Changing settings in the desktop client/mobile app in zoom App

It is possible to change some Zoom settings without logging into the Zoom web portal by using the Zoom desktop client or mobile app.

Windows

Zoom desktop client settings can be accessed by following these steps:

• Open Zoom on your computer.
• Navigate to Settings by clicking your profile picture.

• This will open a windows on your screen with an array of options to choose from, including:

General

Meeting and chat settings can be changed.

• Start Zoom when I start Windows:
• Upon Windows startup, Zoom will open and display.
  • Silently start Zoom when I start Windows:
  • Start Zoom as soon as Windows starts, but minimize it in the taskbar.
• Keeping Zoom open in the taskbar notifications area when Zoom is closed is a better option than minimizing it to the task bar.
• During a meeting, use two monitors that are connected to the same screen to play both video and screen share content.
• During the start of a meeting, or when joining one, enter full screen automatically.
• Automatically copy invite link after the meeting starts
• Always show meeting controls:
• You can always see the meeting controls during the meeting. As long as your mouse pointer remains inactive for a few seconds, meeting controls will be hidden if disabled.
• Ask me to confirm when I leave a meeting:
• If you click Leave Meeting, you will be prompted to confirm your decision to leave the meeting.
• Show my connected time:
• Shows the duration of your current meeting.
• Remind me __ minutes before my upcoming meetings:
• Give me a notification a few minutes before each meeting begins.
• Stop my video and audio when my device is locked
• Integrate Zoom with Outlook:
• Show Zoom contacts’ status, as well as setting Zoom as your default app for chatting, meeting, and making phone calls in Outlook for Mac.
• Show profile photos next to in-meeting chat messages
• Show “Pair with Room” feature on home screen navigation bar
• Automatically keep Zoom up to date:
• Installs updates on Zoom desktop.
• The user has the option of choosing Slow or Fast update cadences. To find out how automatic updates work, read on.
• Reaction Skin Tone:
• When using emoticons or meeting reactions, select the default skin tone.
• View More Settings:
• You can adjust settings that aren’t available in Zoom’s desktop client by logging into the Zoom web portal.

 Video

Changing your camera and viewing your video feed is easy.

Camera

• Camera:
• This will let you choose which camera Zoom will be using.
• Video ratio:
• Aspect ratios are usually 4:3 or 16:9, but Original Ratio is generally the most desirable.

My Video

• Mirror my video:
•  Rotate your video horizontally. In the case of cameras that have a default setting of flipping video, this option could be useful.
• Touch up my appearance:
• To minimize the appearance of imperfections on the skin, apply a softening effect.
• Adjust for low light:
• Enhances the quality and brightness of the video in low light conditions.
• Always display participant names on their video:
• You will always see the participant’s name displayed on their video.
• Turn off my video when joining a meeting:
• When you join a meeting, your video will automatically be disabled.
• When you join a video meeting, you should always see the video preview.
• Hide non-video participants:
• If a participant does not have video enabled, hide their thumbnails. Instead, show their names as thumbnails.
• See myself as the active speaker while speaking:
• Your own screen should be the primary active speaker when you speak so your video should be the primary active speaker.
• Depending on your device, you can display either 25 or 49 participants per screen in Gallery View.
• Advanced:
• Here you can view more advanced settings for your video.

 Audio

Your microphone and speaker should be set up, tested, whose volume should be adjusted, and other settings adjusted as well.

• Speaker:
• Play a test tone by clicking Test Speaker. Zoom will now use the speaker you selected from the drop-down menu.
  • Use separate audio device to play ringtone simultaneously:
  • If you receive a Zoom Phone call or an invitation to a Zoom meeting, choose another device to play the ringtone. Besides the speaker you selected to ring, the ringtone of this other device will also ring simultaneously.
• Microphone:
• To record and listen to your recording, click the Test Mic button. Zoom will ask you to select the mic you want to use from the drop-down box.
  • Automatically adjust microphone:
  •  If the volume levels of the microphone are too loud or too soft, you can automatically adjust the volume settings so that others can hear you more clearly. There is a possibility that you may want to turn off this setting if you are experiencing issues with your audio playing in and out.
• Suppress background noise:
• There are four levels of background noise suppression: Auto, Low, Medium, and High.
• The in-meeting option for “Turn On Original Sound” has been added: This will add a button in the meeting for enabling original sound.
  • High fidelity music mode:
  • The Zoom audio will be optimized to deliver the best possible audio. A 48kHz sampling rate is utilized, CELT codec is enabled, and bit rates for mono and stereo are increased respectively to 96Kbps and 196Kbps. A wired connection is strongly recommended for this as it can increase CPU usage and consume more bandwidth.
  • Echo cancellation:
  • Uncheck this to disable Zoom echo cancellation. We strongly recommend using a high quality headset and microphone for this option.
  • Stereo audio: 
  • If your microphone can process audio in stereo, it sends audio in stereo during meetings and webinars.
• Ringtones:
• Zoom Phone calls and meeting invitations can be ringtoned. Zoom Phone calls and meeting invitations are not synchronized with the Zoom Mobile apps.
• Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting:
• Instead of prompting users to join, automatically join meetings with computer audio.
• Mute my microphone when joining a meeting
• Do not prompt joining audio when I join a meeting using 3rd party audio
• Press and hold SPACE key to temporarily unmute yourself:
• You can unmute yourself if you’re muted by holding down the SPACE key.
• Sync buttons on headset:
• In this application, you will be able to sync your audio device’s mute/mute function with your Zoom desktop application. As a result, if you mute or unmute your microphone via the audio device, your selected microphone will be shown muted or unmuted by the Zoom client. Ensure you are using an audio device that supports this setting.
• Advanced:
•  Click here for more information regarding advanced audio settings.

