Stopping all incoming video in a meeting or webinar in zoom app
There is an easy way to stop all incoming videos if, for example, you need to save bandwidth for shared content, or you would like to avoid mental fatigue caused by watching multiple players active during a live video stream. Only your view of the meeting will be affected by this, while those who are not affected or unaware of this will not be affected at all.
Prerequisites for stopping all incoming video
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Zoom desktop client
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Windows: 5.8.0 or higher
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macOS: 5.8.0 or higher
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Linux: 5.8.0 or higher
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Zoom mobile app
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Android: 5.8.0 or higher
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iOS: 5.8.0 or higher
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Zoom web client
Enabling stop all incoming video
Account
If you would like to disable the feature of “stop incoming video” for all users in your account, you can do so by following these steps:
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You need to sign into the Zoom web portal as a Zoom administrator who has the ability to edit account settings.
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Select Account Management then Account Settings from the navigation menu at the top of the page.
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Go to the tab labeled Meeting and click on it.
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It is possible to enable or disable the “stop incoming video” feature in In-meeting (Advanced) by clicking the toggle under Enable “stop incoming video”.
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It is recommended that you click the Enable or Disable button if a verification dialog appears in order to confirm the change.
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Please note that you can make this setting mandatory for all users in your account by clicking the lock icon. To make this setting mandatory, you must confirm your settings by clicking Lock to make this setting mandatory.
Group
The following steps can be followed to enable or disable a group of users’ ability to stop incoming videos:
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As an admin, you have the privilege of editing groups on the Zoom web portal if you log in.
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Click on User Management from the menu bar, and then on Group Management from the menu bar.
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Using the drop-down list, select the group name that matches your needs.
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Go to the Meeting tab and click on it.
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To make sure the “stop incoming video” feature is enabled or disabled, you need to click the toggle next to the In-meeting (Advanced) feature.
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The change will be verified by clicking Enable or Disable, depending on whether a verification dialog appears.
Note: A grayed out option indicates that it has been locked at the account level, and it will need to be changed there in order to work. -
It is also possible to make this setting mandatory for all members of the group by clicking the lock icon and then clicking Lock once the lock icon has been clicked.
User
Depending on how you intend on using “stop incoming video” as a feature, you can do the following:
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Zoom’s web portal can be accessed by signing in.
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Click the Settings button in the navigation panel.
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You will find the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.
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It is possible to enable or disable the “stop incoming video” feature in In-meeting (Advanced) by clicking the toggle under Enable “stop incoming video”.
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The change will be verified by clicking Enable or Disable, depending on whether a verification dialog appears.
Note: There is a good chance that the option has been blocked at either the account or group level if the option is grayed out. It is important that you get in touch with your Zoom administrator.
Desktop clients
Using the desktop client, you can enable or disable the feature that allows you to stop incoming video:
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Open the Zoom desktop application and sign in to it.
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To access your profile settings, click on your profile picture and then the Settings button.
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Click on the video that you would like to watch.
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The stop incoming video feature can be enabled or disabled by selecting the checkbox next to it.
Note: If you would like to use this setting in an actual meeting, you will need to enable it on the web portal as well as in the client settings on your desktop. The mobile app does not have any other setting, so if you enable this in the web settings, it will be available in the mobile app when you join a meeting through the app, as long as it is enabled in the web settings.
How to stop incoming video
Windows | macOS | Linux
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Meetings can be started or joined at any time.
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Then click the View button in the top-right corner of the screen, after which click on Stop Incoming Video.
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The easiest way to resume viewing videos is to click View again and choose Start Incoming Video from the menu.
Android | iOS
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Whether you want to start a meeting or join one, you can do so.
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You can access the More option in the meeting controls by tapping on it.
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Click on the Meeting Settings button.
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Located next to the option to stop incoming video, you will see a toggle. Tap this toggle to stop incoming video.
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The toggle next to Stop incoming video can be switched off in order to resume the video, rather than stopping it.
Web client
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Using the web client, you can start a meeting or join one already in progress.
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When you are in the meeting controls, click on the More option.
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You can stop the incoming video by clicking the Stop incoming video button.