings, captions can only be enabled by the host. Participants in the meeting can request captioning be enabled, which prompts the host (and co-hosts) to enable captioning and choose a speaking language. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for June 11, 2023.
  • Zoom IQ Meeting Summary
    Hosts can initiate an AI generated summarization of the current meeting. This summary is emailed, as well as posted to Team Chat. The ability to receive the meeting summary can be restricted to the host alone, the host along with users on their same account, or extended to all attendees of the meeting, including invitees outside of their organization. All meeting participants will be notified that the summary is being generated, and the meeting host can stop the summary at any time, if necessary. This feature is available as a free trial for Zoom Pro, Zoom Business, Zoom One Business Plus, Zoom One Enterprise, Zoom One Enterprise Plus, and Enterprise Bundle accounts. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for June 5, 2023.
• Meeting features
  • Raise hand enhancements
    The visibility of participants that have raised their hand is enhanced to make it easier for hosts to be aware of raised hands and take action to address that participant. A new notification will appear for those who raised their hand, with the option to immediately open the Participants panel and take action, such as requesting their unmute to ask their question. Users can enable an audio chime through client settings for when someone raises their hand. Lastly, after speaking with your hand raised, Zoom will start a countdown to lower your hand, unless manually canceled by the user.
  • Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization 
    Files and images shared during the meeting synchronize with the dedicated group chat created for the meeting, allowing participants to access them after the meeting. In the same fashion, files and images shared in the dedicated meeting group chat will synchronize with in-meeting chat.
• Team Chat features
  • Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization 
    Files and images shared during the meeting synchronize with the dedicated group chat created for the meeting, allowing participants to access them after the meeting. In the same fashion, files and images shared in the dedicated meeting group chat will synchronize with in-meeting chat.
  • Chat Compose with Zoom IQ 
    Compose with Zoom IQ in Team Chat writes your messages for you by leveraging context from your conversation. You’ll maintain the ability to change messages by adding tone, inputting prompts, or changing the length of the message to give you confidence in what you’re communicating. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for June 5, 2023.
• Phone features
  • Share missed call details 
    Users who have been assigned a Power Pack license can now take notes during or after a call and easily share the details with anyone using Zoom Team's chat messaging feature. As a Power Pack user, you also have the option to create multiple call drafts and save them for later, in case you need more time to review and finalize your notes before sending them. The notes can include important details like the caller's name, phone number, date and time of the call, and entry point of the call. This feature requires version 5.14.10 or higher.
  • IP address access restriction for SMS attachments 
    Users will be unable to access their SMS attachments if they are not accessing them from the specific IP addresses permitted by the admins.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding date formatting 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users when using a join link with the embedded passcode and still being prompted for the passcode 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding editing a meeting causing the scheduled duration to change 
• Resolved an issue regarding SSL and UDP proxy-connections
• Resolved an issue regarding RAM usage after sharing

Note: The Support for name pronunciation in Profile card feature has been pulled from release due to compatibility issues.

May 5, 2023 version 5.14.7 (2928)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

April 18, 2023 version 5.14.5 (2430)

Download type: Manual

Note: This client release was originally scheduled for April 17, but has been delayed 1 day.

Changes to existing features

• No fixed time recurrence option removed from desktop client
  The No Fixed Time recurrence pattern is no longer an option when scheduling a meeting from the Zoom desktop client. To schedule a recurring meeting with no fixed time, users can schedule from the Zoom web portal, Google Mail or Calendar, or Outlook.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Allow use of Zoom Mesh - EnableMeshNetworking 
      Enabled by default, this policy allows admins to control use of Zoom Mesh, even if Zoom Mesh is enabled and deployed for their account and location.
• Meeting features
  • Interpreter exemption to host preventing participants from unmuting 
    Host designated interpreters will be able to unmute themselves even when the host prevents participants from unmuting themselves. Previously, all participants in a meeting, except for the host and co-host, were blocked from unmuting if the host prevented unmuting through the in-meeting security controls.
  • Zoom IQ Meeting Summary 
    Users can enable this feature to take advantage of the wealth of information generated in meetings. After enabling on the web portal, the smart summary will create transcripts of your meetings, including next steps for participants. All meeting participants will be notified that the summary is being generated, and the meeting host can stop the smart summary at any time, if necessary.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar automated and translated captions enhancements 
    Translated captions in webinars are enhanced to make it simpler for attendees while providing hosts with greater control before the webinar starts. Hosts can set their own speaking language, as well as the speaking language of the webinar and of each panelist, before the webinars starts. To avoid confusion, webinar attendees will have the speaking language option removed from their controls, but can still choose the language they want captions translated to if translated captions are available in the webinar.
  • Webinar Resources - Speakers details 
    Webinar hosts can also add information about their speakers, which will appear in the Resources tab during the live webinar. Information such as name, profile picture, job title, company details, biography, and links to social media can be provided. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for May 13, 2023. 
• Team Chat features
  
  • Increase max file size for Team Chat (1:1s, Group Chats, Channels) 
    The maximum file size that Team Chat users can upload and share files with others is increased to 1 GB per file. Account owners and admins who use file transfer controls can allow files of up to 1 GB to be shared in a Team Chat. Previously admins could allow files of up to 512 MB.
  • Additional supported languages for Message Translation 
    The following additional languages are supported: Arabic, Hebrew, Bangla, Danish, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Swedish.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue regarding OTP verification failures 
• Resolved an issue with incorrect Portuguese localizations of scheduling options
• Resolved an issue regarding unread meeting chat message counts not appearing
• Resolved an issue regarding chat notification sounds 

Note: The Zoom IQ Meeting Summary and Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization features have been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release. 

April 3, 2023 version 5.14.2 (2046)

Note: This release was originally scheduled for March 27, 2023.

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue regarding certain menus having a gap, causing the sub-menu to close before the cursor can select it

March 20, 2023 version 5.14.0 (1720)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Chat response to Meeting Invitation -
  When a user invites another contact to an active meeting, the recipient can decline the invite and include a message to the person inviting them, explaining why they cannot currently attend. This response is now displayed in the meeting, rather than solely in associated Team Chat 1:1 for those users.
• Removal of non-video panelists when sharing content 
  When panelists share their screen or a video, if no panelists have their video enabled, they will be hidden to direct focus on the shared content instead of their video-off tile. Previously, video-off tiles would remain on screen next to the shared content.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Out of Office presence status 
    Users can set their status to Out of Office, better indicating the user is away for an extended period of time and will not likely respond to messages, meeting invitations, phone calls, etc.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Auto-start captions when joining meetings and webinars 
    Meeting participants and webinar attendees can select, through the client accessibility settings, to have automated captioning automatically appear, if captions are available in the meeting or webinar.
  • Enhanced caption customization options 
    Users can customize the width of captions in a meeting or webinar to suit their needs.
• Meeting features
  • Additional gallery view sorting options 
    Hosts can sort the order of video tiles in Gallery view, choosing from options including sorting by first name (ascending and descending), last name (ascending and descending) and meeting entry time (ascending and descending). This feature must be enabled for use by an admin in web settings.
  • Retain chat messages from breakout rooms
    When using the new meeting chat experience, users will be able to view the main meeting chat message history when they join a breakout room and also view breakout room chat history when they return to the main meeting. Previously, the new meeting chat experience did not support messages following in and out of breakout rooms.
  • Chat failover recovery support for new meeting chat experience 
    In situations when the Zoom app crashes unexpectedly during a meeting, the new meeting chat experience will be able to recover messages you previously had access to when rejoining the meeting.
  • Connected Meeting Chat 
    Meeting hosts can schedule a meeting and invite contacts, who are added to both the calendar event for the meeting and the dedicated Team Chat group chat. This group chat and its messages are accessible by members before, during, and after the scheduled meeting.
• Team Chat features
  • Support for Team Chat message encryption with Customer Managed Key (CMK) 
    Customer Managed Key (CMK) encryption can be extended to include encryption of Team Chat messages. Team Chat messages join other items already covered by CMK encryption, including Zoom Phone voicemails and recordings, Meeting and Webinar recordings, compliance archiving, and certain tokens.
• Phone features
  • IP address access control 
    Admins can allow their users to access their phone recording and voicemail attachments only from specific IP addresses. If the user is out of the designated IP address, those items will not be accessible in the client.
  • Enhancement to Personal Contacts
    Users can now create a personal contact directly from their call history using the phone number associated with any inbound or outbound call. The contact can then be starred for quick access. Users will be able to enter items such as the first and last name of the caller, their company, their email when adding the contact.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding the host not being recognized in a meeting 
• Resolved an issue regarding the recording disclaimer text not matching text set in the web for certain localizations 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding failed auto-record to the cloud 
• Resolved an issue where the total number of Outlook contacts was not showing 
• Resolved an issue regarding screen flickering when sharing screen and recording locally 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding links shared during a meeting not opening in a browser when clicked 
• Resolved an issue regarding the font changing between editing and viewing states of Classic Whiteboard annotations 
• Resolved an issue regarding a participant raising their hand not causing their video to move for greater visibility 

Notes:

• The Additional keyboard shortcuts enhancement have been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release.
• The Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation feature has been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.
• The Raise hand enhancement has been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release.

March 6, 2023 version 5.13.11 (1288)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

February 27, 2023 version 5.13.10 (1208)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Breakout Rooms 100 enabled for all accounts 
  The maximum capacity of Breakout Rooms has been increased for all accounts, supporting up to 100 breakout rooms, with a maximum capacity of 1000 in a single breakout room or up to 1000 total among all breakout rooms (depending on account limits). This also affects the pre-assignment limits, raising them also to 100 rooms and 1000 participants. Previously, this increased Breakout Rooms capacity required Zoom enablement.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    
    • Set IP address for Zoom Mesh local detection - MeshMulticastIP 
      Set as 224.0.0.1 by default, this policy allows admins to specify a valid IP address to be a UDP multicast IP for Zoom apps to declare themselves and detect each other in their local sub-network (255.255.255.0). Admins can choose other IP addresses within the range of [224.0.0.1, 239.255.255.255].
    • Set network port for for Zoom Mesh nodes - MeshMulticastPort 
      This policy allows an admin to specify a valid port to be used as the UDP multicast port to communicate with other Zoom Mesh nodes on the network. The default port is 36699.
    • Set network port range for Zoom Mesh parent-child node communication - MeshListenPortRange 
      This policy allows an admin to choose a valid port range that will be used to set up listen sockets for connection requests between Mesh parents and children nodes. The nodes will also use this range to send signals and media data. The default port range is 18801-19800.
    • Allow external participants to connect via Zoom Mesh - EnableGuestMesh 
      Disabled by default, this allows external users (not on your account) to join a Webinar through the local Zoom Mesh-enabled network. Other requirements must be met, such as the device having the minimum supported client version for Mesh connections and the associated account setting in the web portal also enabled.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • On-demand watermark 
    The host of a meeting or webinar can enable or disable the visual watermark as needed during the live session. This must be allowed by account Admins and can be controlled at the Account-, Group-, and User-level web settings. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
  • Custom watermark location 
    Meeting hosts can choose where the watermark will appear, helping them avoid locations that distract or obscure the presenter or presentation. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
  • Save my speaking language 
    When enabling translated captions, the user can choose to save the selection to be used for future meetings.
  • Follow the host option always available 
    Meeting hosts will always have the option to push their view of meeting participants to others in the meeting. Previously, this was only available when a custom gallery view organization was set.
• Meeting features
  • Joining a meeting with Okta authentication for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS 
    If enabled by their admins, users can join an end-to-end encrypted meeting with identity information provided by Okta. A badge assigned to the user indicates that the information provided by Okta matches those provided by Zoom; meeting participants must review that the displayed account domain and user information are trusted identifiers.
• Webinar features
  
  • Collect external participants’ emails for webinars 
    Account owners and admins who want email addresses from guests joining meetings hosted by users in their account to show up on their reports and dashboards can request them from those guests. Upon joining the meeting, guests are prompted for their name and email, even if they are currently signed in and do not fall under at least one criteria listed here. This setting is available at the account, group, and user levels. This feature requires meeting participants to join from client version 5.12.6 or higher.
  • Webinar resources enhancement: Documents 
    In addition to providing links to webinar attendees, webinar hosts can also upload files for attendees to download and view during the live session. Hosts can upload files before and during the webinar, as well as make those files visible to attendees as needed. Supported file types include JPG/JPEG, 24-bit PNG, PDF, and PPT. Hosts can upload up to 50 files per webinar and each file can be up to 15 MB in size.
• Whiteboard features
  • Open whiteboards in multiple meetings/breakout rooms 
    Users can open whiteboards simultaneously in multiple meetings/breakout rooms. To see which whiteboards can be shared, whiteboard statuses such as Locked, View Only, Unable to Share, and External Collaboration Disabled will be visible in the Zoom Whiteboard dashboard.
  • Version history for in-meeting whiteboards 
    Whiteboards opened or created during a meeting now include a Version History that summarizes the changes made by users. The Version History provides a list of current and previous versions, including revisions made by users such as edits, updates, deletions, and new pages. Ability to restore previous versions can be performed only by whiteboard owners.
  • Custom disclaimer for whiteboard 
    Admins can create a custom disclaimer to let users know what is allowed and not allowed on a whiteboard before they use it. The custom disclaimer can have a maximum of 100 characters for the title and 6000 characters for the body. Admins can customize the disclaimer for internal and external collaborators, control how often the disclaimer will appear, and set the language to any of the currently supported languages.
• Team Chat features
  
  • Consolidated notifications for channel member changes 
    When users join, leave, are added by, or removed by another user, the various chat notifications displayed in the chat channel are consolidated down when there are multiple of these notifications in a given day. This provides more visual space for chat messages, while still providing the additional information when needed.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding Zoom Phone connection issues (code 701) when connected to VPN 
• Resolved an issue regarding the code snippet option not being available 
• Resolved an issue regarding in-meeting chat behaving unexpectedly when a guest user joins a meeting 
• Resolved an issue regarding a missing Delete option for meetings 

Note: The Collect external participants' emails for meetings and Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation features have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

February 6, 2023 version 5.13.7 (683)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • TIme remaining timer support for recurring meetings 
    The time remaining timer is also available for recurring meetings, except for those scheduled as No-fixed time. Previously, only non-recurring meetings were supported.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue regarding Zoom Phone after update 

January 16, 2023 version 5.13.5 (431)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• New meeting chat experience default setting
  The default for the New meeting chat experience setting is changed to on for most accounts.
• End of support for CentOS 7, Red Hat 7, and Oracle Linux 7 
  With this release, Linux users on the CentOS, Red Hat, and Oracle distributions must be on version 8 or higher to continue to receive additional Zoom app updates. Devices still using CentOS, Red Hat, and Oracle 7 or below will have 5.13.4 (711) as the most recent version available.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Self enablement of automated captions 
    Meeting and webinar participants can enable automated captions themselves through in-meeting controls. Previously, participants needed to request captions be enabled. The host can still disable automated captions before the meeting through web settings, or during the meeting through caption settings.
  • Interpreter can move language interpretation window 
    Participants assigned to provide audio language interpretation can adjust the location of the window that provides their interpreter controls, to avoid the window obscuring chat notifications.
• Meeting features
  • Additional enhanced formatting for in-meeting chat 
    Meeting participants can react to messages with emojis and reply in threads to in-meeting chat messages.
  • Create breakout rooms based on poll results 
    When the Allow host to create breakout rooms from poll results setting is enabled, hosts can choose to create breakout rooms based on the participants’ poll answers. For example, the meeting host may want to split breakout rooms based on participants who share similar interests.
  • Waiting room customization support for images 
    The waiting room can support displaying a full-sized image. Images must be PNG, JPG, GIF and be 1 MB or less. Images should be a minimum of 400x200, and while higher resolutions are supported, we recommend images remain within the 2:1 ratio. Previously, hosts could display a small logo image or a video. This requires your account to have the new join flow, which is currently rolling out to customers.
  • Enhanced access to participant attendance status list 
    All meeting participants invited through the calendar event can view the participant attendance status. Previously, only the host and co-hosts could view each participants’ RSVP.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar Resources
    Webinar hosts with a Zoom Events license can provide resource links for their attendees. This provides the ability to link to external resources, such as newsletter sign-ups, learn more pages, and others. Hosts can review the interaction results after the webinar concludes through Reporting.
• Whiteboard features
  • Additional in-meeting whiteboard features 
    Zoom Whiteboard features that were currently only available in out-of-meeting whiteboards, such as additional shapes, kanban boards, templates, and comments, will now be available when in a meeting. In-meeting whiteboards will also have the same rich-text editing features available outside the meeting without the need to update the Zoom desktop client.
  • Access to Zoom Whiteboard dashboard in a meeting
    Users have the option to view and manage whiteboards they have access to from the Zoom Whiteboard dashboard during a meeting. As long as they have the right permission and the whiteboard is not being shared yet, presenters can share the whiteboard in presentation or collaboration mode, and grant participants access to the whiteboard after the meeting.
• Phone features
  • Enhancement to location services 
    If admins disables a location permission for a user, SMS will be blocked for the user for that location.
  • Enhancement to Caller ID 
    If admins prevent their users from blocking their caller ID, then users won’t see the Hide Caller ID as an option on their phones. PWA is not supported at this time.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding an incorrect cloud recording error message 
• Resolved an issue regarding scheduled meeting events being deleted when moved to a shared calendar 
• Resolved an issue regarding shared line groups as a contact 
• Resolved an issue regarding virtual backgrounds not loading when previously set 
• Resolved an issue regarding the inconsistent behavior for monitor notification for calls 
• Resolved an issue regarding the Zoom Room virtual controller 
• Resolved an issue regarding web links not opening properly in the Zoom app 
• Resolved an issue regarding local recordings not capturing a shared whiteboard 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding video distortions and possible crashes due to high CPU usage
• Resolved an issue regarding the inability to broadcast a message to all breakout rooms 