 Share Screen

Screen sharing settings can be changed.

• When screen sharing, you can choose whether the meeting window should be a full screen, maximized, or maintained at its current size.
• If you prefer not to use the Aero mode, turn it off during the screening process.
• Scale to fit shared content to Zoom window:
• Adapt the screen size to fit the Zoom window as soon as the screen is shared.
• When I am screen sharing, I want to display my Zoom window to other participants: Display your Zoom window to other participants when you are sharing your screen. When you share your screen, the Zoom client will by default be hidden. If you wish the Zoom windows to appear while screen sharing, you need to enable the Show zoom windows during screen sharing option in the Settings section of the web portal before you can see them in the client.
• Enable the remote control of all applications:
• In a remote control session, other participants should be able to control all the applications remotely as well.
• Side-by-side mode:
• Share the screen with the other participants and show their videos simultaneously.
• Silence system notifications when sharing desktop:
• To avoid interruptions and distractions during presentations, temporarily disable all notifications.
• Share applications:
  • Share an individual window:
  • All you have to do is to share the window of the application you have chosen.
  • Share all windows from an application:
  • Make sure all window openings are shared.
• When I share my screen in a meeting:
• It is a good idea to select the default sharing behavior.
  • Automatically share the desktop.
  • Show all sharing options
• When I share directly to a Zoom Room:
• When you share to a Zoom Room, you can select the default behavior.
  • Automatically share desktop
  • Show all sharing options
• Advanced:
• You can view advanced screen sharing settings by clicking on the Advanced tab.

 Phone

Shows Zoom Phone license information if you have one.

Chat

Zoom chat, channel, and message notification settings can be changed.

Chat Settings

• Show Audio Message button:
• You can record and send voice messages by clicking the Voice Message button on the role management permission to Zoom chat box.
• Show Code Snippet button:
• Allow you to send code snippets from the chat box by displaying the code snippet button.
• Include link preview:
• Every time you include a link in your message, include a preview image, description, and page title.
• Change my status to “Away” when I am inactive for ___ minutes:
• When you have been inactive for the specified number of minutes, change your status to Away.
• Left sidebar theme:
• The chat sidebar will be changed to a darker color.
• Blocked users:
• View and remove blocked contacts by clicking Manage blocked users.

Unread Messages

• Keep all unread messages on top:
• The top of the list of your chats should be the ones with unread messages.
• Show unread message badge for channels:
• Display a badge beside each chat indicating how many messages are unread.
• Move messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat
• When viewing unread messages in a channel:
  • Start at the first unread
  • Start at the latest

Push Notifications

• You will receive notifications if you choose to receive them for the following:
  • All messages
  • Only private messages and mentions:
  • Whenever someone uses @(your name) in a group chat or one on one chat (private 1-on-1 chat), you will have a notification.
  • Nothing
• With exceptions for:
• In case you would like to set up notification settings that differ from those set up above for particular channels, exceptions can be created.
• Receive notifications for:
• Set your keyword for notification.
• I want to receive an email notification when a message I am following has a new reply.
• Do not disturb from __ to __:
• Select the period during which notifications shouldn’t be received.
• Play sound when I receive a new message:
• New messages are accompanied by an audio notification
• Mute notifications while I am in a meeting or internal call:
• While in a Zoom meeting or internal call, notifications will be temporarily disabled.
• Show notification banner on screen until dismissed
• Show message preview (uncheck this option for privacy):
• Desktop notifications partially show message contents

 Zoom Apps

•  Zoom Apps Local App Data & Cookies:
• You can clear Zoom Apps’ local data and cookies by deleting the app from your device. To clear Zoom Apps’ local data and cookies, click the Clear button.

 Background & Filters

Choosing a virtual background is as easy as choosing a color (green screen) and uploading an image to be your virtual background. In addition, you can enhance the appearance of your video with video filters or studio effects.

 Recording

You can also view how much cloud recording space you have and how much you’re using when you select a location for your local recordings.

• Store my recording at:
• Choose the location where recordings will be saved by default.
  Note:
• By default, you should set the default recording location as a cloud syncing folder (like Dropbox, Google Drive, or One Drive), an external drive, or network storage device. However, doing so may cause you to experience difficulties saving and converting the recording locally. It is strongly recommended that recordings be stored on a local drive instead of Zoom’s default location.
• Choose a location for recorded files when the meeting ends:
• A prompt should appear at the end of a recorded meeting asking where the recording files should be saved. By default, the recording files will be saved in the default location if this option is not enabled.
• Each participant’s audio will be recorded separately:
• Instead of a single audio file with all the audio from participants, separate audio files are created for each participant.
• Optimize for 3rd party video editor:
• Recording files must be compatible with video editors.
• Add a timestamp to the recording:
• When recording the meeting, include the date and time.
• Record video during screen sharing:
• Ensure that participants’ video is recorded during screen share sessions.
  • Place video next to the shared screen in the recording:
  •  If you record locally during a screen-sharing session, you will need to put the local recording side-by-side with the local recording of the participant’s video and shared screen.
• Keep temporary recording files:
• Zoom can troubleshoot recording problems by using the original files

 Profile

• Edit My Profile:
• You can change your profile picture and name by logging into the Zoom web portal.
• View My Subscription:
•  You can change your current paid plan by accessing the Zoom web portal.
• View Advanced Features:
• You can access settings not available in the Zoom client via the Zoom web portal.

