Release notes for Outlook add-in

Upcoming Release

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

Released

January 4, 2024 version 2.11.0.0

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
Admin features
New or enhanced feature	Nested app authentication for Office add-ins	Nested app authentication (NAA) for Office add-ins replaces legacy Exchange tokens with Microsoft Entra ID policies, as required by Microsoft’s security standards. Account owners and admins can configure NAA via the Azure portal and manage it directly within the Zoom web portal.	Windows

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Windows macOS Outlook Online
Resolved an issue where the time displayed in the Zoom desktop app is inconsistent with the time set in the Windows system clock and the Zoom web portal.	Windows

December 14, 2024 version 2.11.0.0

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
Admin features
New or enhanced feature	Updated Zoom name in Zoom Workplace apps	Zoom is updating its legal name from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to Zoom Communications, Inc. to better align the platform name with the extensive product offerings. These changes will immediately affect the Zoom Downloads page, some account type names (formerly Zoom One accounts), and some minor updates within the web portal, with other changes expected in coming releases.	Windows macOS Outlook Online
New or enhanced feature	Allow participants to join before the host for E2EE meetings	Participants can now join end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) meetings before the host, improving convenience if the host is delayed. Previously, Zoom did not support this feature for E2EE meetings due to security considerations.	Windows macOS Outlook Online
New or enhanced feature	Moderated Unmute for Zoom meetings	The Moderated Unmute feature allows hosts and co-hosts to unmute participants directly without requiring manual consent during the meeting. Participants are notified if the feature is enabled and when they are unmuted. Admins can configure this setting at the account, group, or user level.	Windows macOS Outlook Online

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Windows macOS Outlook Online

November 16, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
Admin features
New or enhanced feature	Notification to turn on bi-directional sync	A new notification has been added to prompt users to enable bidirectional sync across all surfaces, including the desktop and mobile apps, the web portal (calendar and data sync settings page), and third-party calendar add-ons or plugins. Users will receive a notification if their calendar is connected, but bidirectional sync has not yet been enabled.	Windows macOS Outlook Online
New or enhanced feature	Enhancements to AI Companion features enablement	To improve the user experience, the process for enabling AI Companion meeting summary, smart recording, and transcript in the Outlook add-in has been simplified. Previously, users had to navigate through multiple settings to enable these features. Now, users can enable all three features simultaneously with a single button click directly from the calendar card. Additionally, an option has been added to enable smart recording along with the meeting summary and questions.	Windows macOS Outlook Online
New or enhanced feature	Outlook Calendar Integration with Zoom Docs	Users can integrate their Outlook calendar with Zoom Docs, improving collaboration and sharing. From the Outlook interface, users can access their Zoom Docs or easily attach them to meetings.	Windows macOS Outlook Online

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Windows macOS Outlook Online

October 19, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
Admin features
New or enhanced feature	Apply Outlook’s private events setting to Zoom meetings	The Outlook's Let delegate view private events setting now applies to Zoom meetings scheduled using the Outlook 365 add-in. When enabled, executive assistants will only see Private Meeting in Zoom without any details. This also works with Google Calendar and Zoom's web or client scheduler, ensuring private meetings stay confidential, visible only to the executive and executive assistants, while others see limited information. This improves privacy for users with scheduling privileges.	Windows macOS Outlook Online

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Windows macOS Outlook Online

September 13, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Windows macOS Outlook Online

August 17, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

July 20, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Security enhancements
Resolved an issue where two meetings were created when users updated the meeting scheduled in Outlook.

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

June 15, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where the Zoom Outlook add-in becomes unresponsive when the Add a Zoom Meeting button is clicked.
Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in does not display the option to let participants join a certain number of minutes before the start time when scheduling a recurring meeting.
Resolved an issue where users in China using the Outlook add-in with Microsoft Outlook Professional Plus 2016 experience a successful SSO login but then get caught in a loop.

June 3, 2024 version 2.10.0.0

New and enhanced features

Prevent abandoned meetings
When users schedule a meeting using the Outlook add-in, the meeting will not appear on the web or desktop app until the user clicks Save or Send, ensuring only confirmed meetings are visible and preventing confusion from draft meetings. Currently in beta, this feature must be enabled by Zoom, and customers can submit a ticket to Zoom for activation. Additionally, it requires enabling bi-directional sync in the Zoom web portal. This feature does not support Outlook exchange on-premise.
Note: Admins must approve the onSend permission before deploying the new version 2.10.0.0 to ensure smooth integration and functionality.
Warning notice for deleted meetings
When a customer attempts to update a meeting in Outlook that was previously deleted in the Zoom desktop app or another platform, the add-in will now display a warning notice. The add-in will also provide an option to block the customer from sending updates to the deleted meeting if possible.

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues

April 15, 2024

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues
Resolved an issue where users experienced functionality issues with Zoom Phone in Outlook add-in, causing it to become unresponsive and stuck in a loading state.