Note: The enablement of Breakout Rooms 100 and the continuous meeting chat feature have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

January 9, 2023 version 5.13.4 (711)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

December 27, 2022 version 5.13.3 (651)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

Note: The 2 Whiteboard features have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

December 19, 2022 version 5.13.0 (599)

Download type: Manual

Note: This release was originally scheduled for December 12, 2022. 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Disable Webinar Resources - DisableSidecar 
      Disabled by default, this option allows admins to disable the use and visibility of Webinar Resources, which provides webinar hosts with the ability to link to external resources, such as newsletter sign-ups, learn more pages, and others.
    • Disable the notification when a cloud recording is available - NotifyCMRAvailable 
      Enabled by default, this allows admins to disable the desktop client setting Show notifications when a new recording is available.
  • Support for Zoom Mesh 
    The Zoom client supports the use of Zoom Mesh within a local network, reducing internet bandwidth used by attendees when connecting with Zoom servers for Zoom Webinars and Events. This requires version 5.13.0 or higher.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Additional annotation discoverability 
    When viewing shared content, an additional toggle is available in the bottom-left corner of the shared content, making the annotations toolbar more easily accessible. This additional toggle for annotations is in addition to the existing entry point under View Options.
  • Speaker attributions for live automated captions 
    When viewing automated captions in a live meeting or webinar, captions will include the speaker’s profile picture as part of captions, to make it easier to understand who is currently speaking. If the user has no profile picture, their initials will be displayed instead. Their full name is provided when viewing the full transcript. Previously, there was no speaker attribution in the displayed captions. This also includes other minor caption enhancements to better support multiple speakers.
  • Meeting and webinar countdown timer - Windows, macOS, Linux
    Meeting participants and webinar panelists can choose to display how much time is left in a scheduled session. This timer is based on the scheduled duration and changes to a warming gold color after reaching 5 minutes remaining. Previously, participants could only choose to view the current duration of the meeting.
  • Temporarily disable automated captions 
    Hosts can disable automated captioning during a live meeting or webinar. This can be useful when the host forgets to disable captions from the web settings and wants to disable them for a meeting. Participants will be notified that captions are disabled by the host and the Show Captions button is no longer available in the control toolbar for everyone except the host.
  • Dimmed video if flashing images or patterns detected 
    Users can enable an option under Accessibility settings that allows the Zoom app to detect flashing images or patterns and automatically dim the video in a meeting or webinar.
  • Creation and editing of polls directly in meetings and webinars 
    Hosts and co-hosts can create and edit polls during a meeting or webinar. Previously, creating and editing a poll launched the web portal, for changes to be made there. For MacOS users, this feature requires macOS version 10.12 or higher.  
• Meeting features
  • Support for Q&A in meetings 
    Hosts can enable the Q&A feature in meetings to allow participants to ask questions, which can be viewed by all, but only answered by the host and co-host. Questions can be submitted anonymously, and responses can be sent publicly for all to see or privately to just the sender. Hosts can also mark submitted questions as something that will be answered live, so participants are aware and can expect their answer to follow soon. This is currently only available for standard Business, Zoom One Business, Zoom One Business Plus, Zoom One Enterprise, and Zoom One Enterprise Plus accounts, with standard Enterprise accounts currently scheduled to follow on January 7, 2023.
  • Animated meeting reactions
    Reactions shown in each video tile can be animated to draw greater attention. These animations are controlled through client settings, as well controlled by admins at the Account level settings. 
  • Enhanced broadcasting notification 
    When the host begins broadcasting their voice to all open breakout rooms, indicators that they are currently live are more prominent and clear. This includes the breakout rooms window where the host initiates the broadcast, as well as the broadcasting notification in the top-left corner of the video window.
  • Enhanced join flow 
    The process of joining a meeting is enhanced to combine the Please wait for the host to start this meeting window and the Waiting Room window together. This new join flow requires version 5.12.0 or higher and is only available for meetings hosted by Free accounts initially. This will be available for additional paid account types in mid-January 2023.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar Resources 
    Webinar hosts with a Zoom Events license can provide resource links for their attendees. This provides the ability to link to external resources, such as newsletter sign-ups, learn more pages, and others. Hosts can review the interaction results after the webinar concludes through Reporting. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update, currently scheduled for December 21, 2022.
• Team Chat features
  • Schedule meeting with chat and channel members 
    Users can schedule meetings with members of a chat channel directly from Team Chat. When successfully scheduled, the meeting is added to your calendars, provides a notification with the option to copy the invitation, and also appears as a meeting card in the chat. This feature requires all chat members to have their calendars integrated with Zoom, and currently supports Google Calendar and Office 365 (OAuth 2.0). This setting is available at the account and group levels.
  • Delete messages in channels you own/admin 
    Channel owners and other designated admins can delete messages sent by other users in that channel. Previously, messages could only be deleted by the sender themselves.
  • Updated chat notification settings 
    Settings for controlling chat notifications are updated for clarity and ease of use. These updates affect the Team Chat tab of the client settings, the channel info panel, and the more menu for each channel in the chat sidebar.
  • Search for SMS messages 
    The Search bar supports searching SMS messages you have sent and received. Additional search filters are also available for SMS messages. Narrow your search down to specific phone numbers or conversations with the From and Search in filters, while the Type filter can narrow the search to SMS messages only. This feature will be enabled for current customers, but must be enabled by Zoom for any new customers. 
  • Enhanced GIF control 
    When viewing a sent GIF image in a chat or channel, there will be the option to pause/play the GIF.
  • Increased member limit for public channels to 50k
    The limit of members in a public Team Chat channel can be increased to 50,000 per channel. Currently, the limit is 15,000 per channel. This feature must be enabled by Zoom and your account must be provisioned in the US01 cluster.
• Phone features
  • Support for more than 1000 imported contacts
    When contacts are uploaded by admins, these contacts are found by using the search bar or phone dialer. Searching contacts supports as many contacts as were uploaded. Previously, only up to 1000 imported contacts were searchable.
  • Display end-of-call experience feedback survey
    Account owners and admins can display a thumbs up/down survey at the end of each call. If participants respond with thumbs down, they can provide additional information about what went wrong. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding the name of an imported contact not properly displayed when receiving a call from that contact 
• Resolved an issue regarding the automatic sign-out setting being applied inconsistently 
• Resolved an issue when a user’s status appeared as Available while on a call 
• Resolved an issue regarding a host renaming a participant and the name not being reflected in reports
• Resolve an issue regarding warm transfers 
• Resolved an issue regarding Whiteboards in completely loading 
• Resolved an issue when submitting a problem report and selecting Other as the product 
• Resolved an issue when selecting only a portion of the screen to share
• Resolved an issue regarding pinned videos not resizing properly 

Notes:

• The Out of Office presence status feature have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.
• The Enhanced formatting for in-meeting chat feature has been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release.

November 28, 2022 version 5.12.9 (367)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Enterprise Auto Update policies
    Zoom’s Enterprise Auto Update policies allow system administrators the ability to keep managed desktop client installations up to date in accordance with their own policies and preferences. These policies will afford administrators granular control over desktop client auto-update behavior and UI, giving them the ability to tailor the experience at a group level to meet the needs of a wide variety of user cohorts. The following policies are available with MSI, GPO, and PLIST deployments with version 5.10.6 or higher, as well as with Zoom Device Management (ZDM):
    • AU2_EnableAutoUpdate
    • AU2_SetUpdateChannel
    • AU2_EnableShowZoomUpdates
    • AU2_EnableUpdateAvailableBanner
    • AU2_EnablePromptUpdateForAU2
    • AU2_EnableUpdateSuccessNotification
    • AU2_EnableManualUpdate
    • AU2_DeploySpecificVersion
    • AU2_SetUpdateSchedule
    • AU2_InstallAtIdleTime
    • AU2_SafeUpgradePeriod

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

November 7, 2022 version 5.12.6 (173)

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Download instructions: Installation Instructions

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Dutch language support 
    The Zoom client now supports Dutch. By default, Zoom will match the operating system’s language if supported and users can manually select a language of their choice.
  • Support for RelayState with SSO authentication 
    Zoom SSO authentication protocols have been enhanced to provide the ability for deep linking within SSO responses, ensuring users are authenticated before joining a meeting or viewing a cloud recording, as well as automatically authenticating on the client when launching the application. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Screen share preview 
    When starting a share session, the sharer can hover their mouse near the floating toolbar and view a preview of the shared content other participants are seeing on their devices. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend update currently scheduled for November 9, 2022. 
• Meeting features
  
  • Support for up to 1000 participants in E2EE Meetings
    End-to-end encrypted meetings can support up to 1000 total participants. Previously, the maximum was 200 participants. Large Meeting add-on requirements still apply.
  • Pair with Zoom Room and transfer a live meeting 
    Pairing with a Zoom Room can also be initiated within the Zoom meeting window, facilitating easier transferring of that meeting to the local Zoom Room. Previously, you had to pair with a Zoom Room outside of an active meeting, before being able to transfer. This requires Zoom Room version 5.12.6 or higher.
• Whiteboard features
  • Enhanced Whiteboard menu 
    The in-meeting menus have been updated, to more closely match the menus in the out-of-meeting whiteboard experience. This includes an improved right-click menu, additional editing options for shapes, and a pinch-to-zoom ability or zoom-in/zoom-out buttons on mobile.
  • Additional shapes 
    Additional shapes are available for Whiteboard including more basic shapes, flowchart symbols, UML symbols, and equations.
  • Follow along with presenter 
    When collaborating on a Whiteboard during a live meeting, participants can request to follow a specific editor or request all others to follow them. When following, your view of the canvas is tied to their view of the canvas.
  • Rich-text options for text objects 
    In-meeting created text objects, sticky notes, and shapes can be more finely formatted with additional rich-text options, including bold, italics, underline, font size, bulleted and numbered lists, and more.
• Team Chat features
  • Multiple admins for a chat channel 
    Channel owners can designate up to 50 admins to help manage a chat channel.
  • Get Started section for new Team Chat users 
    New users interacting with Team Chat for the first time are provided with a getting started guide to help them onboard with using Zoom Team Chat more efficiently.
• Phone features
  • Chat notifications for missed calls 
    With the power pack license, receptionists can quickly send a chat message to a recipient that missed a call. The receptionist can enable a setting to determine if the note happens during or after a call. If leaving a phone number in the note, it can be clicked to be dialed directly from the chat.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue with GIF searches returning a network error, rather than stating no matching images found 
• Resolved an issue regarding poor whiteboard performance with high numbers of concurrent editors 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users in China regarding incorrect SSO redirects 
• Resolved an issue regarding participants failing to be reassigned to a breakout room 
• Resolved an issue regarding Zoom Phone call history not updating properly 
• Resolved an issue regarding various incorrect UI localizations
• Resolved an issue regarding older SMS messages not being available 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding potential crashes when receiving shared content on specific network configurations 
• Resolved an issue regarding Apple Trackpad not scrolling properly 
• Resolved an issue regarding email addresses on a profile card not providing the quick copy option
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent behavior for the in-meeting chat window when detached from the meeting window 
• Resolved an issue regarding the mic input level getting stuck 
• Resolved an issue regarding sending a file through in-meeting chat 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding potential crashes

October 10, 2022 version 5.12.2 (4816)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

September 26, 2022 version 5.12.0 (4682)

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Download instructions: Installation Instructions

Changes to existing features

• Zoom Chat changing to Zoom Team Chat 
  The out-of-meeting, persistent chat experience is renamed to Zoom Team Chat. This change is only to the various UI elements and has no effect on associated features and functionalities.
• New Zoom icon for desktop and mobile apps
  As part of our ever-evolving products and brand, the icon for the desktop client and mobile apps is updated with a new logo.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Profile Card enhancements 
    Profile cards have been visually enhanced to better convey information about users and contacts. Work location (Office or Remote), location, and local time are spaced properly, even when fewer of those items are provided by the user. The location field supports hyperlinks. The email address field on the Contact tab of the Profile Card now displays a copy to clipboard button on hover. A reminder that profile cards can be viewed in meetings. You can also see them in Zoom Team Chat by hovering over a user’s profile photo or @ mention name.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Preset use of hide self view in meetings - HideSelfView 
      Disabled by default, this option controls the use of the Hide Self View option. This option is currently available during meetings and webinars, but will include an additional out-of-meeting option in the client video settings.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Decline meeting invitation with message 
    When the host of an active meeting invites a contact directly to join, the invitee can send a message when declining the invite, to provide context around the reason for declining. Some preset responses are provided by Zoom, but custom text can be used as well. The message will appear as a chat message in Zoom Team Chat for the person requesting you join.
  • Enhanced Self-view and Non-video participants controls 
    The Hide Self View option in client settings is persistent across meetings, reducing the need to be set each meeting. Additionally, the Hide Self View and Hide Non-Video Participants options are included in the in-meeting View controls, for easier access.
• Chat features
  • Restrict who can add channel members 
    When updating or editing a chat channel, the channel admin can choose to allow anyone in the channel to add new members, or they can restrict this ability to only channel owners and admins. If external users are allowed in the channel, they can also select which user types are allowed to add external members to the channel.
  • Additional keyboard shortcuts for Zoom Team Chat
    To assist users with screen readers, several keyboard shortcuts are added to quickly bring the screen focus to commonly used areas of chat, including switching to the chat list, jumping to the most recent message, jumping to start of unread messages, and adding members to chat or channel.
  • Request private channel access from channel and message links 
    When a link to a private channel or message in a private channel is shared with a user that is not currently a member of that private channel, they can request access to join. The channel admin receives the request in that channel, and if approved, the requestor is notified of the approval.
  • Enhanced link previews for chat message and channel links 
    When a Zoom Team Chat message or channel is deeplinked in chat, the preview will provide additional information. Deeplinks to public channels provide channel type, name, and description info. Deeplinks to messages in public channels provide original sender name, date/time, and a short snippet of the message. Deeplinks to private channels and messages within are only provided if the user is already a member of that private channel.
  • Add chatbots and chat apps to folders 
    Chatbots and Zoom Chat apps from the marketplace can be sorted into chat folders. Previously, only chat contacts, group chats, and chat channels could be assigned to a folder. This must be enabled by Zoom.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding Webinar Q&A not showing some answered questions 
• Resolved an issue regarding failed chat autosaves due to ellipsis in the meeting title 
• Resolved an issue regarding chat connectivity issues when switching from wired to wireless connections 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding gray boxes over shared screen 
• Resolved an issue regarding saved whiteboards being overwritten 
• Resolved an issue regarding local recordings being stopped when host role is reassigned
• Resolved an issue regarding higher CPU usage when using Zoom Whiteboard 
• Resolved an issue regarding losing call control between client and desk phone 
• Resolved an issue regarding drop-down menus in shared applications not being visible for viewers 
• Resolved an issue regarding drawing tools after double-clicking a location
• Resolved an issue regarding the desktop meeting list not listing a rescheduled meeting 
• Resolved an issue regarding routing a blackmagic capture card through a virtual camera input 
• Resolved an issue regarding assigning alternative hosts 