 Statistics

Right now, Zoom uses how much CPU and memory. You will also see data such as latency and jitter if you are participating in a meeting. This will allow you to evaluate the quality of your audio and video. You can submit problem reports with a log to Zoom Support if you are having problems with the Zoom desktop client.

 Feedback

If you have any suggestions, requests, or general comments, please send them to Zoom.

 Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use these keyboard shortcuts to zoom in and out of the image. If you wish to restore the shortcuts to their original state, click Restore Defaults.

Accessibility

Closed captioning and chat allow you to change font size.

• Closed Captioning Font Size:
• Use the slider to adjust the font size of closed captions.
• Chat Display Size:
•  In-meeting and instant messaging chat font sizes can be adjusted.
• Screen Reader Alerts:
•  Screen reader alerts can be enabled or disabled.

macOS

To access Zoom client settings, follow these steps:

• Open the Zoom desktop app, then sign in to it.
• After clicking your profile picture, you will be taken to your settings page.

• You will have access to the following options when you click on your profile picture:

 General

options for starting and joining meetings will appear when you click on your profile picture.

• Use dual monitors:
• When participating in a meeting, use separate screens for video and screen sharing content.
• Enter full screen when starting or joining a meeting
• Always show meeting controls:
•  You should always have access to the meeting controls. In the event that you do not click for a few seconds, meeting controls will hide.
• Copy invite link when starting a meeting
• Ask me to confirm when I leave a meeting:
•  After clicking Leave Meeting, you’ll be prompted to confirm your decision to leave the meeting.
• Show my meeting duration:
•  This shows how long your current meeting lasted.
• Add Zoom to macOS menu bar
• Stop my video and audio when my display is off or screen saver begins
• Show “Pair with Room” feature on home screen navigation bar
• Remind me __ minutes before my upcoming meetings:
• Send me an email before your meetings begin.
• Show profile photos next to in-meeting chat messages
• Automatically keep Zoom up to date:
•  Checks for updates and downloads them. The user may choose a slow or fast update frequency. See automatic updates for more information.
• Theme:
• There is a choice of light themes as well as dark themes for the desktop client
• Reaction Skin Tone:
•  To use chat emoticons and meeting reactions, select the default skin tone.
• View More Settings:
•  You can adjust Zoom web portal settings that are not available via the Zoom client.

 Video

settings include viewing your video feed and changing your camera settings.

Camera

• Camera:
•  You can choose which camera to use for Zoom.
• The camera settings are as follows: you can choose either Original Ratio (usually a 4:3 aspect ratio) or HD (usually a 16:9 aspect ratio), and, if you select Mirror my Video, the video will be horizontally flipped.

My Video

• Touch up my appearance:
•  To minimize the visibility of imperfections on the skin, apply a softening effect.
• Adjust for low light:
•  The video is brighter and quality is improved in low light environments.
  • Select from Auto (which is selected by default) or Manual. Manual gives you the option to adjust the brightness of the video by sliding up and down the slider.
• Always display participant name on their videos:
• The name of the participant is displayed on the video.
• Stop my video when joining a meeting:
•  When you join a meeting, your video is automatically disabled.
• Always show video preview dialog when joining a video meeting
• Hide non-video participants:
• Do not show their thumbnails if they do not have video enabled. Their names will appear in the thumbnails.
• See myself as the active speaker while speaking:
• It is recommended that you make your video the primary active speaker on your own screen when you are speaking.
• Maximum participants displayed per screen in Gallery View:
  The amount of participants displayed on your device may range from 25 to 49.
• Advanced:
• You can view advanced video settings on your device

Audio

Adjust the volume of your speakers and microphone, test them, and make any other adjustments you wish.

• Speaker:
• Play a tone to test your speakers. Zoom will use the speaker you select from the drop-down menu.
  • Use separate audio device to play ringtone simultaneously:
  • Whenever you are invited to a Zoom meeting or receive a Zoom Phone call, choose another device that will play the ringtone. Your selected speaker will ring at the same time.
• Microphone:
• Playback audio recorded with the microphone by clicking the button. Zoom lets you choose the microphone.
  • Automatically adjust microphone:
  • In order to normalize volume, your microphone will automatically soften or louden as necessary in order to make it easier for other participants to hear you. In case you are experiencing problems with the fade in and out of your audio, you may wish to disable this setting.
• Suppress background noise:
• Set the level of background noise suppression to Auto, Low, Medium, or High.
• Show in-meeting option to “Turn on Original Sound” from microphone:
• This button enables original sound during meetings.
  • High fidelity music mode:
  • Zoom audio is optimized for optimum sound quality. With the 96 Kbps mono and 196 Kbps stereo bit rates, sampling rate increases to 48 KHz, CELT codec is enabled, and sample rates are increased accordingly. In this case, a wired connection is strongly recommended because it can increase CPU usage and use more bandwidth.
  • Echo cancellation:
  • Turns off zoom algorithms that cancel out echo. This option is strongly recommended to be used with a headset with a high quality microphone.
  • Stereo audio: 
  • If your microphone is capable of processing stereo audio, you can send audio during your meetings and webinars in stereo.
• Ringtones:
• Zoom Phone calls and meeting invites can be ringtoned. Ringtones are not synced to the Zoom app.
• Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting:
• Instead of displaying a prompt, automatically join meetings with computer audio.
• Mute  my mic when joining a meeting
• Do not prompt joining audio when I join a meeting using 3rd party audio
• Press and hold ‘Space key’ to temporarily unmute yourself:
• Holding the SPACE bar while muted allows you to unmute yourself.
• Sync buttons on headset:
• This feature synchronizes mute/mute settings between your audio device and Zoom. The Zoom client will show your microphone is muted or unmuted if you mute or unmute using a button on your audio device. Ensure your audio device is supported before enabling this feature.
• Advanced:
• Access advanced audio settings.