March 16, 2024

New and enhanced features

Support for Zoom Workspace integration
Zoom Workspace Reservation has been integrated into the Zoom Outlook add-in, simplifying the process of booking rooms and desks. This allows users to reserve rooms and desks within their familiar Outlook environment, in line with their natural workflow. Admins have the flexibility to enable or disable this feature according to their preferences.
Support for unique persistent meeting IDs
The Outlook add-in now supports unique persistent meeting IDs created through the Zoom web portal. This ensures a cohesive experience, allowing users to manage and schedule events with persistent meeting IDs directly from Outlook.
Send auto-sync button for Zoom meeting update
Users can update their Outlook appointments to Zoom meetings by clicking the Send button in Outlook, without the need to navigate to the add-in settings. This enhancement not only simplifies the user experience but also saves valuable time.

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues
Resolved an issue where meeting passcode changed when creating recurring meetings with scheduling privileges for members.

January 22, 2024

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues
Resolved an issue where the location field wasn't automatically populated with the Zoom invite link when scheduling a Zoom meeting from the Outlook iOS app.

December 18, 2023

New and enhanced features

Outlook calendar integration with Whiteboard
Users can connect their Outlook calendar with Whiteboard, making collaboration and sharing even more efficient.

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues
Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in doesn't work after signing in using Okta SSO and then relaunching the Outlook.
Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in in OWA failed to identify a previously scheduled add-in meeting.

November 19, 2023

New and enhanced features

Swedish language support
The Zoom for Outlook add-in includes language support for Swedish.
Enable auto-start Meeting Summary and Meeting Query
When scheduling a meeting in Outlook add-in, admins and hosts have the ability to enable auto-start for AI Companion questions, similar to Summary.

Resolved issues

Minor bug issues
Resolved an issue where the Zoom for Outlook Add-in was unable to recognize a previously scheduled meeting. Users were experiencing a prompt to open a new window when scheduling a meeting via Add a Zoom Meeting. After signing in, the meeting was added, but accessing add-in settings and scheduling another meeting resulted in two different meeting IDs for the same Outlook event.
Resolved an issue where the domain field in Outlook Web was consistently empty when adding a Zoom meeting link. Users had to manually type "ssodomoan" and "macquariegroup" each time.

October 21, 2023

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes
Security enhancements

September 18, 2023

New and enhanced features

Active session extension for Outlook add-in SSO
Users can extend their active sessions for single sign-on (SSO) within the Outlook add-In. This can be configured at the account-level, giving users control over their session duration.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where users can change their email address without email verification on the Microsoft side.
Resolved an issue where users, who used the latest add-on to edit a meeting created by the previous add-on, encountered a missing Update button in the settings panel.
Resolved an issue where users were experiencing an unexpected Welcome to Zoom popup modal, prompting them to create a Zoom account using their Microsoft account credentials. This issue occurred even for users who already had a Zoom account and were using single sign-on (SSO) for authentication.

August 21, 2023

New and enhanced features

Enhanced control over external users in meeting group chats
Users can adjust settings to determine whether external users can be added to meeting group chats and whether they are automatically provisioned when included in Outlook calendar invites.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where deleting the Zoom meeting through the Outlook add-in also resulted in the removal of the Outlook meeting.
Resolved an issue where users were receiving a "meeting is for another date" message when attempting to join a meeting with the waiting room feature enabled.

July 16, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

June 19, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

May 29, 2023

New and enhanced features

Enable language interpretation through Outlook calendar
Users are able to schedule meetings with interpreters directly through their Outlook calendar. Previously, users could only enable language interpretation through the Zoom web portal when scheduling a meeting.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where the meeting topic changes to Zoom Meeting in both Outlook and Zoom web portal when creating a meeting in Outlook add-in with a personalized meeting topic.

April 16, 2023

New and enhanced features

Enhancement to recurrence scheduling
The recurrence scheduling has been enhanced to ensure synchronization, improve scheduling consistency, and provide greater flexibility in managing scheduled events.

March 20, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in was not populating contacts during scheduling, despite the contacts being present and enabled in Outlook.

February 27, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where Outlook stalls when adding a Zoom meeting on a macOS device

January 8, 2023

New and enhanced features

Support for scheduling meeting with continuous meeting chat
Meeting hosts can schedule a meeting and invite contacts, which 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 before, during, and after the scheduled meeting. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

December 18, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 20, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

October 23, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

September 18, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

August 21, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Security enhancements
Resolved an issue where the Zoom Phone icon was present for users without a Zoom Phone license

July 17, 2022

New and enhanced features

Indonesian language support
The Zoom Outlook add-in 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.
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.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

June 19, 2022

New and enhanced features

Support for custom manifest builder
Account owners and admins of Enterprise accounts can download the Outlook add-in and manifest file from the Download Center. The custom manifest builder is helpful for admins to download the file when pre-configuring their SSO domain, or when the Outlook add-in cannot connect to Azure.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

May 21, 2022

New and enhanced features

Phone integration with Outlook add-in
With the phone integration, users with a Zoom Phone license can easily call their Zoom contacts directly from the Outlook add-in. From the Outlook web interface, users can call contacts from Microsoft 365 contact cards, click-to-dial highlighted phone numbers in emails, and sync their presence.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where customers received an incorrect error when trying to view meeting information for a recurring meeting with no fixed time

April 17, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue for users authenticating through single sign-on

March 20, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

February 27, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

January 23, 2022 version 2.2.0.0

New and enhanced features

Schedule a Personal Audio Conference
Users can choose to schedule a Personal Audio Conference (PAC) when scheduling a meeting in the Outlook add-in.