August 29, 2022 version 5.11.10 (4400)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes 

August 22, 2022 version 5.11.9 (4300)

Download type: Manual

 New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Enhanced access to cloud recordings 
    Cloud recordings can be more easily accessed and shared from the desktop client. Additionally, a notification will appear when a recording is finished processing.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Support up to 25 custom languages for interpretation 
    Up to 25 custom languages for interpretation can be used during a meeting or webinar. Previously, only up to 5 custom languages were supported. This option is only available if Enable language interpretation by default is enabled. This enhancement must be enabled by Zoom and requires client version 5.11.2 or higher.
• Meeting features
  • Broadcast mic audio to all breakout rooms 
    Meeting hosts can broadcast their microphone audio to all breakout rooms in a meeting. Previously, only device audio could be shared to breakout rooms from the main session.
• Webinar features
  • Support for multi-language and translated captions in Webinars 
    Zoom Webinars hosts can enable translated captions to support webinars with multiple different language speakers, allowing attendees to view captions in the language that best suits them. Additionally, automated captions in Webinars support additional languages in addition to English, which has been the only supported language thus far. Previously, these captioning features were only available for meetings. The Translated Captions feature is currently only available for Zoom One Business Plus and Zoom One Enterprise Plus accounts. 
• Chat features
  • External users notice when composing messages in chats 
    Chats and channels that include external users will have enhanced labeling in the compose box to remind users that external contacts are present. The notification is clickable to provide more information regarding who can see messages in the chat or channel.
  • Profile card for meeting hosts
    When users view an upcoming meeting in either the Home page or the Meetings tab, the meeting host’s name provides the host’s profile card on hover. An option to chat directly with the host is also provided next to their name. If the host is not already a contact, the option to add them as a contact is provided.
• Phone features
  • Desk phone call control setting enhancement 
    When pairing or unpairing a desk phone to the Zoom desktop client, users can see the pairing/unpairing in process, then click on the OK button to close the dialog box once the process is over.
  • Restricted Calls/SMS hours and location 
    If admins restrict calls and SMS for a location and/or during a time frame, users will be notified on their Zoom client that they are unable to send SMS and place calls during restricted hours/locations.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding unretrievable SMS messages 
• Resolved an issue regarding shared audio quality 
• Resolved issues regarding sharing screen when using Wayland 
• Resolved an issue regarding not hearing local audio when sharing audio in a meeting 
• Resolved an issue regarding saving files sent through in-meeting chat 
• Resolved an issue regarding system proxy connections 
• Resolved an issue regarding incompatibility with Debian 9.3

July 18, 2022 version 5.11.3 (3882)

Download type: Manual

Note: The client release has been delayed until July 19, 2022. 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Indonesian language support 
    The Zoom client now supports Indonesian. By default, Zoom will match the operating system’s language if supported and users can manually select a language of their choice.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Disable in-meeting use of Zoom Whiteboard - DisableInMeetingWhiteBoard 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the ability to use the Zoom Whiteboard feature during a meeting.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Support for preventing external users from saving in-meeting/webinar chats 
    Account owners and admins can choose to only allow users in their account to save chats from meetings and/or webinars. This option is available at the account, group, and user levels, and can be locked at the account or group level. This feature requires client version 5.11.3 or higher.
  • Speaker attribution included in downloaded transcript
    Downloaded transcript records will include the speaker’s name, as well as timestamps, when saved locally.
• Webinar features
  • Support for Zoom Whiteboard in Webinars 
    Hosts can launch and collaborate on Zoom Whiteboards within Zoom Webinars.
• Whiteboard features
  • Host control of in-meeting Whiteboard access 
    Meeting hosts can adjust the behavior of who can begin sharing a Whiteboard in a meeting (host only or all participants), as well as who can interrupt a participant's Whiteboard (host only or all participants).
  • Default titles for Whiteboards created in-meeting
    New Whiteboards created in a meeting use the meeting’s name as the default name of the project. The name can be edited in-meeting or afterwards as needed.
  • In-meeting Pan tool 
    The in-meeting Whiteboard experience includes a pan tool, allowing the host to move the canvas freely without unintentionally selecting and moving objects.
  • Move Whiteboard to trash in meetings 
    If a Whiteboard project is no longer needed, it can be moved to the Trash during a meeting.
  • Object and group rotation 
    Objects, or groups of objects, can be rotated during an in-meeting Whiteboard session. After clicking on the rotate icon, the option rotates, snapping to the nearest 15° increment. Holding the Shift key allows free rotation without snapping.
• Phone features
  • Receive SMS short codes 
    Users with SMS enabled can receive SMS messages from short codes. Short codes are special short-digit phone numbers typically used for ordering services or sending two-factor authentication codes.
  • Mark voicemail as unread 
    Users can mark voicemails as unread and flag them for follow up. Unread voicemails can be filtered as all or follow up.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding proxy authentication
• Resolved an issue regarding a host’s changed display name not appearing as such in Q&A 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding Webinar Q&A not appearing for some 
• Resolved an issue regarding incomplete syncing of contacts from Exchange 
• Resolved an issue regarding audio quality scoring reporting inaccurate results in the Dashboard
• Resolved an issue regarding shortened join links being incorrectly parsed from calendar event details 
• Resolved an issue regarding missing results when searching for a contact’s number in the localized format 
• Resolved an issue regarding shared content becoming pixelated 
• Resolved an issue regarding unmuting after adjusting audio settings 

Note: The End-to-end encryption (E2EE) support for breakout rooms feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment.

June 27, 2022 version 5.11.1 (3595)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 20, 2022 version 5.11.0 (3540)

Download type: Prompted

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • View profile cards in during meetings 
    If allowed by account admins, users can view other participants' Zoom profile card from within a meeting. This also includes the addition of a participant’s local time as part of their profile card, to aid in coordinating time zones between users.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Meetings with Multiple Participants Share Content pre-enabled
    Hosts can schedule meetings with the Multiple participants can share simultaneously option pre-enabled. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
  • Persistent Gallery view after pinning 
    Participants in Gallery view are returned to Gallery view after pinning and unpinning a video, rather than switching to Speaker view after unpinning a video.
  • Video quality improvements
    Client upload bitrate limitation introduced to reduce bandwidth consumption and achieve higher frame rate at certain video resolutions.
• Meeting features
  • Search breakout rooms ​​
    Hosts and co-hosts are able to better manage breakout rooms with the ability to search for participants in breakout rooms by name, allowing them to quickly view, assign, or move participants between breakout rooms.
• Webinar features
  • Simultaneous sharing for panelists 
    Webinar attendees can now experience the sharing of simultaneous presentations by panelists. This is the same functionality that is already available in Zoom Meetings. The webinar attendee can choose which screen to view, such as seeing the content in their language when a presentation is shared in different languages. This can be helpful when sharing presentations in multiple languages.
  • Chat Etiquette Tool support for Webinar Q&A 
    Chat etiquette policies are also applied to Webinar Q&A content, in addition to the existing support for in-meeting chat, in-webinar chat, and Zoom Chat.
• Whiteboard features
  • Out-of-meeting experience
    • Add additional shapes for Zoom Whiteboard 
      Additional shapes can be created to facilitate flow charts, data flow diagrams, and organization charts. These shapes can be added and edited in the out-of-meeting Whiteboard experience.
    • Whiteboard Templates 
      Templates can be used to create a whiteboard and or inserted on existing whiteboards while out of meeting. Whiteboards with templates can be viewed in-meeting. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update scheduled for June 29. 
  • In-meeting experience
    • View additional shapes for Zoom Whiteboard 
      Additional shapes can be viewed to facilitate flow charts, data flow diagrams, and organization charts. These shapes can only be viewed with the in-meeting Whiteboard experience.
• Chat features
  • Support for restricting channel creation by user groups 
    Admins can restrict at the Group level if users can create their own public or private channels. This can be configured for both new and existing user groups, and Admins can change the setting at any time.
  • Support for suppressing channel removal notifications 
    Admins can suppress deleted or deactivated user notifications in group chats and channels.
  • Support for GIF content rating restrictions
    Account admins can restrict certain GIF images in Zoom Chat based on GIPHY’s content rating system. Content ratings include G, PG, PG-13, and R.
  • Support for adding users to a channel in bulk 
    Zoom Chat channel admins can add members to an existing channel in bulk by copy-and-pasting a list of email addresses. Separate emails are detected by a space, semicolon, comma, or new line.
  • Happy Anniversary chat celebration 
    When variations of “Happy Anniversary” are used in Zoom Chat, a celebration of raining Tada emojis 🎉 will rain down in the chat window.
• Phone features
  • Call forwarding 
    Phone users can enable/disable Call Forwarding on their client and forward their call to internal extensions, external contacts/numbers, and voicemail, depending on their phone plan and policy. This setting can be set for a time duration if desired.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding webinar panelists profile pictures appearing improperly in chat notifications 
• Resolved an issue regarding local recordings and dual–monitor mode 
• Resolved an issue regarding DNS parsing and sign-in 
• Resolved an issue regarding demoting panelists in a webinar 
• Resolved an issue regarding breakout room assignments not saving 
• Resolved an issue regarding hyperlinks in chat not recognizing the entire URL 
• Resolved an issue regarding incorrect caller ID when a call is transferred on mobile 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding the inability to enter a password containing the @ symbol when using Hungarian keyboard 
• Resolved an issue regarding external contacts names matching incorrectly with an incoming call 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding one-way audio on Zoom Phone calls in quick succession 
• Resolved an issue regarding the SetEmailDomainsRestrictedToLogin and OverrideEnforceSigninIntercloud policies 
• Resolved an issue regarding enabling HD video in the client 
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent menu navigation with keyboard arrow keys 
• Resolved an issue regarding the incorrect time zone being applied and causing sync issues with Outlook 
• Resolved an issue regarding multiple camera devices with the same device ID not being switchable between in a meeting 
• Resolved an issue regarding unmuting participants
• Resolved an issue regarding sharing content on Gnome 41 with Wayland 

May 30, 2022 version 5.10.7 (3311)

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding video issues and freezes when joining a meeting through join URL on Linux devices 

May 23, 2022 version 5.10.6 (3192)

Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Change to panelist visibility of Q&A before they joined 
  Panelists will no longer be able to see reopened dismissed questions, if the original question and their respective comments were posted before they joined the session. This aligns the behavior for both open questions and dismissed/reopened questions for late-joining panelists.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Control participant names in local recordings 
    Allow hosts to control whether participant names are captured as part of local recordings. Enabled by default in the client settings, names of participants (either with video on or off) are captured as part of their video for local recordings. This has no effect on name tags created as part of webinar session branding.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO options
    
    • Control use of the launch external app/URL for incoming calls - EnableLaunchApp4IncomingCalls 
      Disabled by default, this controls the Launch an external app or a URL for incoming calls option in the client. This must be used in coordination with the SetCommand4IncomingCalls, so that the URL can be configured as well.
    • Set the exact URL you want to launched for incoming calls - SetCommand4IncomingCalls 
      Disabled by default, this sets the URL used when the client receives an incoming call. This must be used in coordination with the EnableLaunchApp4IncomingCalls, so that the Launch an external app or a URL for incoming calls option can be enabled as well.
• Chat features
  
  • File transfer control for internal and external contacts 
    Administrators can control the type of files that can be sent to and from their internal and external users in Zoom Chat. Admins can also control the maximum file size for transfer by external users.
• Phone features
  
  • Adjust ringtone and call waiting volume 
    Users can adjust or silence the volume of incoming calls, and call waiting using the ringtone and call waiting volume controls. Users can also assign distinct ringtones to different extensions.
  • Sync cloud contacts
    Users can refresh their contacts by clicking the refresh icon if the contacts have not synced.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of user regarding calendar syncing with on-prem Exchange 
• Resolved an issue regarding an E2EE warning when calling a PSTN line 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding the auto-selection of video capture modes 
• Resolved an issue regarding company contacts disappearing 
• Resolved an issue regarding imported contacts disappearing after SMS attempt 
• Resolved an issue regarding whiteboard sessions allowing views of the desktop 
• Resolved an issue regarding mono audio 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding the meeting reminder notification

Note: The Time zones included in profile cards enhancement was pulled from release due to compatibility issues, and will be available in another upcoming release.


April 24, 2022 version ​5.10.4 (2845)

Download type: Prompted

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding sharing their screen on the Brave browser

April 18, 2022 version 5.10.3 (2778)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Chat Etiquette Tool 
    Account owners and admins can create Chat Etiquette policies to identify defined keywords or text patterns/regular expressions (such as account numbers) and then determine what action occurs when a policy is triggered. When a user attempts to send a message through Zoom Chat and/or in-meeting/webinar chat that triggers a Chat Etiquette policy, the user is either warned or blocked from sending the message. Chat Etiquette policies are configured at the account level, and can be activated at the account or group level. Admins can create up to 50 policies on the account. This feature requires client version 5.6.0 or higher.
  • One-time password requirement for suspicious logins 
    Users with a work email login type and who do not have two-factor authentication enabled are required to enter a one-time password, sent to their account email, when Zoom detects a suspicious login, for example, a login from a different country or device than usual, among other factors.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO options
    • Disable broadcasting to messages to breakout rooms - DisableBroadcastBOMessage 
      Disabled by default, this will disable the ability for the host to broadcast a message to all open breakout rooms.
    • Allow joining meetings hosted in ZfG Cloud without authentication - OverrideEnforceSigninIntercloud 
      Disabled by default, this option overrides the EnforceSignInToJoin policy and allows a user to join a Zoom meeting hosted on the ZfG Cloud, without the need to authenticate.
    • Disable all intercloud features - Intercloud_DisableAllFeatures 
      Disabled by default, this option disables all features except for audio and video for meetings hosted on the ZfG cloud.
    • Disable in-meeting chat on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableMeetingChat 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of in-meeting chat on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable screen sharing ability on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableShareScreen 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the local ability to share screen on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud. This does not affect incoming shared content.
    • Disable meeting reactions on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableMeetingReactions 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of meeting reactions on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable file transfers on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableMeetingFileTransfer 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of file transfers through in-meeting chat on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable annotation on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableAnnotation 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the local ability to annotate on shared content in meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud. This does not affect others ability to annotate.
    • Disable whiteboards on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableWhiteBoard 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of in-meeting whiteboarding on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable local recording on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableLocalRecording 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the ability to locally record meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable captioning on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableClosedCaptioning 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of captioning features on meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable remote control during screen share on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableRemoteControl 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the remote control of shared screens in meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable polling on intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableMeetingPolls 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of polling in meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    • Disable the ability to connect through computer audio for intercloud meetings - Intercloud_DisableComputerAudio 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of computer audio for connecting to meetings hosted on the ZfG Cloud.
    •  
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Central library of polls 
    Users can manage a central library of polls for meetings and webinars. They can create or edit polls and use them for Personal Meeting ID (PMI) and non-PMI meetings. Previously, polls for PMI and non-PMI meetings were managed separately. When a poll is marked as available to all meetings, it will appear in the list of polls that can be launched in a meeting. This new central repository will not replace the existing "Personal Meeting (PMI) polls", instead polls created here will only appear in PMI meetings.
  • Hide/display chat preview notifications 
    Participants can quickly and easily hide or show the in-meeting/webinar chat message previews. These can be disabled to help you to avoid distractions during a presentation, then displayed again when you can provide more attention to incoming chat messages.
  • Support for multi-spotlight for cloud recordings
    Cloud recordings will recognize and record up to 9 spotlighted participants in a meeting or webinar.
• Meeting features
  
  • View Breakout Rooms activities from main session
    Hosts can get an idea of how active their breakout rooms are by viewing the list of open breakout rooms. Each participant in those breakout rooms will show their current video and audio status, if they are sharing their screen, and any active reactions or nonverbal feedback.
  • Enhanced Meeting Reaction awareness 
    Meeting participants will have clearer indications of which reaction or nonverbal feedback they have chosen. This is useful when the participants cannot easily see their self-view, which typically indicates any active reactions or nonverbal feedback.
• Whiteboard features
  