 Share Screen

allows you to make changes to the screen sharing settings.

• Window size when screen sharing:
• When viewing shared content, you can choose whether the meeting window should display in fullscreen mode, maximized or maintained at its current size.
• Scale to fit shared content to Zoom window:
• Automatically scale the shared screen to fit the size of the Zoom window.
• My Zoom window is visible to other participants when I am screen sharing: Share your screen with other participants and the Zoom client will be displayed. This is by default. On the Settings page in the web portal, you must enable the option Show Zoom windows during screen share before this will appear in the client.
• Side-by-side mode:
• Displays the participants’ video alongside the shared screen.
• Silence system notifications when sharing desktop:
• Turn off all notifications during presentations to prevent interruptions and distractions.
• Share applications:
  • Share an individual window:
  • Choose a window that you want to share.
  • Share all windows from an application:
  • All of the windows in the application will be shared.
• When I share my screen in a meeting:
• Make sure that you are choosing the default behavior for sharing your screen.
  • Automatically share desktop
  • Show all sharing options
• When I share directly to a Zoom Room:
• To share directly to a Zoom Room, choose the default behavior.
  • Automatically share desktop
  • Show all sharing options
• Advanced:
• This option allows you to configure advanced screen sharing settings.

 Phone

If you own a Zoom Phone license, it displays information about Zoom Phone.

 Chat

You can change Zoom chat, channel, and message settings here.

Chat Settings

• Show Audio Message button:
• You can record and send voice messages by clicking the Voice Message button on the role management permission to Zoom chat box.
• Show Code Snippet button:
• You are able to send code snippets via the chat box by clicking the code snippet button.
• Include link preview:
• Whenever your message contains a link, include the page title, a preview image, and a description.
• Change my status to Away when I am inactive for ___ minutes:
• When your computer has been inactive for the specified amount of time, set its status to Away.
• Bounce application icon when receiving a new message:
• When you receive a new message, the Zoom icon should bounce.
• Left sidebar theme:
• Make the chat sidebar a different color.
• Blocked users:
• You can view and remove blocked contacts by clicking Manage blocked users.

Unread Messages

• Keep all unread messages on top:
• Ensure that you keep unread chats at the very top of your chat list.
• Show unread message count for channels:
• Whenever a channel has unread chats displayed beside its name.
• Move messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat
• When viewing unread messages in a channel:
  • Start at the first unread
  • Start at the latest
• Push Notifications:
• From here, select what notifications you would like to receive:
  • All messages
  • Only private messages and mentions:
  • Notifications are shown for private 1-on-1 chats as well as in any channel (group chat) where someone uses @(your name).
  • Nothing
• With exceptions for:
• If you want specific channels to receive notifications in a way that is different from what you have set above, you must define exceptions.
• Receive notifications for:
• This is a set of keywords for which you would like notifications sent to.
• Notify me about new replies on messages I am following
• Do not disturb from __ to __ :
• Select a period of time during which you do not wish to receive notifications.
• Play sound when I receive a new message
• Mute chat notifications while I am in a meeting or internal call
• Show message preview (this overrides the system preferences)

Zoom Apps

•  Zoom Apps Local App Data & Cookies:
• You may be able to clear the data and cookies stored on your device by some Zoom Apps, which can be found on the Zoom Apps page. To clear all the data and cookies currently stored by Zoom Apps, simply click Clear.

Background & Filters

A virtual background can be selected, as can the color of the background (green screen) behind you, as well as the image to be used as the virtual background. Also, you can enhance your video appearance with video filters or studio effects.

Recording

View how much cloud recording space you have and how much is used for your local recordings and view how much is left for your local recordings.

Local Recording

• Store my recordings at:
• Default location for storing recordings.
  Note:
• If you set the default storage location as a cloud syncing folder (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or One Drive), an external drive, or network storage device, it is possible that the local recording will not be able to be saved or converted. Zoom strongly recommends that you keep your recordings on a local drive instead of the default location on Zoom.
• Choose a location to save the recording to after the meeting ends:
• Whenever a recording of a meeting ends, a prompt will appear asking where the recording files are stored. This possibility can be disabled to prevent recording files from being saved in the default location if this is not enabled.
• Record a separate audio file for each participant:
• Instead of a single audio file including all of the participants’ audio, separate audio files are created for each participant.
• Optimize for a 3rd party video editor:
• Recording files should be compatible with video editors.
• Add a timestamp to the recording:
• Record the meeting at the right time and date.
• Record video during screen sharing:
• Keep a video recording of participants during screen sharing sessions.
  • Place video next to the shared screen in the recording:
  • Place the participants’ video and shared screens side-by-side in recordings made during screen-sharing sessions.
• Keep temporary recording files:
• Keep the original files to help Zoom troubleshoot when there is a problem with the recording

Cloud Recording

Select Manage on web… for access to Zoom’s web portal and to adjust cloud recording settings.

