Changing settings in the Zoom desktop/mobile app

You can use the Zoom desktop app and mobile app to change some settings without signing in to the Zoom web portal.

Requirements for changing settings in the Zoom desktop/mobile app

Windows

To access settings in the Zoom desktop app:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture then click Settings.
    This will open the settings window, giving you access to the following options.

General

Change general settings for meetings and chat.

Video

View your video feed and change your camera.

Camera

My Video

Audio

Set your microphone and speaker, test them, adjust their volume, and change other settings.

Share Screen

Change settings related to screen sharing.

Phone

Displays information relating to Zoom Phone if you have a Zoom Phone license.

Team Chat

Change settings related to Zoom Team Chat channel and message notifications.

Show at the top of my sidebar

Select the check box next to each option you want displayed at the top of the left sidebar.

Customize the behavior of my sidebar

Customize the look of my sidebar

Choose to customize the background color of the left sidebar in the Team Chat tab to a Dark or Light theme.

Other Settings

Unread Messages

Read Receipts
Indicate when others have seen your messages, for chats and channels with less than 20 members. Others will also see when you have seen their messages.

Message Translation
When translating messages my preferred language is English.

Notifications
Select what you want to receive notifications for.

Message Preferences

Keyword and Contacts Notifications: Set keywords and contacts you want to receive notifications for.

Sound and Behavior

Zoom Apps

Background & Effects

You can select a virtual background, select the color of the background (green screen) behind you, and upload a virtual background image. You can also apply video enhancements such as video filters, studio effects, and avatars to your video appearance.

Note: The Avatars, Studio Effects, and Video Filters features may not be available for all regions and account types. If you do not see a specific feature, you may not have access to use it.

Recording

Select the location for your local recordings and view how much cloud recording space you have and how much is in use.

Profile

Statistics

Shows how much CPU and memory Zoom is currently using. If you are in a meeting, it will show data like latency and jitter so you can evaluate your audio and video quality. If having problems with the Zoom desktop app, you can also submit problem reports with logs to Zoom Support.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Displays keyboard shortcuts you can use with Zoom. Click Restore Defaults to revert any changes to shortcuts.

Accessibility

You can change the font size for closed captioning and chat.

macOS

To access settings in the Zoom desktop app:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
    This will open the settings window, giving you access to the following options.

General

Change settings related to joining or starting a meeting.

Video

View your video feed and change your camera.

Camera

My Video

Audio

Set your microphone and speaker, test them, adjust their volume, and change other settings.

Audio Profile

Share Screen

Change settings related to screen sharing.

Phone

Displays information relating to Zoom Phone if you have a Zoom Phone license.

Team Chat

Adjust settings related to Zoom Team Chat channel and message notifications.

Show at the top of my sidebar

Check the show each of the following options always in the left sidebar:

Customize the behavior of my sidebar

Customize the look of my sidebar

Choose one of the provided colors to customize the background color of the left sidebar in the Team Chat tab.
Note: Can only be customized in Light mode.

Other Settings

Unread Messages

Sound and Behavior

Zoom Apps

Background & Effects

You can select a virtual background, select the color of the background (green screen) behind you, and upload a virtual background image. You can also apply video enhancements such as video filters, studio effects, and avatars to your video appearance.

Note: The Avatars, Studio Effects, and Video Filters features may not be available for all regions and account types. If you do not see a specific feature, you may not have access to use it.

Recording

Select the location for your local recordings and view how much cloud recording space you have and how much is in use.

Local Recording

Cloud Recording

Click Manage on web... to open the Zoom web portal and adjust settings for cloud recording.

Profile

Statistics

Shows how much CPU and memory Zoom is currently using. If you are in a meeting, it will show data like latency and jitter so you can evaluate your audio and video quality. If having problems with the Zoom desktop app, you can also submit problem reports with logs to Zoom Support.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Displays keyboard shortcuts you can use with Zoom. Click Restore Defaults to revert any changes to shortcuts.

Accessibility

You can change the font size for closed captioning and chat.

Linux

To access settings in the Zoom desktop app:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
    This will open the settings window, giving you access to the following options.

General

Change settings related to joining or starting a meeting.

Video

View your video feed and change the camera.

Camera

My Video

Audio

Set your microphone and speaker, test them, adjust their volume, and change other settings.

Share Screen

Phone

Displays information relating to Zoom Phone if you have a Zoom Phone license.

Team Chat

Adjust settings related to Zoom Team Chat channel and message notifications.

Customize the behavior of my sidebar

Customize the look of my sidebar

Choose to customize the background color of the left sidebar in the Team Chat tab to a Dark or Light theme.

Other Settings

Unread Messages

Push Notifications: Select what you want to receive notifications for.

Sound and Behavior

Virtual Background

You can select a virtual background, select the color of the background (green screen) behind you, and upload a virtual background image.

Recording

Select the location for your local recordings and view how much cloud recording space you have and how much is in use.

Local Recording

Profile

Statistics

Shows how much CPU and memory Zoom is currently using. If you are in a meeting, it will show data like latency and jitter so you can evaluate your audio and video quality. If having problems with the Zoom desktop app, you can also submit problem reports with logs to Zoom Support.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Displays keyboard shortcuts you can use with Zoom.

Accessibility

You can change the font size for closed caption and view keyboard shortcuts you can use with Zoom.

Android

To access settings in the Zoom mobile app:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. In the bottom-right corner, tap More .
    This will open the Settings menu, with the following categories:

Name and Email Address

Mail

Opens your Zoom Mail inbox, showing all of your recent emails. Learn more about connecting your email account.

Calendar

Opens your Zoom Calendar, showing all of your upcoming events. Learn more about connecting your calendar account.

Whiteboard

Opens the Whiteboard dashboard, showing all of your whiteboards and those shared with you by others.

Meeting

Audio

Video

General

Contacts

Team Chat

Unread Messages

Message Notifications Settings: Open your phone's notification settings to adjust options for the Zoom mobile app.

Phone

Displays information relating to Zoom Phone if you have a Zoom Phone license.

Audio

Audio Profile

General

Accessibility

Scan QR Code

Scan a admin-provided QR code to check in to a workspace.

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iOS

To access settings in the Zoom mobile app:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. In the bottom-right corner, tap More .
  3. This will open the Settings menu, with the following categories:

Name and Email Address

Click on your name and email address to edit some basic profile settings or sign out from the Zoom app.

Mail

Opens your Zoom Mail inbox, showing all of your recent emails. Learn more about connecting your email account.

Calendar

Opens your Zoom Calendar, showing all of your upcoming events. Learn more about connecting your calendar account.

Whiteboard

Opens the Whiteboard dashboard, showing all of your whiteboards and those shared with you by others.

Meetings

Audio

Video

General

Calendar

Contacts

Team Chat

Unread Messages

Phone

Displays information relating to Zoom Phone if you have a Zoom Phone license.

Audio

Audio Profile

General

Accessibility

Siri Shortcuts

You can control the Zoom mobile app with Siri commands. The following commands can be enabled:

Scan QR Code

Scan a admin-provided QR code to check in to a workspace.

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