  • Introducing: Zoom Whiteboard 
    We’ve redesigned our virtual whiteboarding experience to bring you the all-new Zoom Whiteboard, a cross-platform visual collaboration solution that’s built right into Zoom Meetings, the Zoom desktop client, and the Zoom web portal. With Zoom Whiteboard, you can brainstorm and collaborate on a persistent, expandable, digital canvas. In-person and remote teams can ideate from Zoom-enabled devices, providing you and your team with the intuitive features you need to collaborate.
• Phone features
  • Search Zoom Phone Appliances 
    Users can search for and browse Zoom Phone Appliances that have been set up as Shared Offices (common area phones). These appliances appear in the Desk Phones section in the Contacts tab.
  • SMS/MMS opt in/out 
    Users can allow their recipients to opt in/out of SMS/MMS messaging to stay within the 10DLC parameters set by mobile carriers.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding imported external contacts not matching for inbound calls 
• Resolved an issue regarding Zoom Contact Center tab appearing blank 
• Resolved an issue regarding Samoa and New Zealand time zones 
• Resolved an issue regarding detecting and reporting network switch for 933 calls 
• Resolved an issue regarding the Logitech H820e headset 
• Resolved an issue regarding crashes when attempting to share screen 

March 21, 2022 version 5.10.0 (2450)

Download type: Manual

Note: The Windows and Linux releases have been delayed until March 22, 2022. 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Support for Apple authentication
    Users will be able to sign in with their Apple ID on the Zoom desktop client and mobile apps.
  • Enhancement to contacts count
    The Contacts tab is no longer capped at 1,000 contacts for each contact group. Contacts will continuously load as many contacts as you have in the contact group as you scroll down. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • DisableWebinarReaction - Disable use of Webinar Reactions - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
      Disabled by default, this option controls access to Webinar Reactions.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Show invitee list in Participants panel 
    Displaying the invitee list in the Participants panel allows hosts, co-hosts, and alternative hosts to view a Not Joined section in the Participants panel of the meeting. This section lists the people who were invited to the meeting but have not yet joined, as well as their calendar response. This feature requires hosts and users to have the Calendar and Contacts Integration (Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar) configured in their Profile. This feature requires 5.9.6 or higher. This feature was initially available to limited account types, and now is available to all account types.
• Meeting features
  • Rename participants in Waiting Room 
    Hosts and co-hosts can rename meeting participants in the waiting room before they enter the meeting. After locating a participant's name in the waiting room section of the participant list, an option appears in the ... menu to rename that participant. The participant is notified of this change.
  • Optional include co-host when automatically assigning breakout rooms 
    When creating breakout rooms and choosing to assign participants automatically, any co-hosts will now not automatically be included in the assignments, but the host can choose to include them.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar Backstage 
    The webinar host and other panelists can move between the backstage area, which is not visible or heard by attendees, and the live webinar area, which is visible to and heard by attendees. Panelists backstage can still hear and view the live webinar to keep an eye on the presentation and know when to rejoin. This feature requires version 5.10.0 or higher for panelists, and the host must have a Zoom Events license. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for April 9, 2022.
  • Webinar Session Branding 
    Hosts can customize the appearance of the in-webinar experience by adding a wallpaper behind the video tiles, setting a common virtual background for all panelists, and providing name tags for each panelist. This requires version 5.10.0 or higher to use and/or view, but does not require this version to join the webinar.
  • Reactions for Webinar
    Webinar Attendees can use reactions, similar to reactions in meetings. The stream of submitted reactions are displayed in the bottom-right corner of the main webinar window, visible to the host, panelists, and attendees. This can be controlled within the webinar, as well as at the Account-, Group-, and User-level settings. This requires version 5.9.6 or higher to be able to send and see reactions.
  • Hide profile pictures for unmuted or promoted attendees 
    Admins and webinar hosts can restrict the use of profile pictures for panelists and attendees when they are unmuted or promoted to a panelist. This feature requires version 5.3.2 or higher.
• Chat features
  • Hover to preview unread messages 
    When hovering on the unread message notification on a collapsed sidebar section or folder, a preview window will appear to show what hidden chat or channel has an unread message. Clicking on the preview will open that chat or channel.
  • Find and join public chat channels from Search 
    Users can search for a public channel to join from the main Search field. Channels they already are members of are visually differentiated from public channels they are not a member of. They can then preview or join the channel directly from the search results.
  • Quick actions on hover for images and files 
    Actions to share, copy, download, open, and add to emoji are more readily available when hovering your mouse over a sent image or file in Zoom Chat.
• Phone features
  
  • Forward voicemail 
    Users can forward individual voicemail messages to other users in the same account. Forwarded voicemails can be viewed in the desktop client or web portal. Forwarded voicemails can be marked private to prevent re-forwarding and downloading. This feature must be enabled by Zoom. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding time zone issues for Samoa 
• Resolved an issue regarding requiring re-authentication more frequently than set by account 
• Resolved an issue regarding the Zoom Phone ringtone volume 
• Resolved an issue regarding an alternative host joining a webinar 
• Resolved an issue regarding the displayed caller ID when receiving a warm transfer 
• Resolved an issue regarding SMS messages not appearing
• Resolved an issue regarding local recordings not capturing video next to the shared screen
• Resolved an issue regarding inviting a new contact to a chat channel 

Notes:

• The Audio Intercom feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment, and will be available in another upcoming release.
• The Allow users to stop and resume automatic call recording feature was pulled from release and will available in another upcoming release.

February 28, 2022 version 5.9.6 (2225)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Expanded access to invitee status feature 
    Host can view which calendar invitees have or have not joined the meeting, and can Zoom chat or video call those who have not joined. Formerly only available to Basic and Pro accounts, most Zoom accounts will have access to this feature. If your account does not yet have this feature and you would like to, please contact Zoom to have this enabled.
  • Support for Additional Blur Background enablement methods 
• Meeting features
  • Expand/Collapse all Breakouts when self-selecting 
    When self-selecting Breakout Rooms, participants can quickly expand all or collapse all available breakout rooms. This makes it easier to find and select the desired breakout, in particular when there are many breakout rooms available to choose from.
• Chat features
  • Enhancement to public channel mentions 
    Users on the same account will be able to see and click on mentions of public channels, regardless of if they are a member of the channel or not. Clicking on the channel mention link when not already a member of the channel will provide the user with a channel preview and the ability to join the channel. External users will not be able to view the channel mention link, unless already a member of that channel.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding joining meetings with a former vanity url directly from the desktop client 
• Resolved an issue regarding the mute all shortcut 
• Resolved an issue regarding the 24-hour format 
• Resolved an issue regarding shared computer sound not being heard by the sharer 
• Resolved an issue regarding the Raise Hand feature
• Resolved an issue regarding proper CPU detection 

January 24*, 2022 version 5.9.3 (1911)

Download type: Manual

*Note: This client release was delayed and was released on January 25, 2022. 

Changes to existing features

• Enable Language Interpretation by default 
  Account owners and admins can enable the Language Interpretation feature by default when scheduling Zoom meetings. Previously, when scheduling a new meeting, the Language Interpretation feature was always off by default.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Require client or app authentication when joining a webinar - EnforceAppSignInToJoinForWebinar 
      Disabled by default, this requires the desktop client or mobile app to be signed in to a Zoom account to join any webinars. If the host requires specific authentication, the user joining will have to pass that specific authentication check as well.
    • Require authentication when joining a webinar - EnforceSignInToJoinForWebinar 
      Disabled by default, this requires attendees to be signed in to a Zoom account to join any webinars. Attendees can be signed-in on the web portal when joining through the join URL, or on the desktop client or mobile app directly. If the host requires specific authentication, the user joining will have to pass that specific authentication check as well.
    • Require post-meeting virtual background auto-reversal - EnableAutoReverseVirtualBkgnd
      Disabled by default, this enforces the use of the post-meeting virtual background auto-reversal setting, which is controlled by account admins.
    • Disable use of Meeting Reactions - DisableMeetingReactions 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of reactions for any meetings hosted or joined by this device.
    • Disable use of Non-verbal feedback - DisableNonVerbalFeedback 
      Disabled by default, this option disables the use of non-verbal feedback for any meetings hosted or joined by this device.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Enhanced registrant authentication option 
    Allows hosts to require webinar and meeting registrants be signed-in to the Zoom account associated with the email they registered to join this session with. If trying to join without being signed-in or signed-in with the wrong account, they will be notified and given the option to sign-in or switch account. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for February 7, 2022.
  • Post-meeting virtual background auto-reversal 
    Users can select and use any virtual background before or during any Zoom meeting. However, after the meeting is over, the user's background will be automatically changed to a default virtual background chosen by the admin.
• Meeting features
  • Create, remove, rename breakout rooms after launch 
    Breakout rooms no longer need to be closed in order to rename or add/remove additional rooms. Account owners and admins can enable the ability for hosts to create, remove, and rename breakout rooms while they are open and in use. This feature requires client version 5.9.3 or higher and must be enabled by Zoom.
• Chat features
  • Support for previewing public channels 
    Public channels can be previewed before joining and will show the channel name, description, number of members, and some recent messages. Previewing is not available when Advanced Chat Encryption is turned on, and recent messages will not show if the channel admin has restricted new members from seeing previous messages.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding inaccurate call status on call monitoring
• Resolved an issue regarding removed imported contacts 
• Resolved an issue regarding a link to the Settings page in the web portal not accounting for a vanity URL 
• Resolved an issue regarding not being able to minimize meeting windows

December 27, 2021 version 5.9.1 (1380)

Download type: Prompted

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

December 20, 2021 version 5.9.0 (1273)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Improved and expanded emoji support 
    Our emoji suite has been upgraded to provide almost 900 more emojis for use in in-meeting chat and Zoom chat. These new emojis include various skin tones and are Unicode 13.1 compatible.
• Meeting features
  • Schedule meetings with Focus mode 
    Hosts can schedule a meeting with Focus mode to be started automatically when the meeting starts, in order to provide less distractions to all meeting participants.
  • Disable Broadcast Message from host to breakout rooms 
    Admins on the account can now disable the ability for meeting hosts to broadcast messages to all breakout room participants.
• Webinar features
  • Enhanced panelist authentication option 
    Webinar hosts can require panelists to be signed-in with the account associated with the email they are set as a panelist with. If trying to join without being signed-in or signed-in with the wrong account, they will be notified and given the option to sign-in or switch account.
• Chat features
  • GIF send enhancement 
    When selecting a GIF from the GIPHY search panel, the GIF will be displayed in the message compose box. Additional text can be added before sending the GIF.
  • Recent search history 
    Search will show you a history of your recent searches, and selecting one will perform that search again.
• Phone features
  • Video greetings and videomail 
    If enabled by the admin, users can record a video greeting that is played for missed inbound calls from other Zoom Phone users in the same account. These users can then leave a video voicemail message (videomail) that can be played back.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding video quality being limited when a Teams room joins a Zoom meeting via guest join 
• Resolved an issue regarding short-form Youtube links not providing a link preview in Zoom chat 
• Resolved an issue regarding meeting titles with Japanese characters are erased 
• Resolved an issue regarding the inability to make certain international calls to numbers located in Uruguay 

Note: The Create, remove, rename breakout rooms after launch feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment, and will be available in another upcoming release.


November 28, 2021 version 5.8.6 (739)

Download type: Manual

Note: This client release was originally scheduled for release on November 22, 2021. 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Turkish and Polish language support 
    The Zoom client now supports Turkish and Polish. By default, Zoom will match the operating system’s language if supported and users can manually select a language of their choice.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Spotlight self for host in Participants list
    Hosts can use the menu in the participant list to spotlight themselves, in addition to the menu from their video tile. This feature eliminates the different experience for self spotlighting versus other people, by controlling it all in one place.
  • Compatibility enhancements for Smart Gallery
    Various enhancements for how the client handles the multi-stream Smart Gallery view from a Zoom Room, such as moving all Zoom Room participants into a Breakout Room together, in-meeting chat messages are sent to the Zoom Room as a whole (instead of sent to individual members), and assigning the Zoom Room host controls, rather than an individual participant.
• Webinar features
  • Order Q&A chronologically or by upvotes 
    User submitted Q&A questions are sorted by default chronologically, with the most recent appearing at the bottom of the list. The host and panelists can also sort the questions by number of upvotes, to prioritize more popular questions.
  • Guest indicator for submitted Q&A 
    Questions submitted by external attendees in a webinar will be labeled with the Guest marker, to make it clearer which questions are internally or externally submitted.
• Phone features
  • Caller verified icon for incoming calls 
    Zoom Phone will show “caller verified” check marks to help users identify robocalls and spam calls. A check mark icon appears if the carrier has authenticated the calling party and they are authorized to use the calling number. The check mark icon appears in the call log and inbound call notifications (client, app) for these inbound call scenarios:
    • Extension to extension calls in the same account
    • Call between Zoom Phone customers
    • Incoming calls from the U.S. public telephone network when the originating carrier has provided an A-level attestation per STIR/SHAKEN guidelines.
  • View starred contacts
    Users can view starred contacts in the Phone tab to easily place calls to these contacts. Users can also view starred contacts when transferring a call.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding some Linux devices not able to achieve 1080p HD video resolution in meetings 

Notes:

• The Schedule meetings with Focus mode and Save custom gallery view order features have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release. 
• The Conference barge for shared line groups was removed from release notes, as it is already available in an earlier version and will be available for use after the web update scheduled for November 21. 

November 15, 2021 version 5.8.4 (210)

Download type: Prompted

Note: This client release was originally scheduled for November 8, 2021. 

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Optional Reclaim Host when rejoining
    When the original host of a meeting rejoins, they are now given the option to reclaim host controls or remain as a participant, in order to not disrupt the current host. This feature requires version 5.8.3 or higher and will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for November 14, 2021. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
  • Buffer Overflow Issue - ZSB-21019 and CVE-2021-34423
  • Information Disclosure Issue - ZSB-21020 and CVE-2021-34424

October 25, 2021 version 5.8.3 (145)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Polling enhancements for quizzing 
    Account owners and admins can enable advanced polling to allow meeting hosts to build advanced polls or quizzes that contain multiple question/answer types, allow for images, and automatically record answers. New question/answer types include match combinations, rank answers, and fill in the blank. This feature requires version 5.8.3 or higher and currently must be enabled by Zoom. This will be enabled for all on November 7, 2021.
  • Profile photos for in-meeting chat 
    In-meeting chat now displays the participants’ profile photos, just as they appear in Zoom Chat. If no image is available for a participant, the participant’s initials appear. The account owner and admins can enable this for use in the Account-level web settings, and users can also control this feature in the client settings as well.
• Meeting features
  • Two-way chat with Waiting Room participants
    The meeting Host and Co-hosts can now chat back-and-forth with participants in the Waiting Room. Waiting Room messages can be sent to all participants in the Waiting Room or just individual participants. Only the host/co-host can see responses from those in the Waiting Room. This feature must be enabled in Waiting Room web settings and requires client version 5.8.0 or higher.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding delays/freezes when connecting to meetings
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding meetings spanning midnight not appearing in list of upcoming meetings
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding scheduled meetings not taking daylight saving time into account

September 22, 2021 version 5.8.0 (16)

Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Unique file names for local recordings 
    Each file created as part of a local recording will be given a unique file name. The type of file will start the name (video, audio), followed by a string of numbers. Users will also be provided suggestions on what to rename the files, if they choose to further customize the file names.
  • Support for additional time zones
    Scheduling on the client now supports the GMT -7 Yukon, GMT +2 Chisinau, and GMT +5:30 Colombo time zones, which were already supported when scheduling in the web portal. 
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Stop incoming video 
    Users in a meeting can easily disable all incoming video through in-meeting controls. This may be done to preserve bandwidth for shared content, or to avoid mental fatigue from viewing multiple, active video participants. The account owner and admins can enable this for use in meetings at the Account-, Group-, and User-level web settings. Once enabled through web settings, users must then enable it for use in the Desktop client's Video settings. 
  • Poll access for alternative hosts 
    If meeting hosts add alternative hosts to their meeting, they can allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls. The alternative host in the meeting will have the additional in-meeting options to add or edit a poll, which launches the web portal to make the changes.
  • Aligned separate audio tracks for local recordings 
    When recording separate audio tracks for a local recording, the audio tracks will be aligned, in that each track is in sync with each other and start at the same. Recording tracks will increase in size slightly, as extra padding will be added to each file to ensure tracks all begin at the same time.
  • Updated recording privacy disclaimer 
    The recording disclaimer has been updated to provide clearer information regarding how their data is being handled and who can access it.
• Meeting features
  • Security settings overview 
    The host and co-host in a meeting can quickly check what security features are currently in effect for the meeting they are hosting. This information is accessible through the in-meeting encryption shield, located in the top-left corner of the meeting.
  • Participant attendance status 
    If the host has the Google or Outlook calendar integration configured, Zoom will display a list of others invited to the meeting but not yet in attendance, allowing for quick checks if everyone is in attendance yet. Their invite response (Accepted, Declined, Maybe) is listed with their name and the host can easily invite them to the meeting from the participants panel. This feature can be enabled for use in meetings at the Account-, Group-, and User-level web settings, and will initially be available only for free accounts as part of a beta.
• Chat features
  
