Zoom Updates - Week of July 1, 2021


New Updates to Zoom Client

General Features

  • Support for gender pronouns for Windows, macOS, Linxus, Android, and iOS: 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. This feature is also available in the Web Portal; users can add pronouns to their profile or admins can do so through SAML mapping. Admins have to enable this feature in account settings. 
  • Authentication profile enhancement - Domain Block-List for Windows, macOS, Linxus, Android, and iOS: 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. This feature is also available in the Web Portal; the setting is available at the account, group, or user level and can be locked at the account or group level. 

Meeting/Webinar Features

  • Request Live Transcription enablement as participant for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS: 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. Note - Live Transcription is only available in English at this time. 

Meeting Features

  • Share screen to all Breakout Rooms for Windows, macOS, and Linux: 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.


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