 Profile

• Edit My Profile:
• Change your profile picture and name on the Zoom web portal by opening the Zoom web portal.
• View My Subscription:
• You can change your paid plan on the Zoom web portal.
• View Advanced Features:
• Zoom’s web portal allows you to adjust settings that are not available through the client.
• Devices List:
• This page displays all the devices that are linked to your Zoom account.
• Sign Me Out Of All Devices

 Statistics

Zoom’s CPU and memory usage is displayed. When you are in a meeting, you can evaluate your audio and video quality based on data like latency and jitter. You can also contact Zoom Support if you’re having problems with the Zoom desktop client.

 Feedback

If you have any suggestions, requests, or general comments, please send them to Zoom.

 Keyboard Shortcuts

Zoom keyboard shortcuts are displayed. Default shortcuts can be restored by clicking Restore Defaults.

 Accessibility

Closed captioning and chat allow you to change font size.

• Closed Captioning Font Size:
• You can reduce or increase the size of closed captions by dragging the slider.
• Chat Display Size:
• For both in-meeting and instant messaging chats, adjust the font size.
• Screen Reader Alerts:
• This feature lets you toggle screen reader alerts on and off.

Linux

Zoom desktop client settings can be accessed by following these steps:

• Open the Zoom desktop application and sign in to it.
• You can also click “Settings” if you are a Zoom user.

• A settings window will appear, allowing you to access the following options:

 General

Join or start a meeting by changing the settings.

• When closed, minimize window to the notification area instead of the task bar:
• When Zoom is closed, keep the notification area open on the task bar.
• Use dual monitors
• Enter full screen automatically when starting or joining a meeting
• Automatically copy invite link once the meeting starts
• Always show meeting controls
• Ask me to confirm when I leave a meeting:
• After you click Leave Meeting, a confirmation prompt will appear asking you if you wish to leave the meeting.
• Remind me __ minutes before my upcoming meetings:
• Notify me before the meeting starts.
• Stop my video and audio when my display is off or screen saver begins
• Show profile photos next to in-meeting chat messages

 Video

Change your camera and view your video feed.

Camera

• Camera:
• This is where you select the Zoom camera.
• Video ratio:
• There are two options when it comes to aspect ratios: Original Ratio (usually a 4:3 ratio) or HD (usually a 16:9 ratio).

My Video

• Mirror my video:
• Flip it horizontally. It’s useful if your video is flipped by default.
• Adjust for low light:
• Increases video quality and brightness in low light circumstances.
• Touch up my appearance:
•  You can minimize the appearance of imperfections by applying a softening effect to your skin.
• Always Display participants name on their video:
• Displays names of participants on videos.
• Turn off my video when joining a meeting:
• Your video will be automatically turned off when you join the meeting.
• Always show video preview dialog when joining a video meeting
• Hide Non-Video Participants:
• Hide the thumbnails of non-video participants. Their names appear on their thumbnails.
• See myself as the active speaker while speaking:
• On your own screen, whenever you speak, set your video to be the primary active speaker.
• Advanced:
• You can view advanced settings for video on your computer.

 Audio

Setting up the microphone and speaker, testing them, adjusting their volume, and tweaking other settings is everything you need to do.

• Speaker:
• Play a test tone by clicking Test Speaker. Zoom will now use the selected speaker from the drop-down menu.
• Microphone:
• To record and play back audio, click Test Mic. Select the microphone you want to use by clicking the dropdown menu.
  • Automatically adjust microphone:
  • You can automatically adjust the volume of your microphone softly or loudly based on the need in order to adjust the volume and make it easier for others to hear you. You may want to turn off this setting if you are experiencing issues with your audio fading in and out while you are streaming.
• Suppress background noise:
• There are three levels available: Auto, Low, and Medium.
• Ringtones:
• Zoom Phone and meeting invitations can be ringtoned. These settings are not synchronized with the mobile app.
• Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting:
• Instead of displaying a join prompt, automatically join meetings with computer audio.
• Mute my microphone when joining a meeting
• Do not prompt joining audio when I join a meeting using 3rd party audio

Share Screen

• Enter full screen when a participant shares screen
• Scale to fit shared content to my Zoom window:
• Adjust the size of the shared screen automatically so that it fits the Zoom window.
• Display the Zoom client to other participants when sharing the screen with Zoom: When you share your screen with Zoom, you will see the Zoom client displayed to other participants. It is normally hidden by default when you share your screen with Zoom. This option must be enabled in the client’s Settings page before it appears in the web portal.
• Side-by-Side Mode:
• Allows a participant’s screen and their video to be displayed side-by-side.
• Grab remote control automatically when controller idle for __ seconds:
• You will automatically start a remote control session if you remain idle after the specified amount of time after requesting remote control and the other participant accepts.
• When I share my screen in a meeting:
• Make your choice according to your preferences.
  • Automatically share desktop
  • Show all sharing options
• When I share directly to a Zoom Room:
• When sharing directly to a Zoom Room, you can choose the default behavior to use.
  • Automatically share the desktop.
  • Show all sharing options
• Advanced:
• Here you will find advanced options for sharing your screen.