  • Additional customization for Personal Note 
    The Personal Note can be configured to display for a specific period of time, as well as appearing above the text input box when someone is composing a message to you. For example, a user may say they are Out of office for the next few days, and that note will appear above the drafted message when someone is chatting directly with or mentioning them, warning them of the user’s current unavailability.
  • Clearer notification when converting a group-chat into a channel 
    When a multi-user chat is named, this converts the group chat into an official chat channel. The user changing the channel will be more informed of the effect of the change, and other users in the group will be notified of the changes as well, helping them locate the channel by its new name.
• Zoom Phone features
  • UI enhancement to phone number labels 
    When searching for phone users using the dial pad or SMS search field, users can view the associated phone number labels by clicking or tapping the right arrow icon.
  • Prompt for emergency address 
    If the admin has enabled nomadic emergency services and personal locations; or allowed users to manage their emergency address, users will receive prompts to confirm or update their emergency addresses until they do so.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding slow connections after switching networks 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding mute upon entry and recording disclaimer prompts 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding duplicated virtual background images set by admins 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding notifications on Fedora

August 20, 2021 version 5.7.6 (31792.0820)

Download type: Prompted

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Transfer meetings between devices
    Seamlessly transition meetings from mobile to desktop and back to mobile, allowing you to take advantage of the mobility of the mobile client and the more feature-rich desktop client to suit your needs. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a web release currently scheduled for August 21, 2021, and will be rolled out to customers over time.
  • Watermark enhancements 
    Watermarks will display the entire email address over a participant’s shared screen and video tile, as well as displayed over their video in most video layouts (Speaker, Gallery, Side-by-side). The watermark is also visibly more apparent as a tiled pattern across the video or shared screen. This brings the Linux client into parity with the same recent enhancements for Windows and macOS clients.
  • Support for Virtual Background images without a green screen - Linux
    The ability to use the Image as Virtual Background feature without the need of a green screen, including blur background, is now supported on Linux. System requirements will be provided in the Virtual Background System Requirements Support article.
• Meeting features
  
  • Limit screen sharing for meetings with external participants 
    Admins can apply restrictions to specific users or to groups through web settings to prevent these users from screen sharing when a guest participant (a user external to the host’s account) joins a meeting. These users will still be able to screen share when there are no guest participants.
• Chat features
  
  • Chat enhancements 
    Bookmarked messages and contact requests are relocated to their own quick-access buttons at the top of the chat sidebar. Search interface has been simplified for easier use.
• Phone features
  • Privacy feature for shared lines 
    If enabled by an account owner and admin, shared line group and shared line appearance members can lock their current call. This prevents others from picking up a held call, listening, whispering, barging, or taking over the call.
  • Company phone number while in a call 
    Phone users can view their own company number and extension while in a call. Previously, only the extension was displayed.
  • Phone number labels
    If phone number labels were set in the web portal, they will show in user profile cards and dial paid search results. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a web release currently scheduled for August 29, 2021.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

August 12, 2021 version 5.7.5 (29123.0808)

Note: This client release was delayed from its initial August 2, 2021 release date. 

Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

July 26, 2021 version 5.7.4 (28991.0726)

Download type: Prompted

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Active Apps Notifier Enhancements
    The Active Apps Notifier will include forward capability for future apps that access meeting content.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

July 19, 2021 version 5.7.3 (28852.0718)

Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Reintroducing: Active Apps Notifier
    When an app has real-time access to meeting/webinar content, such as video, audio, and/or chat, the Active Apps Notifier will appear in the same window as the current meeting in the top-left corner next to the encryption icon. Details of which apps have access and which participant approved the app are displayed. Clicking on the app opens the Marketplace page to provide more information about the app and its developer.
  • Non-verbal feedback enhancement: Coffee cup 
    The Coffee cup option, indicating you are temporarily away from the meeting, is returning to Non-verbal feedback options. This non-verbal feedback option feature requires client version 5.7.3 or higher.
• Meeting features
  • Post-meeting survey 
    Meeting hosts can now configure a post-meeting survey to launch at the end of a meeting. This survey can be created using the native Zoom survey tools, or a link to a 3rd-party survey can be used instead. Participants will be prompted with the survey once the meeting ends.
  • Mute and Video Off when joining a recorded/live streamed Meeting 
    When participants join a meeting that is already being recorded and/or live streamed, they will join with their video off and muted until they consent to the recording prompt. After consenting, they will be able to unmute and turn on their video, if the host allows them to.
• Phone features 
  • Call queue and auto receptionist SMS (Power Pack) 
    If enabled by the account owner or admin, phone users can send or receive SMS messages using phone numbers associated with call queues or auto receptionists. This feature requires the Power Pack add-on.
  • Meet and chat options 
    Users can access options to meet or chat with the associated users when viewing the History, Voicemail, Lines, or SMS tabs. The meet and chat options only appear if the associated phone number belongs to an internal Zoom user. Chat option only appears for customers who have chat deployed.
  • View contact card and presence 
    Users can view users’ contact card, profile picture, and presence status in the History, Voicemail, Lines, or SMS tabs. This only applies if the associated phone number belongs to an internal Zoom user.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding gender pronouns being cut off when participant has video off and no profile pic

June 28, 2021 version 5.7.1 (26030.0627)

Download type: Manual 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 21, 2021 version 5.7.0 (25958.0621)

Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Support for gender pronouns
    If enabled by account admins and added to their profile by either the user directly or through SAML mapping, a user’s gender pronouns are displayed in their contact card and as part of their display name in meetings and webinars.
  • Scheduling privilege and alternative host between linked master/sub accounts
    Users can add alternative hosts and assign scheduling privileges to other users who are in the same organization, now including users in sub-accounts and the master account. Account owners and admins must link the master/sub account in IM settings to see this account-level setting.
  • Authentication profile enhancement: Domain block-list
    Configured at the account, group, and user-level settings, users authenticated with a specific domain are blocked from joining meetings and webinars hosted by this account.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Request Live Transcription enablement as participant
    Meeting participants and webinar attendees can request the host enable Live Transcription, avoiding interrupting the host to request this verbally or through chat. This can be also requested anonymously.
  • NDI live streaming consent
    Participants are notified when live streaming through an NDI device begins, providing them the option to consent or leave the meeting.
  • Hide full transcript panel
    When enabled through web settings, the side-panel that displays the full transcript of Closed Captioning or Live Transcription is disabled. Captioning is only visible in the video window of the meeting or webinar.
  • Potential security issue warning during share
    When using Zoom in certain Linux distros with the Xfce desktop manager, Zoom warns the user when sharing that background information, such as windows seen when minimizing a window and maximizing another, may be visible to others. The Security icon changes color and provides further information.
• Meeting features
  • Information Barrier enhancement: Support for Breakout Rooms 
    Breakout Rooms can be used when the Information Barrier feature is enabled, allowing use of breakout sessions while preventing unauthorized sensitive data from being shared.
    Note: This feature is dependent on a web release scheduled for July 3, 2021. 
  • Share screen to all Breakout Rooms
    When sharing screen in the main session, the host or co-host can share their screen to all active Breakout Rooms. Any active sharing in the breakout sessions are interrupted and any annotation or whiteboarding prompts the sharer to save them before viewing the shared screen from the host. Host and participants must be on version 5.7.0 or higher to utilize and see this feature.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar File Transfer enhancement: file type and panelists restrictions
    Account owners and admins can control file sharing in webinars, disabling entirely or restricting it to webinar hosts or panelists to share files in a webinar, as well as allowing specific file types and file size.
• Chat features
  • Record and send a voice message support for Linux
    Users can now record and send a voice message in a one-on-one chat or a channel.
  • Enhanced data privacy notification for chat channels with enhanced chat encryption
    Channel members are provided additional information regarding what information can be seen by others who are not members of the channel.
• Phone features
  • Display additional phone numbers in user contact card 
    Users that have multiple numbers associated with their profile (work number, personal number, etc) will have these additional numbers shown on their contact card, and when clicked upon, will initiate a call to that number.
  • Enhancements to invite by phone
    Users can use search through their directory of users when inviting participants by phone. They can also enable options to play greeting before the call is connected and require the participant to press 1 before begin connected. Users with Zoom Phone can change their caller ID before inviting by phone.
  • Check connection to Zoom Phone server
    Users can access Statistics settings to check their connection to the Zoom Phone server to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
  • Enhancement to call logs
    If a call queue member makes a call using the call queue’s direct phone number, the associated call log entry will show the call queue’s direct phone number. Previously, call logs only displayed the member’s direct phone number.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding hiding self-view in fullscreen

June 7, 2021 version 5.6.7 (22045.0607)

Note: We have temporarily disabled the Active Apps Notifier to enhance the user experience of this feature and make improvements.

Download type: Manual 

Note: The client release has been delayed until June 8, 2021.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Active Apps Notifier 
    When someone in a meeting or webinar is utilizing any app that has access to real-time content or personal information during a meeting, participants are given real-time notice of usage. Details of which apps have access and which participant is using the app are displayed, and clicking on the app opens the Marketplace page to provide more information.
    Note: This feature is dependent on a web release scheduled for June 14, 2021, and will not visible until then. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

May 24, 2021 version 5.6.6 (20278.0524)

Note: The client release has been delayed until May 25, 2021.

Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Virtual Background enhancements 
    Account admins can require users to use virtual background when their video is on, as well as set a default virtual background from the default or custom uploaded options. If the device does not meet the system requirements for virtual background, the user is not able to turn on their video.
  • Enhanced data privacy notices for live streaming 
    Participants are notified when live streaming begins regarding who can see, save, and share the information before they provide it.
• Meeting features
  • Enhanced data privacy notices for archived meetings 
    When joining a meeting that is being archived or archiving begins, participants are notified regarding who can see, save, and share the information before they provide it.
• Webinar features
  • Enhanced data privacy notices for panelists and unmuted attendees 
    Joining as a panelist, promoted panelists, and attendees allowed to speak will be informed of the change to who can see, save, and share the information before they provide it with their increased role in a webinar.
  • Enhanced data privacy notices for joining webinar without registration
    In-context user education for joining a webinar without registration that informs users who can see, save, and share the information before they provide it.
• Phone features 
  • Add email address for cloud contacts 
    Users can enter an email address when adding or editing a synced cloud contact.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding answered anonymous questions in Q&A being visible to all, rather than just the anonymous requester 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users when sharing audio in Mageia 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding a webinar attendee able to chat with all panelists and attendees, even when restricted to just panelists
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding unrecognized screen boundaries when multiple screens are scaled differently 

April 26, 2021 version 5.6.4 (16888.0424)

Download type: Manual 

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding crashes when switching audio devices 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding an inability to end a webinar 

April 19, 2021 version 5.6.3 (16775.0418)

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Enhanced Untrusted Server Certificate alerts 
    Untrusted Server Certificate alerts will now provide additional information about the error, such as the server name on the certificate is incorrect, failed revocation check, untrusted certifying authority, or an invalid certificate or associated chain. Users will also be able to view the certificates to assist in troubleshooting.
  • Enhanced data privacy notices 
    In-context user education for various features, such as polling, Q&A, chat, whiteboard, closed captioning, and others, informs the user who can see, save, and share the information before they provide it.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • New annotation tool: Vanishing Pen 
    In addition to the arrow and spotlight tools, Vanishing Pen will allow the presenter to mark on the shared screen to highlight certain information, but the markings will fade away within a couple of seconds. This provides easier highlighting of information without having to undo or erase annotations.
• Meeting features
  • Full emoji suite for Reactions 
    Any emoji available for Zoom chat can be used as a reaction in a meeting. The host can also restrict reactions to the standard set, or allow use of the full emoji suite. This feature requires client version 5.2.0 or higher.
• Chat features
  • Manager field available in contact card 
    When a manager is added to your Profile details, either manually or mapped through SSO, this will also be available in the desktop and mobile clients. Only users in your account will be able to view your manager in your contact card.
  • Enhancements to deactivated user visibility 
    Deactivated users will no longer be searchable, unless there is existing chat history with that user. Profile information and available interaction options will be reduced in line with their diminished user status. Deactivated users will be listed at the bottom of any contact list or group.
• Phone features
  • Recover call history, voicemail and recordings 
    If enabled by the admin, users can restore their soft-deleted history, voicemail, or recording within 30 days. After that, it will be permanently deleted from the account. This feature needs to be enabled by Zoom.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding participant annotation on a shared whiteboard 
• Resolved an issue regarding switching between accounts
• Resolved an issue regarding hiding self view 
• Resolved an issue regarding in-meeting chat transcripts being lost when using breakout rooms 

March 29, 2021 version 5.6.1 (13632.0328)

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

March 22, 2021 version 5.6.0 (13558.0321)

Download type: Manual 

Changes to existing features

• Enhancement to 3-way calling for Zoom Phone 
  When users are in a 3-way call and a call participant leaves the call, the call will continue for the remaining 2 users.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Enhanced device testing for Epic integration 
    Users that join a Zoom meeting with their healthcare provider from Epic’s patient portal will now be able to test their camera, speakers, and microphone on their device. The clear pass/fail results are shared with their healthcare provider, informing them of any technical issues they may have in advance of their Telehealth visit.
  • Additional authentication option: Users in my account 
    An additional authentication method can be selected, requiring users joining your meeting or webinar to be signed-in to their profile within your account. This option is in addition to the existing authentication profiles: users who are signed into Zoom, users who are signed in to selected email domains, and users who are externally authenticated.
• Webinar features
  • Additional attendee view controls
    Attendee view layout controls will also be available in the Participants panel, under More. This is in addition to the attendee view controls available in the View options.
  • Enhanced practice session and live webinar notifications 
    Notifications regarding if your webinar is still in practice session or live will be visible to all panelists, as well as the host.
  • File transfer for webinar chat 
    Webinar hosts and panelists will be able to send files in chat. To send or receive files, users must be on version 5.6.0 or higher.
• Chat features
  • Enhanced search filter: @me mentions 
    Chat searches can be narrowed to just include results containing mentions of the person who is searching.
• Phone features 
  
  • Call monitoring for shared line groups 
    If enabled by the admin, shared line group members who are monitors can listen, whisper, barge, or take over calls received by or sent to the shared line group.
  • UI enhancement for unknown location notification 
    If nomadic emergency service is enabled by the admin, users will see a red notification icon in the Phone tab if they haven’t enabled location permission. The icon also appears when support for personal locations is enabled and users are currently in an unknown location
  • UI enhancements for calls forwarded through auto receptionists 
    Calls forwarded through auto receptionists are labelled with the auto receptionist display name to make these easier to identify. This applies to incoming call notifications and call/recording/voicemail history.
  • Copy direct phone number 
    Users can easily copy their direct phone number from their profile card or phone settings.
  • Recover call history, voicemail and recordings 
    If enabled by the admin, users can restore their soft-deleted history, voicemail, or recording within 30 days. After that, it will be permanently deleted from the account. This feature needs to be enabled by Zoom.
  • Bypass waiting room when elevating call to meeting 
    When users elevate a current phone call to a meeting, the other call participant will bypass the waiting room if waiting room is enabled for everyone and the bypass option is enabled.
  • Update emergency address 
    Users can set and update their emergency address directly in the client. Previously, users could only update using the web portal.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding removed webinar attendees trying to rejoin and incorrectly receiving message that they cannot rejoin due to declined registration 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding adding additional wildcard domains for authentication profiles
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding error 103033 when trying to join a meeting 
• Fixed an issue where the outbound caller ID was incorrect if the user’s default caller ID was set to a phone number that belonged to a shared line group 

March 1, 2021 version 5.5.4 (7938.0228)

Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Clearer designation of shared content 
    When sharing begins, a notification is provided over the shared content, clearly showing what you are sharing and when participants are able to see the content. Requires at least 80% of participants to be on version 5.5.4 or higher for the host to be notified that the shared content is visible to participants.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding improper text wrapping within polls 
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding joining breakout rooms causing the participants to exit the meeting instead

February 8, 2021 version 5.5.2 (7011.0206)

Download type: Manual 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding screenshots disappearing before being sent in chat.