Resolved issues

Security enhancements
Minor bug fixes

December 19, 2021 version 2.2.0.0

New and enhanced features

Schedule meetings with Focus mode
When scheduling a meeting with the Zoom for Outlook add-in, users can enable Focus mode to start automatically when the meeting starts, in order to provide fewer distractions to all meeting participants.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 21, 2021 version 2.2.0.0

New and enhanced features

Turkish and Polish localization
The Zoom for Outlook add-in includes language support for Turkish and Polish.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

Note: The Schedule meetings with Focus mode feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

October 24, 2021 version 2.1.0.0

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue regarding the PMI passcode being incorrect when scheduling on behalf of another user
Resolved an issue in the meeting invitation text where the meeting passcode and the “One tap mobile” text were on the same line

September 18, 2021 version 2.1.0.0

New and enhanced features

Poll access for alternative hosts
If meeting hosts add alternative hosts to their meeting, they can allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls. This feature requires client version 5.8.0 or higher.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

August 15, 2021 version 2.1.0.0

Changes to existing features

New resource URL in the manifest.xml file
In the manifest.xml file, the cloudfront.net resource URL was removed and changed to st1.zoom.us. The cloudfront.net URL can no longer be accessed. If you are using the old manifest.xml, access the new manifest.xml from the Office 365 store when it becomes available.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

July 18, 2021 version 2.0.0.0

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

June 20, 2021 version 2.0.0.0

New and enhanced features

Authentication profile enhancement: Domain block-list
Configured at the account-, group-, or user-level settings, users authenticated with a specific domain are blocked from joining meetings and webinars hosted by this account.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

May 23, 2021 version 2.0.0.0

New and enhanced features

Sign in with a Gmail account
Users can sign in to the Outlook add-in using a Gmail account.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

April 18, 2021 version 1.9.0

New and enhanced features

Easier SSO login through OAuth 2.0
Users will be easily signed in to their SSO account for Zoom using their Outlook SSO login.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

December 6, 2020 version 1.9.0

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 22, 2020 version 1.9.0

New and enhanced features

Allow or deny entry to users from certain regions or countries
When scheduling a meeting, users can allow or deny participants from joining meetings or webinars from certain regions. This setting needs to be enabled at the user, group, or account level.
UI enhancement for Waiting Room and passcode settings
The Waiting Room and passcode settings in the scheduler have short descriptions to provide users more context on these security features.

November 2020

New and enhanced features

Support for Canadian French

August 18, 2020 version 1.8.0

Resolved issues

Resolves an issue where the Outlook add-in beta was not displaying on Android

March 30, 2020 version 1.5.0.0

New and enhanced features

Support for scheduling tracking fields
Support for Zoom for Gov users

December 29, 2019 version 1.4.0.0

New and enhanced features

Two Factor Authentication
If two factor authentication is enabled for the Zoom web portal, users will be required to use two factor authentication when signing in via the Outlook add in.
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.
Schedule a meeting with waiting room
Users can now schedule a meeting with waiting room enabled in the Outlook add in.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

August 29, 2019 version 1.2.0.0

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where some users were unable to sign in
Minor bug fixes

July 23, 2019 version 1.1.0.0

New and enhanced features

One Click to Schedule
When scheduling on the Outlook web add-in, you can now schedule with one click. Clicking Add a Zoom Meeting now adds a Zoom meeting to your event with your default settings. If you need to change these settings, you can click Settings.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

June 24, 2019

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where the Outlook 365 web add-in was showing the wrong timezone
Minor bug fixes

November 4, 2018

New and enhanced features

Option to Use Default Settings
When a user schedules a meeting, the settings will be saved automatically and they can click the default settings icon to load the same settings when they schedule their next meeting.
User Interface Updates

June 16, 2018

Changes to existing features

Scheduling Privilege
Scheduling Privilege no longer requires the scheduling user to have Outlook permissions for the other user.

New and enhanced features

Alternative Host
You can now add alternative hosts to your meeting with the Outlook Web Add-in.
Other minor enhancements

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 4, 2017

New and enhanced features

Zoom announces the launch of the Outlook Web Add-in, which lets you schedule within the Microsoft Outlook Web App. You can use the add-in to add a Zoom meeting to any new or existing calendar event. For additional details, see Outlook Web Add-in.
Support for logging in with Single Sign-On