 Phone

Shows Zoom Phone license information if you have one.

 Chat

Set the notification settings for Zoom chat, channels, and messages.

• Show Code Snippet button:
• On the chat box, display the code snippet button for sending code snippets.
• Show my status as Away when I am inactive for ___ minutes:
• When you are away for the specified number of minutes, change your status to Away.
• Left sidebar theme:
• To change the chat sidebar’s color, click here.
• Blocked users:
• Manage blocked contacts allows you to view and remove blocked contacts from your list of blocked contacts by clicking Manage blocked contacts.

Unread Messages

• Keep all unread messages on top:
• Your chat list should always be dominated by chats with unread messages.
• Show unread message badge for channels:
• Next to each chat, display the unread message count.
• Move messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat
• When viewing unread messages in a channel:
  • Start at the first unread
  • Start at the latest
• Push Notifications:
• Choose whether you wish to receive notifications about the following:
  • All messages
  • Only private messages and mentions:
  • Notify you of private 1-on-1 chats and whenever your name is used in a group chat (group chats).
  • Nothing
• With exceptions for:
• It is possible to create exceptions if you wish to have different notification settings for specific channels than the ones you have set above.

• Receive notifications for:
• Select the keywords you wish to receive notifications about.
• Do not disturb from __ to __ :
• This will allow you to choose a time period in which you will not receive a notification.
• Mute notifications while I am in a meeting or internal call
• Show message preview (uncheck this option for privacy)

Virtual Background

It is possible to change the virtual background by changing the green screen behind you, as well as adding an image.

Recording

View how much storage space you have for your local recordings and how much is being used by your cloud recordings.

Local Recording

• Location:
• You can choose where recording files are saved by default.
  Note:
• The location set as the default may cause issues with saving and converting the local recordings if the location is set as a cloud syncing folder (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or One Drive), an external drive, or a network storage device. The default location for recordings for Zoom is a local drive. Zoom recommends keeping this location on a local drive.
• Choose a location to save the recordings after the meeting ends:
• A prompt should appear when a recording meeting ends asking where the recordings should be saved. In the absence of this option, recording files will be saved in the default location where they are stored.
• Record a separate audio file for each participant:
• Instead of creating one audio file containing the audio of all participants, separate audio files are created for each participant.
• Optimize for 3rd party video editor:
• Check that the recording format is compatible with the software you intend to use for editing.
• Record video during screen sharing:
• Keep recording the screen share participants’ video during the whole session.
• Add a timestamp to the recording:
• Record the meeting with the dates and times embedded into the recordings.

Cloud Recording

Open Zoom’s web portal by clicking the Manage button and make any necessary adjustments to cloud recording settings.

 Profile

• Edit My Profile:
• You can change your profile picture and name on the Zoom web portal.
• View My Subscription:
• It displays your current paid plan and the option to change it on the Zoom web portal.
• View Advanced Features:
• You can adjust settings that are not available in the Zoom client.

 Statistics

Zoom’s memory and CPU usage is displayed. You will be able to see information such as latency and jitter during a meeting, which can be helpful for assessing your video and audio quality. Zoom Support can also be contacted if you are experiencing problems with the Zoom desktop client.

 Feedback

You can send Zoom feedback, including ideas, requests, or general comments.

 Keyboard Shortcuts

You can make use of Zoom’s keyboard shortcuts by displaying the keyboard shortcuts.

 Accessibility

Closed caption font size can be adjusted, along with Zoom shortcuts.

• Closed Caption Font Size:
• Adjust font size by dragging the slider.

Android

Zoom app settings can be accessed via the following link:

• Open the Zoom app on your smartphone.
• Select the Settings option.
  After selecting the Settings option, you’ll see the following categories in the settings menu:

Name and Email Address

• Profile Photo:
• You can upload a photo from your phone or take a new profile photo using the camera on your phone.
• Account:
• Your logged in email address.
• Display Name:
• Select a different name for meetings that you join by default
• Personal Note:
•  This note is visible to others.
• Update Password:
• You need to update your password.
• Department
• Job Title
• Location
• Personal Meeting ID (PMI):
• The user must have a paid license to change their personal meeting ID.
• Personal Link Name:
• It is possible to create or modify your own personal link name (requires a license if you are part of a Business or Education account).
• Default Call-In Country:
• Set the default country for your meeting invitations’ dial-in phone numbers so they are located in that country.
• User Type:
• Displays the status of the current user based on whether he/she is Basic, Licensed, or On-Premise
• Licenses:
• This section displays any licenses that have been assigned to the user, such as Large Meeting or Webinar
• User Fingerprint ID:
• The Zoom app can be accessed using Android Fingerprint Authentication. A fingerprint scanner must be available on the device.
• Sign Out