February 3, 2021 version 5.5.1 (6981.0202)

Download type: Manual 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

February 1, 2021 version 5.5.0 (6955.0131)

Download type: Manual 

Changes to existing features

• Relocated and enhanced attendee view controls for webinars 
  The options to push particular video layouts to webinar attendees has been moved from the Participants list to the View Options button, located in the top-right corner of the main video window. The layout options Follow Host’s View, Speaker, Gallery, and Standard (shared content with video thumbnails) now include Side-by-side: Speaker, and Side-by-Side: Gallery while sharing content. Custom Gallery view orders are now supported for use by panelists, but cannot be deployed to attendees. Webinar attendees can no longer control their view of the webinar, giving the host and co-host(s) exclusive control.
• Persistent non-verbal feedback 
  Non-verbal feedback, which is now included in meeting reactions, will return to the previous behavior, in which they are persistent until the attendee or host removes them. This includes the Yes, No, Slower, and Faster options.
• Enhancement to alternative host feature 
  If the original host joins after the alternative host, the original host will always regain control of the meeting and become host. In addition, the alternative host will change roles. If the co-host feature is enabled for the meeting, the alternative host will become a co-host. If the co-host feature is disabled, the alternative host becomes a normal participant.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Block or allow only participants from specific countries/regions 
    When scheduling meetings, the option “Approve or deny entry to users from certain regions and countries” will be available under Advanced Options. Host can either allow only participants from specific countries/regions to join, or block all participants from specific countries/regions.
  • View synced contacts in sub-folders
    If users set up contacts integration and their contacts are organized into sub-folder in the third-party service (Outlook, Exchange, or Google), they can view those sub-folders in the contacts directory.
  • Additional MSI/GPO options 
    • Require new SSO login upon client start - DisableKeepSignedInWithSSO
      Disabled by default, this option will prevent the client from utilizing the last SSO session info, requiring a fresh login for every re-opening of the client.
    • Require new Google login upon client start - DisableKeepSignedInWithGoogle
      Disabled by default, this option will prevent the client from utilizing the last Google session info, requiring a fresh login for every re-opening of the client.
    • Require new SSO login upon client start - DisableKeepSignedInWithFacebook
      Disabled by default, this option will prevent the client from utilizing the last Facebook session info, requiring a fresh login for every re-opening of the client.
    • Set audio signal processing for Windows audio devices - SetAudioSignalProcessType
      Default value is Auto (0), but can also be set to Off (1)(raw audio mode) or On (2)(Windows default signal processing).
    • Audio noise suppression - SetSuppressBackgroundNoiseLevel
      Default value is Auto (0), but can also be set to Low (1), Medium (2), or High (3). The High option requires an audio enhancement package (included in the MSI), and if not present,- the client will revert to Auto.
• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Share mono or stereo sound
    When sharing content and wanting to share computer sound as well, users can select between mono or stereo audio. Only the user sharing their audio will need to be utilizing this client version or higher.
• Meeting features
  • Meeting reactions for End-to-End Encrypted meetings 
    Meeting reactions can now be utilized in E2EE meetings.
  • 1:1 private chat for End-to-End Encrypted meetings 
    1:1 private chats can now be utilized in E2EE meetings, allowing for messages to all participants and private messages between 2 participants.
• Phone features 
  • SMS for international phone numbers 
    Users can send/receive SMS for certain countries/regions. Messages sent to international telephone numbers will be metered according to the international messaging rate table. This feature needs to be enabled by an admin.
  • Add contacts without specifying an email address
    Users can add phone contacts by specifying a name and phone number. Previously, users had to use calendar integration to add contacts without an email address.
  • Additional ringtone
    Users can set their ringtone to a beeping sound.
  • Voicemail notifications 
    Users will see a notification when they receive a new voicemail.
• Chat features
  • Back to previous chat
    The ability to return up to the previous chat channel or contact, as well as go forward. This allows you to respond to an urgent request or message, then quickly return to the channel you were previously working in without needing to search for it among others.
  • Request contact connections directly from chat channel 
    When creating a new channel or adding contacts to a channel, a contact request will be automatically sent if the associated email is not already an existing contact. Upon accepting the request, that contact will automatically be added to the channel. These pending requests can also be removed, and the requester will be notified when the request has been accepted.

Resolved Issues

• Security enhancements
• Minor bug fixes

January 11, 2021 version 5.4.9 (57862.0110)

Download type: Manual 

Changes to existing features

• Blocking or warning of unencrypted traffic
  All unencrypted Zoom traffic will be blocked from connecting to meetings or webinars. Other external unencrypted traffic, such as phone dial-in and RTMP streaming, will be allowed, but warn all participants that the meeting is not entirely encrypted due to unencrypted end-points.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  • Host can admit participants from the Waiting Room while within a Breakout Room 
    Host is notified of participants in the Waiting Room, even while currently in a Breakout Room. The host can admit each participant one at a time, or all at once. If pre-assignments for breakout rooms are active, participants will be asked to join their pre-assigned breakout rooms. Otherwise, the host can assign participants directly to the breakout room of their choosing.

Resolved Issues

• Security enhancements
• Minor bug fixes

December 21, 2020 version 5.4.7 (57450.1220)

Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  
  • Enhanced cloud contact integration for chat/call features 
    Contacts imported through the contact integration can now be easily added as a Zoom contact. Once approved as a Zoom contact, you will have the ability to call or meet with them and see their Zoom status.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Enhanced nonverbal feedback and reactions 
    Nonverbal feedback options are moved to the Reactions button, and all reactions will be shown in the corner of the participants’ video. The host will see each participant’s reactions in the participant list, as well as the aggregate numbers of each reaction at the bottom of the list.
  • Raise hand for host and co-host
    Hosts and co-hosts can utilize the raise hand feature along with meeting participants and webinar attendees.
  • Poll reports available during live session 
    The meeting or webinar host will now have the option to download the full poll results when the poll has ended during the live session, rather than waiting until the meeting or webinar has ended. This will launch their browser and begin the download of the CSV poll report.
• Meeting features
  • Improved grouping of security options when scheduling 
    The “Only authenticated users can join” option is now located in the Security section of the scheduling window, grouping it with Passcode and Waiting Room options to allow for easier selection and use of security features.
• Phone features
  • Support for text messaging (SMS and MMS)
    Users with Zoom Phone Pro licenses can use their assigned direct phone numbers to send or receive text messages (SMS and MMS). See our text messaging FAQ for more information.
  • Enhancements for call queues with call monitoring
    If call monitoring is enabled for a call queue, members and supervisors can easily monitor their queues and use call monitoring features.
  • Call end chime
    Users will hear a chime and see a notification when a call ends abruptly, typically from poor network connection or the other caller ending the call.
  • Launch an external app or a URL for incoming calls
    Users can configure Zoom Phone to launch a specific app or URL when receiving a call. They can pass additional parameters to the app or website with % arguments; for example, name and caller ID.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements

December 8, 2020 version 5.4.6 (59296.1207)
Download type: Manual 

Changes to existing features

• Change to default behavior of desktop notifications for upcoming meetings
  New users will have this setting enabled by default, reminding them of upcoming meetings through a desktop notification. Existing users will not be affected, keeping this setting as it currently is on their profile. This can be enabled through the Settings page in the Zoom web portal, or in the desktop client’s general settings.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Partially encrypted meeting warning
    Unencrypted connections, such as audio through phone dial-in, unencrypted SIP/H.323 devices, or streaming via RTMP, will alert the host and other attendees that some aspects of the meeting are not fully encrypted due to unencrypted end-points.
• Meeting features
  • Enhanced co-host privileges over Breakout Rooms
    Co-hosts have the same breakout room controls as the meeting host, such as starting or ending breakout rooms, assigning participants, etc.
  • Move participants to main session from breakout room 
    Hosts and co-hosts have the option to assign a participant back to the main session, rather than ending all breakout sessions.
• Phone features
  • Enhanced notification for unknown emergency address 
    For users that have enabled nomadic emergency services, we enhanced the visibility of the pop-up notification that prompts users to confirm or update their emergency address when they are in an unknown location. A user's current emergency address is also now persistently shown in the Phone tab in the client settings.

Resolved Issues

• Security enhancements
• Minor bug fixes

November 16, 2020 version 5.4.54779.1115
Download type: Manual 

Changes to existing features

• Non-video meeting interface will appear the same as a video meeting with video off 
  Meetings scheduled with video off will now just show profile pictures or names, rather than the plain screen with meeting info and options.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  • Enhanced in-meeting user abuse reporting 
    Simplified process for meeting hosts and attendees to report abuse to Zoom.
  • Suspend participant activity 
    New option in the Security panel to immediately suspend all participant activities, which will mute all video and audio, stop screen sharing, end all breakout rooms, and pause recording.
• Chat features
  • Pin chat messages 
    Users can pin a message in a channel, which is displayed at the top of the channel. Pins can be removed, replaced, or hidden. A log of pinned messages is accessible in the channel options panel.

Resolved Issues

• Security enhancements
• Minor bug fixes

November 9, 2020 version 5.4.53391.1108

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes 

October 28, 2020 version 5.4.53350.1027
Download type: Manual 

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes 

October 26, 2020 version 5.4.53268.1025
Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Sync sub-folders in cloud contacts 
    When syncing contacts from Office 365, sub-folders will now be synced in addition to the main contacts folder.
  • Enhanced login for Zoom for Government users 
    When downloading the desktop client from the Zoom for Government web portal, the switcher dropdown will be immediately available.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Scheduling with custom Join Before Host time limit 
    Users can schedule meetings with Join Before Host set to allow participants to join 5, 10, or 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. Can only be used when the meeting ID is set to generate automatically. 
• Meeting features
  
  • End-to-end (E2E) encryption for meetings 
    End-to-end (E2E) Encryption for meetings is now available in technical preview. Account owners and admins can enable end to end encryption for meetings, providing additional protection when needed. Enabling end-to-end (E2E) encryption for meetings requires all meeting participants to join from the Zoom desktop client, mobile app, or Zoom Rooms. Users will not be able to join by telephone, SIP/H.323 devices, on-premise configurations, or Lync/Skype clients, as these endpoints cannot be encrypted end-to-end. Zoom web client and third-party clients leveraging the Zoom SDK are also not supported at launch. Enabling this setting also disables the following features: join before host, cloud recording, streaming, live transcription, Breakout Rooms, polling, and meeting reactions. This setting is enabled in the Zoom web portal at the account, group, and user level and can be locked at the account or group level. 
  • Additional share options with Proximity Share to Zoom Rooms 
    Proximity share now supports sharing specific apps, share computer audio, and optimize for full screen video.
  • Change ringtone for meeting invites and phone calls 
    Users can change their ringtone from a predetermined list. The ringtone applies to incoming meeting invites and phone calls.
  • Improved pre-assigned Breakout Rooms behaviour 
    Pre-assigned attendees joining after the Breakout Rooms have been started will now automatically be assigned to their Breakout Room.
• Chat features
  
  • Search starred messages
    Users can search through their starred messages, or filter a search to only starred messages.
  • File size restrictions
    Account admins can limit the file size allowed in IM chat.
• Phone features
  • Bootstrap mode for nomadic emergency services 
    If bootstrap mode is enabled by an account owner or admin, phone users can report their current locations as company locations and/or report underlying network data for existing company locations. User-reported location and network data must be approved by administrators before it becomes actively part of defined company locations. These operations will send email notifications to admins (at most one email per day).
  • Call notifications for busy call queue members
    If enabled, call queue members can receive call queue calls when they are busy on a call.
  • Opt out of specific call queues 
    Users who are members of multiple call queues can opt out of specific call queues to disable call notifications from those call queues.

Resolved Issues

• Security enhancements
• Minor bug fixes

October 12, 2020 version 5.3.472687.1012
Download type: Manual 

New and enhanced features

• Webinar features
  • Hyperlink support for Q&A 
    Links sent in Q&A responses are now clickable by attendees.
  • Q&A indicates other panelist is responding to question 
    Questions will now indicate when another panelist is currently typing a response, ensuring you are not working on the same question.
  • Dismissed Q&A questions hidden from attendees 
    Questions dismissed by the host or panelists are now hidden from attendees view, avoiding unnecessary confusion.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

September 28, 2020 version 5.3.469451.0927
Download type: Prompted

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

September 21, 2020 version 5.3.465578.0920
Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Calendar Integration sync improvement
    Deleting a meeting in the desktop client will now delete the calendar event on the synced calendar, if write permission is given.
  • Enhanced Edit Country interface when scheduling
    Adjusting the dial-in countries included in a meeting’s invite when scheduling is now enhanced to make adding, removing and reordering countries easier.
  • 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.
• Meeting features
  • Self-select Breakout Room 
    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 needing 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. 

Resolved Issues

• Resolved issue with forced SSO sign-out after adjusting SAML mapping
• Resolved issue with Breakout rooms not following main session’s settings/restrictions 
  
• Minor bug fixes

September 8, 2020 version 5.2.3 (45120.0906)
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Disable telephone options for Webinar attendees 
  We have temporarily disabled the telephone options for webinar attendees and plan to re-enable them in the next few weeks. In the meantime, attendees may connect to Webinar audio through the Zoom desktop client, web client, or mobile app. Webinar hosts and panelists can still join by telephone, as well as through computer audio. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
  

September 1, 2020 version 5.2.454870.0831
Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Webinar features
  • Phone audio options for Webinar attendees 
    Webinar attendees can now access Phone Call and Call Me options for audio, in addition to the Computer Audio option. An admin must enable the premium Call-Out feature on the web portal, which requires the Audio Conferencing add-on.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

August 17, 2020 version 5.2.446620.0816

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Allow Host to unmute participants using pre-approved consent 
    The host can schedule meetings and webinars with Request permission to Unmute Participants, which allows participants to pre-approve the host’s ability to unmute them as needed when joining a meeting. This pre-approval will remain in place for all meetings with this host, and can be revoked by the participant at any time.
• Chat features
  • Admin control of who (internal/external) can add more members to a channel
    For security and privacy purposes, channel admins can control if external contacts can add new members to channels and group chats. Channel can be configured to allow either all channel members or only fellow organization members to add new members to channels.
• Phone features
  
  • Inbound call notification for internal safety response team 
    Members of the internal safety response team will see a special inbound call notification when a phone user calls an emergency number (PSAP). The notification allows members to answer calls that are still dialing, or listen in on calls that were answered by the PSAP.

Resolved Issues

• Call queue continues routing calls to users after sign-out
  Resolved issue with users leaving call queue and still receiving calls active in the queue.
• Minor bug fixes

August 4, 2020 version 5.2.440215.0803
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Meeting and webinar passwords now called Passcodes
  Meeting and webinar passwords will now be called Passcodes to prevent confusion with your individual user password, which should never be shared. 
• Removed ability for external contacts to add new members to channels and group chats
  For security and privacy purposes, external contacts can no longer add new members to channels and group chats. Only channel members that are part of the channel admin’s organization will be able to add new members to channels and group chat. 
• Show annotator’s name by default
  The Show Names of Annotators option while sharing content is now on by default. 
• Removed appended space after @mentions 
  When users enter a chat @mention, a space is no longer automatically appended after the @mention. Spaces are still appended when users enter multiple subsequent @mentions.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  
  • Share part of screen
    Users can now select part of their screen to share instead of sharing the entire desktop or an entire application. This is available on the Advanced Screen Sharing tab.
• Meeting features
  
  • Improved Waiting Room notifications
    Host now receives more notifications about attendees entering the waiting room, including during screen share and when Zoom is minimized/hidden. 
• Chat features
  • Removed ability for external contacts to add new members to channels and group chats
    For security and privacy purposes, external contacts can no longer add new members to channels and group chats. Only channel members that are part of the channel admin’s organization will be able to add new members to channels and group chat. 
• Phone features
  
  • Transfer call to any meeting  
    Users can transfer the active call to any meeting or enter a meeting URL. 
  • Hot key support 
    Users can use keyboard shortcuts to control Zoom Phone, such as accept/decline call, end call, mute/unmute, and hold call. 
  • View transcriptions of call recordings
    Users can view the transcript of their ad-hoc or automatic call recordings while playing back the recording.
  • Combined search results for extension and direct numbers  
    Search results in Zoom Phone combine each phone user’s extension and direct numbers into a single search result. Previously, there were separate search results for each number.
  • Icons for call quality and encryption 
    While in a call, users will see icons to indicate call quality and encryption.
• General features
  • Security section when scheduling a meeting 
    To allow easier access, Passcode and Waiting Room settings are displayed under the Security section when scheduling a new meeting. 
  • Save a Multi-page Whiteboard
    Meeting attendees can save a multi-page whiteboard as a single PDF or multiple PNGs.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

July 5, 2020 version 5.1.422789.0705
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 29, 2020 version 5.1.418436.0628
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Uploaded Virtual Background will not be shared across users on the same device
  Uploaded Virtual Backgrounds will now be specific to the user who is signed in. If a user uploads virtual backgrounds, they will not be visible in Zoom client settings for other users who sign in on the same device.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Support for account managed Virtual Backgrounds
    Account owners and admins can now add virtual backgrounds to the Zoom web portal for all users on their account. If the virtual background setting is locked, users will only have access to the admin uploaded virtual backgrounds and the Zoom default backgrounds and will not be able to add their own from the Zoom client when logged in to that Zoom account. This setting is available at the account and group level and requires Zoom client version 5.1.1.
• Webinar features
  • Option to delete questions
    The host or panelists can now choose to delete questions submitted through the Q&A during a webinar.
• Chat features
  • External Contact Invitation Privacy Disclosure
    When users send or accept an external contact invitation, they will be shown a privacy disclosure explaining that their profile information and, depending on the account IM Settings, their presence status will be visible to the external contact upon successful connection.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 15, 2020 version 5.1.412382.0614
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Ask all to unmute for meetings of 200 participants or fewer
  The meeting host can now ask all participants to unmute for meetings with 200 participants or fewer. This option is available in the host controls by clicking Participants, then More. This feature requires the desktop client 5.1.0 for the participants you are unmuting, as well as the host. If participants are on the Zoom client 5.0.5 or earlier, they will stay muted and not be prompted to unmute.

New and enhanced features

• Chat features
  • Enhanced notification settings
    Users on Linux can now choose to display a count of the unread messages, play a sound when receiving a new message, select which types of messages to receive notifications for, and when to receive notifications.
• Phone features
  • Personal locations for nomadic emergency services
    Users can define locations and specify an emergency address. The Zoom client will automatically save the IP address or wireless access point identifiers for the location. When a phone user places an emergency call from a defined location, the associated emergency address will be sent to emergency responders.
  • Reconnect option
    Users will see a notification to manually reconnect to the Zoom Phone server if they disconnect.
  • Enhancements to hiding outbound caller ID
    Users can also dial *67 before entering a phone number to hide their outbound caller ID. If users hide their caller ID, a disclaimer will warn them that it will not be effective in all countries or regions.
  • Display names for phone numbers
    When selecting their outbound caller ID numbers, users can see display names set in the web portal. This makes it easier for users to identify numbers. The display name does not affect your caller ID.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 2, 2020 version 5.0.418682.0603
Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Chat features
  • Improved transparency of channel privacy controls
    When adding new channel members in the add members modal, users can now easily view their channel privacy controls which increases transparency around which type of users can be added and what message history will be available to the new users upon joining. Channel admins can even edit these privacy controls while adding the new user at the same time, thus enhancing privacy awareness for all of our customers. 
  • Enabling public channel admins and members to add external users
    Channel admins and members can now add external users into their public channels. In order to do so, the channel admin must enable this privacy setting, which is available when creating or editing a channel or adding a member. For the sake of security, this new privacy option to add external users will be turned off by default for both private and public channels and admins must opt into it. 

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

May 24, 2020 version 5.0.413237.0524
Download type: Manual

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

May 17, 2020 version 5.0.408598.0517
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• New default screen sharing settings for accounts with single Pro licenses
  Accounts with single Pro licenses will now have the screen sharing setting Who can share? defaulted to Host Only. The meeting host will be able to change this setting in their meeting settings or during the meeting in progress, from the Security icon.
• Language Interpretation flag icon will be replaced by language abbreviation
  The icon next to the interpreted language will now list the language abbreviation, instead of a flag.
• Require consent if the host mutes and then unmutes a participant
  If the host mutes and then unmutes a participant individually, the participant will now receive a prompt, asking them to consent to be unmuted.
• Remove Unmute All option
  The option to unmute all participants at once has been removed since participants now always have to consent when the host unmutes them. By default, participants can unmute themselves. The host can now enable or disable the setting to allow participants to unmute themselves from the Security icon, which can also be found in the Participants panel.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  • Access meeting information when screensharing
    Participants can now access the meeting information, such as meeting ID and password, when sharing their screen. This information can be accessed from the toolbar, under the More option.
  • New ringtone for Waiting Room and when participants join or leave a meeting
    They will hear a new chime when a participant has entered the Waiting Room or when a participant joins or leaves the meeting if the meeting host has the setting Play sound when participants join or leave enabled.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

May 10, 2020 version 5.0.403652.0509
Download type: Prompted

Changes to existing features

• Enhanced privacy design in contact details and user profile page
  Personal information, such as email address, personal meeting ID and phone number, will be partially masked with asterisks (*). Full details will only be shown when the user explicitly clicks on the “show” option.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

April 30, 2020 version 5.0.399860.0429
Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• Support for setting to disable Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
  Client version 5.0.1 will support the web setting to disable the use of Personal Meeting ID (PMI). This web setting will be released on May 3, 2020. 
• Record individual speakers when recording locally
  Choose the option Record audio track for each speaker on the Recording Location tab of the Settings page in the client to create separate audio recording files, each isolating the audio of each speaker. If you do not choose this option, a single recording file mixes the audio of all speakers.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

April 27, 2020 Version 5.0.398100.0427
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features 

• Prevent private chatting with channel members outside of Zoom account or organization
  Users will no longer be able to privately chat with other members of the same channel if they are not on the same Zoom account or organization. To continue chatting with contacts outside of their Zoom account, they can add them as external contacts.
• Copied URL will not include password if the web setting Embed password in meeting link for one-click join is disabled
  If the host has the web setting Embed password in meeting link for one-click join disabled in the Zoom web portal, the Zoom client will no longer include the password in the URL when inviting new participants. 

New and enhanced features

• AES 256-bit GCM encryption
  Zoom is upgrading to the AES 256-bit GCM encryption standard, which offers increased protection of your meeting data in transit and resistance against tampering. This version of the Zoom client will support GCM encryption when it is automatically enabled for all accounts on May 30. 
• Meeting features
  • Report a user during a meeting
    The meeting host can now report a user during a meeting by clicking on the Security icon, then Report. This feature will generate a report which will be sent to the Zoom Trust and Safety team to evaluate any misuse of the platform and block a user if necessary. 
  • Enhancements to meeting end/leave flow
    The host will now be required to assign a new host when leaving the meeting. Additionally, the pop-up message asking if the host would like to leave or end the meeting will now be displayed by the Leave button. 
  • Show the connected data center
    Users can see which data center they are connected to by clicking on by clicking on the info icon at the top left of the client window.
  • Select data center regions when scheduling a meeting
    Users can now select which data center regions they would like their in meeting traffic to use when scheduling a meeting.
• Chat features
  • Indication of an external user
    Users will have the label “External” next to their name if they are not part of your Zoom account. This label will be displayed in one on one messages. This label will also be displayed in the user’s profile details when you hover over their profile picture and in the channel members list. 
• Phone features
  • Improvements to encryption
    Zoom supports secure voice calls across all supported SIP devices, desktop, and mobile clients. Zoom Phone supports standards-based encryption using SIP over TLS 1.2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm for calls and during phone provisioning sessions. In addition, call media is transported and protected by SRTP with AES-256 bit algorithm for Zoom desktop and mobile clients, and with AES-128 bit algorithm for devices.

Resolved issues 

• Minor bug fixes

April 21, 2020 Version 3.5.392530.0421
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Re-enable clickable links in meeting chat
  Users will be able to send clickable links through the in-meeting chat. The link must include http or https to be clickable. 

Resolved issues

• Security enhancements

April 14, 2020 Version 3.5.385850.0413
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Automatic prompt to share reports and logs if Zoom client crashes
  Users will be asked if they would like to share reports and logs with Zoom if their Zoom client crashes. This feature can be disabled by admins. 

New and enhanced features

• Support for meeting password requirements
  When scheduling a meeting, users on Zoom client 4.6.11 will be required to set a password that meets the requirements set by their account owner or admin set in the Zoom web portal. 
• Show message preview
  Users can enable or disable a setting to show a message preview for chat messages. 

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

April 7, 2020 version 3.5.383291.0407
Download type: Prompted

Changes to existing features

• Remove the meeting ID from the title bar
  The meeting ID will no longer be displayed in the title bar of the Zoom meeting window. The meeting ID can be found by clicking on the info icon at the top left of the client window or by clicking Participants, then Invite. 
• Invite button under Participants
  The button to invite others to join your Zoom meeting is now available at the bottom of the Participants panel.

New and enhanced features 

• Security icon in host’s meeting controls
  The meeting host will now have a Security icon in their meeting controls, which combines all of Zoom’s existing in-meeting security controls into one place. This includes locking the meeting, enabling Waiting Room, and more. Users can also now enable Waiting Room in a meeting, even if the feature was turned off before the start of the meeting.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

March 25, 2020 version 3.5.374815.0324
Download type: Manual

Resolved issues

• Resolved an issue where some users were unable to sign in with Single Sign On (SSO)

March 23, 2020 version 3.5.372466.0322
Download type: Manual

New and enhanced features

• View a customizable disclaimer for recording and remote control
  Users can see the customizable recording or remote control disclaimer, set in the Zoom web portal.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

March 1, 2020 version 3.5.361976.0301
Download type: Manual

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

February 25, 2020 version 3.5.359539.0224
Download type: Manual

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

February 23, 2020 version 3.5.359165.0223
Download type: Manual

Changes to existing features

• Locking a computer will not affect an ongoing meeting
  When a user locks their computer, they will now remain in the Zoom meeting with the same audio status, muted or unmuted, as before locking their computer.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

January 19, 2020 Version 3.5.352596.0119
Download type: Manual

Changes to Existing Features

• Renamed User Types
  Zoom is updating user types to make it clearer if a user is holding a license or not. As of January 19, 2020, the user type pro will be called licensed and the user type corp will be called on-prem. The user type basic will still be called basic. Learn more.

New and Enhanced Features

• Phone features
  • Transfer caller to current Zoom meeting
    If they’re in a Zoom Phone call at the same time as a Zoom meeting, users can transfer the other party in the call to the current meeting.
  • In-call status
    Users on a call using an assigned desk phone will have their in-call status synced with the Zoom Desktop Client or Mobile App. Other phone users will be able to see the in-call status.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

December 15, 2019 Version 3.5.336627.1216
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

December 1, 2019 Version 3.5.330166.1202
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting and Webinar Features
  
  • Limit Screen Sharing to Applications Only
    Account owners and admins can now limit screen sharing to applications only, preventing the host and participants from sharing their entire Desktop. This can be enabled and locked at the account or group level.
  • Limit Screen Sharing to Only the Host
    Account owners and admins can now limit screen sharing to the host only. This can be enabled at the account, group or user level and locked for the account and groups.
  • Share Computer Sound
    Users on Linux can now share their computer sound in a meeting.
  • Hide Video Panel
    Users on Linux can now choose to hide their video panel.
• Meeting Features
  • Specify File Types for In-Meeting File Transfer
    Account owners and admins can now choose which file types can be shared within a Zoom meeting.
  • Merge Participant’s Video and Audio
    The host can now merge a participant’s video and audio if they join separately.
• Webinar Features
  • Rename Webinar Attendees
    The webinar host can now rename webinar attendees who dial in by phone.
• Chat Features
  • Replies and Reactions
    Users can now reply to a chat message, which will create a message thread. They can also react with an emoji.
  • Search Enhancements
• Phone Features
  • Sync Number of Missed Calls and Voicemails
    Zoom Phone will now display the number of missed calls and voicemails across all platforms that support the Zoom desktop client or mobile app.
  • Shared Global Directory
    Users can now access a shared global directory if the admin creates one by importing contacts using a CSV file.
  • Support for 15-digit Extension Numbers
    Users can have extension numbers that are up to 15-digits if the admin enables multiple sites and site codes. Long extension numbers can be distinguished from direct phone numbers.
  • Filter Call History
    Users can filter their call history log to only show missed or recorded calls.
  • Phone Number Formats
    Phone numbers are correctly formatted based on the associated country.
  • Switch Between Meeting and Phone Audio
    User can now switch audio when they are in a Zoom Phone call and Zoom meeting at the same time.
  • Enhanced Call History Log
    Call log entries display the associated call queue or auto receptionist if the call was routed to the phone user.
  • Call Log for Anonymous Callers
    Inbound callers without a caller ID name will display as “Anonymous”.
  • Call Recording for Merged Calls
    Call recordings will stop when users merged calls to start a three-way call. This does not apply to automatic recordings.
  • Notification for Device Error
    Zoom Phone will now display a notification if it detects a device error. For example, when the audio device is not connected.
  • Copy Direct Phone Numbers
    If a user has direct phone numbers, they can easily copy it from the Zoom Phone settings in the desktop client.
  • View Contact Details from Call History and Voicemail Messages
    Users can view contact details from call history entries or voicemail messages. The associated caller must be in the user’s directory for contact details to display.
  • Create Synced Cloud Contacts Using Call History or Voicemail
    Users that have contacts synced with a third-party service, like Google or Office 365, can create a synced contact or add a number to an existing synced contact.
  • Shared Voicemail Inbox
    Users can view the shared voicemail inboxes of phone users, call queues, or auto receptionists. Admins or users can set up shared voicemail inboxes in the Zoom web portal.
  • Automatic Call Recording
    Account owners and admins can automatically record outbound and/or inbound calls for specific users.
• General Features
  • Support for Korean Language
    Users can now put their Zoom client into Korean.
  • Annotation Enhancements
    The annotation choices, such as pen size and text style, will now default to the last selected options. Additional colors for annotation are also now available.

Resolved Issues

• Resolves an issue where volume was always sent to 100% when joining a meeting
• Minor Bug Fixes

November 10, 2019 Version 3.0.317369.1110
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

October 28, 2019 Version 3.0.309708.1027
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

October 20, 2019 Version 3.0.306796.1020
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Resolves an issue where users could not sign in via Google/G Suite SSO
• Minor Bug Fixes

October 11, 2019 Version 3.0.303290.1010
Download type: Manual

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

September 29, 2019 Version 3.0.301026.0930
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting Features
  • Rename Meeting Hosted with Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
    Meetings hosted with Personal Meeting ID (PMI) can now be renamed during the meeting to help the host more easily identify recordings.
• Phone Features
  • Search Auto Receptionists, Call Queues, and Common Area Phones
    Users can search and call auto receptionists, call queues, and common area phones using the search bar above the Zoom Phone dial pad. They will also appear in the contacts directory.
  • Dismiss Incoming Call Notification
    Users can dismiss the incoming call notification. The call will continue to ring on the desktop client, mobile app, or provisioned desk phones.
  • Synced In-call Status
    Users on a call will have their status synced on Zoom desktop client, mobile app, and provisioned desk phones.
  • Dial Vanity Phone Numbers
    Users can copy and paste vanity phone numbers that contain characters. Zoom will convert the characters to numbers. For example, 1-888-799-ZOOM dials 1-888-799-9666.
  • Number Formatting for US, UK, and China
    Phone numbers from the US, UK, and China are properly formatted. For example, US numbers appear as +1 (###) ###-####.