Meeting

• Auto-Connect to Audio:
• Using the available options, connect to the audio automatically.
• Mute My Microphone:
• Every time I join a meeting, I always muffle my microphone.
• Use Original Audio:
• You can enable the original sound in the meeting by clicking the button.
• Turn Off My Video:
• If you are joining a meeting, you should always turn off your video. After joining the meeting, your video will be available.
• Touch Up My Appearance:
• Use this feature to improve your appearance by smoothing skin tones.
• Keep Virtual Background For:
• It is possible to choose whether the virtual background will be used for all meetings or only for the currently seated meeting. Virtual Background can be enabled only once per meeting if you choose Current Meeting Only.
• Aspect Ratio:
• View participants’ videos in various aspect ratios. Your own video is not affected by this setting.
  • Scale to fit:
  • Your phone’s screen is scaled to fit all participants’ video, so video is cropped.
  • Original ratio:
  • The original aspect ratio of participants’ videos will be displayed. The video will have the same aspect ratio as that of what is displayed in the desktop client, which is called the aspect ratio of the video.
• HD Video:
• Your camera’s built-in HD video can be sent to Zoom’s app. However, the overall video quality varies. –
• Mirror My Video:
• The video is horizontally flipped. You can use this option when your camera automatically flips the video when you record it.
• Show Video Preview:
• Whenever you join a video meeting, show the video preview dialog.
• Always Show Meeting Controls:
• If this option is selected, you will always be able to see the meeting controls during the meeting. As soon as the controls are disabled, they will disappear after a short period of time and won’t appear again until the screen is tapped.
• Show Non-Video Participants:
• If a participant does not have video enabled, the avatar will be displayed. When a participant does not have video enabled, the participant’s name appears as a thumbnail.
• Show Name when Participants Join
• Auto-Copy Invite Link
• Show profile photos next to in-meeting chat messages
• Closed Captioning:
• When closed captions are available, Zoom will display them.
• Show My Connected Time:
• This displays the total amount of time you have spent connected to the meeting.
• Safe Driving Mode:
• Safe driving mode can be accessed by swiping right while in a meeting. Your screen will be dark and you won’t be able to see anyone.
• Reaction Skin Tone:
• If you use chat emoticons or meet reactions, choose the default tone.

Contacts

• Phone Contacts Matching:
• It will automatically find and add your phone contacts that have a Zoom account to your Zoom contacts directory when they also have a Zoom account.
• Contact Requests:
• Send and receive requests to get in touch.

Chat

• Include Link Preview:
• When your message contains a link, include a preview image, title, and description.
• Receive Notifications For:
  • All messages
  • Only private messages and mentions:
  • It will display notifications when you are in a private 1-on-1 chat and when someone mentions your name (@) in a group chat (group chat).
  • Nothing
  • With exceptions for channels:
  • If there are any specific channels you want to have different notification settings from the ones you set above, then you need to set exceptions.

Unread Messages

• Keep all unread messages on top:
• If you have unread messages in any of your chats, you may want to move those chats to the top of your list.
• Show unread message count for channels:
• This shows how many unread messages are in each chat.
• Move messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat
• Receive notifications for keywords:
• Enter a set of keywords you’d like to be notified of.
• Notify me about new replies on messages I am following
• Disable when in meeting:
• Turn off notifications while you are in meetings
• Do not disturb:
• Set the time period when you do not wish to receive notifications for this device, or temporarily turn off notifications for this device.
• When viewing unread messages in a channel
  • Start at the first unread
  • Start at the latest
• Show message preview
• When to Notify Me
  • Always, even if I am active on desktop:
  •  Even if you are on the desktop client, you will always receive notifications on your phone.
  • Only when I am not active on desktop:
  • If you are not active on the desktop client, you will only receive notifications on your phone.

Message Notifications Settings:

In the notification settings on your phone, you can adjust Zoom’s settings.

Phone

Shows Zoom Phone license information if you have one.

General

• Ringtones:
• Set a ringtone for incoming Zoom Phone calls and meeting invitations. The desktop client does not sync with this setting.

About

• Version:
• Find out what version of Zoom you have
• Send Feedback:
• Share your ideas, requests, and comments about Zoom
• Report Problem:
• Zoom Support can also be contacted if you are experiencing problems with the Zoom desktop client.
• Tell Others About Zoom:
• You can invite others to Zoom by sending them an email or message.
• Rate Zoom in the Google Play Store:
• You can rate Zoom by going to Google Play.
• Privacy Policy:
• To learn more about Zoom’s privacy policies, click here.
• Open Source Software:
• Details on the types of software that Zoom uses that is Open Source.

iOS

Zoom app settings can be accessed via the following link:

• Join the Zoom mobile app by signing in with your Zoom username and password.
• Select the Settings option.
• Select the category you would like to edit:

Name and Email Address

You can edit your basic profile settings, sign out of the Zoom app, or edit your name and email address by clicking on your name and email address.