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

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September 8, 2019 Version 3.0.291715.0908
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Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

August 25, 2019 Version 3.0.285090.0826
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting/Webinar Features
  • Sharing Key Ease of Use
    Users who visit share.zoom.us and click Share Screen will be prompted to download the client if they have not already done so. The client will launch automatically after installed and display the “enter sharing key” interface.
  • Saving Chats in Meetings
    Admins can disable the ability to save chats in Zoom meetings on the Zoom web portal. Attendees will still be able to use the chat feature when saving chats is disabled.
  • Multiple participants can share their screen simultaneously
    Hosts can choose to have multiple participants share their screens. To make full use of this feature, dual monitors are recommended for participants. During a meeting, the host clicks the arrow next to the Share Screen button to control this feature. Note that participants on mobile devices only see the most recently shared screen.
  • Reduced Volume for Enter/Exit Chime
  • Support for Screensharing with Linux Antergos
• Meeting Features
  
  • Closed Captioning in Breakout Sessions
    Closed Captioning can now be utilized in Breakout Sessions.
  • Settings to Use PMI for Scheduled and Instant Meetings
    For newly created Zoom users, started or scheduled meetings will use PMI if the web settings Use PMI for Scheduled Meetings and Use PMI for Instant Meetings are enabled.
• Webinar Features
  
  • Allow Call-In Attendees to Unmute in Webinar

    The webinar host can now allow attendees who have called in to the meeting by telephone to unmute themselves by clicking Allow to Talk in the Attendee list.
• Chat Features
  • Indicator that a Message Did Not Send
    If a chat message was not successfully sent, an indicator icon will be displayed on the name of the chat or recipient, indicating that the message did not go through.
  • Descriptions and Usage Hints for Slash Commands
    Slash Commands will now display descriptions and usage hints before being selected to help users more easily identify the command they need.
  • Personal Space for Note Taking
    Write messages to yourself to take notes and save links within the Zoom chat window.
  • Send Code snippet over chat
    Copy and paste bits of code over chat and preserve the code formatting. This must be enabled by the account owner or admin and requires a separate package download.
  • Block a User
    Users can now block another user on chat to prevent them from sending them chat messages. 
• Phone Features
  • Support for Zoom Phone
    Zoom Phone features have been added to the Zoom Linux client. Users can make and receive calls, access in-call controls, view call history, and check their voicemail.
  • Upgrade a Zoom Phone Call to a Meeting
    Zoom Phone users can now upgrade the call to a video meeting with one click/tap.
• General Features
  • Shortcut to Switch Tabs
    Users can now switch from one Zoom tab to the next, such as from Home to Chat, by entering CTRL + Tab.
  • Accessibility Enhancements

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

July 16, 2019 Version 2.9.265650.0716
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Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

July 14, 2019 Version 2.8.264592.0714
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting/Webinar Features
  • Confirm Starting Video When Joining a Meeting
    Before joining a meeting with video on, users will now be shown their video preview and given the options to join with or without video. They can also check to always join with video without displaying the preview first.

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

June 16, 2019 Version 2.8.252201.0616
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New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting Features
  • Log In from Waiting Room
    Users will now have the option to log in while they are waiting to be admitted to the meeting from the waiting room if the host utilizes the waiting room for guest participants only. This will allow users on the same account to be automatically admitted to the meeting after logging in.

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

May 19, 2019 Version 2.8.222599.0519
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Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

April 14, 2019 Version 2.8.183302.0415
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting Features
  • Option to Disable Chat During a Meeting
    The meeting host can now disable the participants from using the chat once the meeting has started.
  • Call a CRC device without Starting a Meeting
    Zoom users with a CRC license can now call an H.323/SIP device without starting a meeting first.
• Meeting/Webinar features
  • Consent to Being Recorded Confirmation
    Once enabled through meeting settings, meeting participants will be notified that their meeting is being recorded and will have the option to consent to being recorded or leave the meeting. The recording consent information will be included in the Active Host report.
  • Automatically Save Whiteboard
    The host can now automatically save the whiteboard when sharing is stopped. This setting is available at the account, group, and user level.
  • Show Which Participant is Annotating
    The meeting host can now see which participant is annotating by hovering over the annotation.
  • Display an Indicator for Audio Watermark
    When a meeting or webinar is utilizing the audio watermark feature, an indicator icon will now be displayed to meeting participants to inform them that this feature is being used.
• General Features
  
  • Accessibility Enhancements
• Chat Features
  • Star Individual Messages
    You can now star files while viewing the All Files channel to access the files more easily at a later time.
    
  • Star Contacts and Chat Channels
    Star Contacts and Chat Channels so that they are always easily accessible at the top of your Zoom chat window.

Resolved Issues

• Resolved an issue where Brasilia’s time zone was displaying incorrectly
• Resolved an issue where Zoom was crashing for some Linux users after annotating
• Minor Bug Fixes

January 20, 2019 Version 2.7.162522.0121
Download type: Manual

New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting/Webinar Features
  • Audio Watermark
    If an attendee records the meeting, their personal information can now be embedded in the audio as an inaudible watermark. This option requires enabling "Only signed-in users can join the meeting" or "Only signed-in users with specified domains can join meetings".
  • Screen Sharing Enhancements
    • Ability to Stop a Participant’s Share
      The host can now stop a participant’s screen share by going to the Participant List and selecting More next to the sharing participant’s name.
    • Improvements for Direct Share
      While direct sharing to a Zoom Room, the green screen share indicator bar will now automatically hide when the mouse is not moving and reappear when the mouse moves.
  • Annotation Enhancements
    • Indicator that a Participant is Annotating
      The host can now identify which participants are annotating by viewing the participants list. The participants who are annotating will have an indicator in the color they are using to annotate.
    • Support for Multiple Pages on Whiteboard
      Hosts can now enable multiple pages for whiteboard. If enabled, they can create new pages, close pages, and navigate between multiple pages.
  • Allow Removed Participants to Rejoin
    Hosts can now allow meeting participants and webinar panelists to rejoin after they have been removed. This feature needs to be enabled on the web under Meeting, Group, or Account Settings.
  • Improvements to the Raise Hand Feature
    The raise hand feature will now prompt users to link their audio if necessary to make it easier to speak in the meeting.
  • Support for Scheduling a Meeting or Webinar as Public
    Hosts can now schedule a meeting as public through the Zoom client to share it on the calendar of public events.
• Meeting Features
  • Warning When Scheduling a Meeting Longer than 40 minutes
    Basic users will now be warned if they schedule a meeting longer than 40 minutes through the Zoom client or mobile app.
  • Breakout Room Enhancements
    • Set a Timer for Breakout Rooms
      Hosts can now set a timer for breakout rooms. Once the configured time has passed, the breakout rooms will automatically close and users will be returned to the main session. Hosts can also choose to be notified when the time ends.
    • Ability to Force Participants into Breakout Rooms
      The hosts can now force participants to join the breakout rooms from the main session.
    • Ability to Disable Returning to the Main Session
      The host can now prevent participants from returning to the main session from the breakout room. They will return to the main session when the host closes the breakout rooms manually or the set time expires.

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

December 16, 2018 2.6.149990.1216

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New and Enhanced Features

• User Features
  • Waiting Room for External Participants
    Added an option where signed in users on an account are automatically admitted into the meeting. Users who are not signed in or external to the account will be put into the waiting room.

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

November 30, 2018 Version 2.6.146750.1204

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Resolved Issues

• Fixed an issue where users were being prompted to trust a server certificate upon installation.
• Minor Bug Fixes

November 30, 2018 Version 2.5.146186.1130

Download type: Prompted
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Resolved Issues

• Fix for CVE-2018-15715
• Minor Bug Fixes

September 24, 2018 Version 2.4.129780.0915

Download type: Manual
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New and Enhanced Features

• Meeting/Webinar Features
  • Virtual Background Enhancements
• Meeting Features
  
  • Meetings Scheduled with Default Audio Type
    Meetings will now be scheduled using the default audio type selected on the user's My Meeting Settings page. A different audio type can be selected when scheduling.
• Chat Features
  • Extended Storage of Local Chat Messages
• General Features
  
  • Improved Support for USB Headset devices using HID
    If Skype for Business is running, Zoom will disable headset/HID support to prevent Skype and Zoom from both responding to headset commands. This ensures users will not hear a dial tone from Skype when attempting to answer a Zoom call with their headset.

 Resolved Issues

• Meeting invitation improvements
  When inviting a user to a meeting utilizing Zoom’s Chat Service, if the user initiating the call ends the current meeting, the invitation to the other participant will stop ringing
• Minor Bug Fixes

August 19, 2018 Version 2.4.121350.0816

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Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

July 15, 2018 Version 2.3.128305.0716

Download type: Manual
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Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes

July 1, 2018 Version 2.2.128200.0702
Download type: Manual
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Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes

June 24, 2018 Version 2.2.128100.0627
Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
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Changes to existing features

• Removing a User
  If a host removes a user from a meeting, they will be banned from the remainder of that meeting session.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features
  
  • Non-verbal feedback
    During a presentation, participants can provide non-verbal feedback without interrupting the flow of the presentation. Participants have the ability to raise their hand, signal yes or no, indicate to go faster or slower, and use emojis. The host has the ability clear all non-verbal feedback indicators at any time.
  • Improved First Join Experience
• Meeting/Webinar features
  • Improved Audio and Video Quality with Low Bandwidth connections
  • Reduction of Typing/Keyboard Noise
  • Accessibility Improvements
• Chat Features
  • Improvements to Multiple User Chats
    When a multiple user chat is created, the creator is automatically made the admin for the chat and has the ability to remove new members. They can also assign an admin and choose if new members can see the previous chat history.
  • Delete a message
    You can delete a message that you sent at any time. The message is removed from the IM application so that recipients no longer have access to it within Zoom. Only the sender sees a notification that the message was deleted.
  • Edit a message
    You can edit the content of a message that you sent in the past. The search results that recipients see in the chat will reflect the content of your edited message.
  • Other performance enhancements

Resolved issues

• Unable to View Encrypted Chat Messages
• Minor bug fixes

May 20, 2018 Version 2.1.103753.0521
Download type: Manual
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New and Enhanced Features

• Better Visibility of Zoom Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

Resolved Issues

• Minor Bug Fixes

April 5, 2018 Version: 2.0.123200.0405
Download type: Manual
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New and Enhanced Features

• Minor Enhancements

Resolved Issues

• Bug Fixes 

April 1, 2018 Version: 2.0.123086.0330
Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Download instructions: Installation Instructions

New and Enhanced Features

• Screen Share Whiteboard
• Text Annotation Tool when Screensharing
  A text tool for typing on the screen share or whiteboard has been added to the annotation tools.
• Edit a message
  You can edit the content of a message that you sent in the past. The search results that recipients see in the chat will reflect the content of your edited message.
• Delete a message
  You can delete a message that you sent at any time. The message is removed from the IM application so that recipients no longer have access to it within Zoom. Only the sender sees a notification that the message was deleted.
• Multiple participants can share their screen simultaneously
  Hosts can choose to have multiple participants share their screens. To make full use of this feature, dual monitors are recommended for participants. During a meeting, the host clicks the arrow next to the Share Screen button to control this feature. Note that participants on mobile devices only see the most recently shared screen.
• Accessibility Enhancements
• Minor Enhancements

Resolved Issues

• Bug Fixes

November 30, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.115900.1201

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
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New and Enhanced Features

• Side-by-side mode for a shared screen
  Meeting and webinar participants who are viewing a shared screen can switch to Side-by-side Mode. This enables them to see the shared screen alongside either the Speaker View or Gallery View, depending on which view they choose. They can also adjust the location of the separator between the shared screen and video to change the relative size of each side.
• Far end camera control
  Meeting hosts can take control of your camera and use Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) functionality of the camera on your Linux computer.
• Remote Support
  Meeting hosts can remotely control and restart a Linux computer to provide support to another participant.

September 4, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.106600.0904

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
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New and enhanced features

• Group chat enhancement
  Group chats are now included in the contacts list. In addition, the Recent Chats section is separated from the Groups section in the left-hand pane of the Chat panel, and you can now search for group members, recent chats, and group chats.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes.

July 9, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.98253.0707

Download type: Manual
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New and enhanced features

• Reclaim host using the host key
  The meeting organizer can use the host key to reclaim host privileges for the meeting if another participant starts the meeting.
• Accessibility enhancements
  The client includes improvements for users who are accessing Zoom using screen readers or keyboard navigation.
• Screen share enhancements
  You can swap the position of the shared screen with the video of the person sharing the screen, so that the shared screen displays as a smaller thumbnail and the video of the person sharing the screen displays in the larger active window.
• Co-hosts can control polls
  Co-hosts can launch and close a poll that was created by the meeting organizer.
• New download packages for GCC
  Different 64-bit packages are available for GCC version 4.6 or below and for GCC version 4.7 or above. On the Zoom Download Center, if you choose Other Linux OS and 64 bit, you can choose either gcc 4.6 or gcc 4.7+.

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes.

May 2, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.91373.0502

Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Download instructions: Installation Instructions

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/Webinar features
  

• Video filter
  If you select the Apply video filter option, your video display is retouched with a soft focus. Configure this setting in Video Settings.
• Improved ability to invite rooms to meetings
  You can invite Zoom Rooms in your organization to meetings by using the Invite Zoom Rooms tab when you click Invite from your meeting in progress. You can also select a specific Room Connector when you call out to invite a room system to the meeting.
• Virtual Background

Resolved issues

• Additional bug fixes.

April 17, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.89826.0417

Download type: Manual
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Change to an existing feature

• Improved Google login
  Google has enhanced the login process and in the latest version of Zoom, logging into Zoom through Google takes advantage of these enhancements.
  Important: If you log in using Google, you must upgrade the client before April 20.

New and enhanced features

• Meeting features

• Increase in the maximum number of thumbnails
  Depending on your screen size and resolution, the maximum number of thumbnails in the active speaker view or a shared screen view will automatically adjust, displaying up to 6 thumbnails.
• Scheduling Tracking Field
  You can set "Scheduling tracking fields" when scheduling meetings.

• Webinar features

• Display participant email addresses to hosts
  Hosts and co-hosts can hover over the name of an attendee to see their email address.

Resolved issues

• Additional bug fixes.

March 20, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.87130.0317

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• Facebook Live and YouTube Live integration
  Live stream Zoom Webinars on Facebook and YouTube.
• Attendee waiting room
  Hosts can enable a waiting room that lets them control when a participant joins the meeting. The host sees the list of participants in the waiting room, and then selectively allows them to join the meeting. If this option is enabled, the option to allow attendees to join the meeting before the host arrives is automatically disabled.
• Minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

January 16, 2017 Version Number: 2.0.81497.1116

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• Breakout session enhancements enable hosts to:
• Rename a breakout session
• Broadcast a message to all sessions
• Move a user to another session after a breakout session begins
• Reclaim host control of a meeting if a host assigns host privileges to a participant of a breakout session
• Integration with 3rd party audio conference provider
• Room System now available within the Invite window
• The clipboard is available to a user who is controlling a screen remotely
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Dec 16, 2016 Version Number:2.0.75971.1216

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• Added dual monitor support
• Added minimized window mode
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Oct 31, 2016 Version Number:2.0.70790.1031

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• Support German, French, Japanese, and Spanish localization
• Support polling for meetings
• IM enhancements
• GIF support
• Optimize performance when in full screen
• Fix audio issues for several 32-bit operating systems
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Aug 30, 2016 Version Number: 2.0.63547.0830

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• Support pause recording
• Support enabling/disabling annotation on the web
• Added saving chat
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

July 12, 2016 Version Number: 2.0.57232.0713

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• Added ALSA audio support
• Support Arch Linux
• Support CentOS, Oracle Linux, & RHEL 6.4 and higher for 64-bit architectures
• Support Debian 7.7 and higher
• Added in-meeting file transfer
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

May 31, 2016 Version Number: 2.0.52458.0531

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• Support file transfer
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Apr 30, 2016 Version Number: 2.0.49177.0430

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• Support Breakout Rooms
• Support Annotation
• Chat Enhancements
• Support Emojis
• Support '@individual'
• Support End-To-End Encrypted Chat
• Multi-language input support when using remote control
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Mar 17, 2016 Version Number 1.1.44485.0317

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• Support Webinar
• Support Remote Control
• Other minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

 

Jan 27, 2016 Version Number: 1.1.38634.0127

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• Support Cloud and Local recording
• Added screen capture in chat
• Bug fixes

Jan 7, 2016 Version Number: 1.1.37479.0107

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• 64-bit Client
• Send and receive images in chat
• Minor enhancements
• Bug fixes

Nov 24, 2015 Version Number: 1.1.33228.1124

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• Bug fixes

Nov 20, 2015 Version Number: 1.1.32904.1120

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• Support meeting scheduler
• Support tabbed chat
• Added shortcuts for mute/unmute, start/stop video, and screen share
• Bug fixes

Sept 18, 2015 Version Number: 1.1.26956.0918

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• Added manual proxy setting
• Support log in with Google and Facebook
• Added chat history
• Added statistics panel
• High PPI screen support
• Bug fixes

Jul 31, 2015 Version Number: 1.0.22331.0731

Download Type: Manual
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The 1.0 release of the Linux client includes the following features

• HD video and audio conferencing
• Desktop and application screen sharing
• Group messaging
• Sign in with Work Email and Single Sign-On
• Start and Join video/non-video meetings
• Support using Personal Meeting ID
• Host Controls
• Raise hand within meeting