• Profile Photo:
• If you do not have a profile photo, you can use your phone’s camera to take one.
• Account:
• Your logged-in email address.
• Display Name:
• Modify the default name you use when joining meetings
• Personal Note:
• You are able to add a personal note that will appear to other participants.
• Department
• Job Title
• Location
• Personal Meeting ID (PMI):
• (Users must have a paid license to change their personal meeting ID).
• Personal Link Name:
• (Must be part of a Business or Education account and have a paid license in order to set or change your personal link name).
• Default Call-In Country:
• Make sure that the dial-in numbers in your meeting invitations are set to the country of the meeting.
• User Type:
• Indicates whether the current user is a Basic, Licensed, or On-Premise user
• Sign Out

Meeting

• Auto-Connect to Audio:
• Using the internet, automatically connect to the meeting audio
• Mute My Microphone:
• If I am joining a meeting, I always mute my microphone. The host may unmute you.
• Use Original Audio:
• Enables original audio in the meeting.
• Turn Off My Video:
• Never join a meeting with a video. After you join the meeting, you can start the video.
• Touch Up My Appearance:
• Use this feature to improve the appearance of your skin.
• Keep Virtual Background For:
• You can choose whether to use your virtual background for all meetings or just for the current meeting. To join a meeting using Virtual Background, select Current Meeting Only.
• Aspect Ratio:
• View participants’ video in either an 8:1 or 16:9 ratio. Your video is not affected by this setting.
  • Scale to fit:
  • The video of participants is cropped to fit your phone’s screen.
  • Original ratio:
  • Each participant’s video will be displayed in its original aspect ratio. Quite simply, in our desktop client, the aspect ratio displayed on their video will match the aspect ratio displayed on our web client.
• HD Video:
• Utilizing the Zoom app, you can send HD videos from your camera. Other factors determine the overall video quality.
• Mirror My Video:
• Rotate the video horizontally. You can use this option if your camera automatically flips your video.
• Show Video Preview:
• When joining a video meeting, always display the video preview dialog.
• Always Show Meeting Controls:
•  If this option is selected, meeting controls will always be visible during the meeting. After a few seconds, disabled controls will disappear and the user will have to tap the screen to bring them back.
• Show Closed Captioning (when available):
• Whenever possible, captions will be displayed.
• Show My Connected Time:
•  A timer will show how long you have been in the meeting.
• Show Names when Participants join
• Show Non-Video Participants:
• Display the avatars of participants without video. Their names will appear under the thumbnail.
• Ask to Confirm when Leaving a Meeting
• Zoom Rooms Detection:
• The Zoom Room starts meetings instead of the mobile device when you search for nearby Zoom Rooms.
• Safe Driving Mode:
• You can enter safe driving mode by swiping right in a meeting. Video is off, and you must speak with a tap.
• Reaction Skin Tone:
• To make chat emoticons and meeting reactions more uniform, select the default skin tone.
• Auto-Copy Invite Link
• Synced Calendars:
• Use the Zoom app to view your upcoming Zoom meetings and add them to your calendar.
• Meeting Reminder:
• Use this feature to remind you of upcoming meetings.

Contacts

• Contact Requests:
•  Review contact requests sent or received.
• Phone Contacts Matching:
• Adds contacts with Zoom accounts who are also on your phone to your Zoom contacts directory.

Chat

• Include Link Preview:
• Every time you attach a link, insert a preview image, description, and the page title.
• Receive Notifications For
  • All messages
  • Only private messages and mentions:
  • Notify you when someone uses @(your name) in a group chat or a private 1-on-1 chat.
  • Nothing
    Note:
  •  Zoom does not appear in the iOS notification settings unless you turn it on by tapping Turn on Notifications,
  • With exceptions for groups:
  • If you wish to set different notification settings for specific channels, make exceptions.

Unread Messages

• Keep all unread messages on top:
• Your unread chats should be on top of your chat list.
• Show unread message count for channels:
•  Each channel should have a count of unread messages beside it.
• Move messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat
• Receive notifications for keywords:
• Specify keywords you’d like to be notified of.
• Notify me about new replies on messages I am following
• Disable when in meeting:
•  If you are in a meeting, you should turn off notifications
• Do not disturb:
• Set a time period during which you do not want to receive notifications from this device or temporarily turn off notifications for this device.
• When viewing unread messages in a channel
  • Start at the first unread
  • Start at the latest
• Show message preview
• When to Notify Me
  • Always, even if I am active on desktop:
  • Whether you are using the desktop client or not, you will always receive notifications on your phone.
  • Only when I am not active on the desktop:
  •  If you are inactive on the desktop client, you will only receive notification on your phone if you are inactive on your phone.
• In-App Alert-Sound:
•  When you receive a notification, your phone will play a sound.

Phone

Shows Zoom Phone license information if you have one.

General

• Blur snapshot on task switcher:
• Use of the task switcher blurs the Zoom app’s preview. If you want to hide sensitive information, use this setting.
• Integrated Calling:
•  Easily integrate Zoom with the contact list and lock screen of your phone. From the lock screen, you will be able to receive calls and make calls through Zoom from your contact list.
• Ringtones:
•  Upon receiving an incoming meeting invite or a Zoom Phone call, you can choose a ringtone for it. Please note that this setting is independent of the similar setting in the desktop client.

Siri Shortcuts

Zoom’s mobile app can be controlled by Siri. Among its features are the following:

• Join the Next Meeting
• View Today’s Meetings
• Start My Personal Meeting

About Zoom

• Version:
•  You can view the Zoom app version number in the Zoom app settings
• Send Feedback:
• Share your ideas or requests with Zoom by sending e-mail to zoomfeedback@zoom.com
• Report Problem:
•  It is also possible to submit problem reports with logs to Zoom Support if you have problems with the Zoom desktop client.
• Tell Others About Zoom:
• You can invite others to Zoom by sending an email or message.
• Rate Zoom in the App Store:
• You can rate Zoom in the App Store.
• Privacy Policy:
•  Please see the Zoom Privacy Statement for more information.