Release notes for April 17, 2023

• Release notes for the Zoom client
• Release notes for Zoom for Intune
• Release notes for Web
• Release notes for the Zoom PWA
• Release notes for Zoom Scheduler
• Release notes for Outlook plugin

Release notes for the Zoom client

For full notes including version numbers, please see the operating system release notes.

Windows | macOS | Linux | Android* | iOS*

*Note: The mobile releases require additional approval from their respective app stores and may take a few additional days to be available for download.

Note: This client release was originally scheduled for April 17, but has been delayed 1 day.

Changes to existing features

• No fixed time recurrence option removed from desktop client - Windows, macOS, Linux
  The No Fixed Time recurrence pattern is no longer an option when scheduling a meeting from the Zoom desktop client. To schedule a recurring meeting with no fixed time, users can schedule from the Zoom web portal, Google Mail or Calendar, or Outlook.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Dynamic Island support - iOS
    Users with an iPhone on iOS 16 or higher can view live activities on the lock screen or the Dynamic Island, while there is an ongoing meeting but Zoom is not the current active app.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Allow use of Zoom Mesh - EnableMeshNetworking - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
      Enabled by default, this policy allows admins to control use of Zoom Mesh, even if Zoom Mesh is enabled and deployed for their account and location.
• Meeting/webinar features
  • Custom text color for captions - Windows, macOS
    Users can customize the color of the captioning text with a color palette to suit their needs for automated and translated captions.
• Meeting features
  • Interpreter exemption to host preventing participants from unmuting - Windows, macOS, Linux
    Host designated interpreters will be able to unmute themselves even when the host prevents participants from unmuting themselves. Previously, all participants in a meeting, except for the host and co-host, were blocked from unmuting if the host prevented unmuting through the in-meeting security controls.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar automated and translated captions enhancements - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
    Translated captions in webinars are enhanced to make it simpler for attendees while providing hosts with greater control before the webinar starts. Hosts can set their own speaking language, as well as the speaking language of the webinar and of each panelist, before the webinars starts. To avoid confusion, webinar attendees will have the speaking language option removed from their controls, but can still choose the language they want captions translated to if translated captions are available in the webinar.
  • Webinar Resources - Speakers details - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
    Webinar hosts can also add information about their speakers, which will appear in the Resources tab during the live webinar. Information such as name, profile picture, job title, company details, biography, and links to social media can be provided. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for May 13, 2023. 
• Team Chat features
  • Changing Continuous Meeting Chat ownership - Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
    Users with scheduling privileges can change the host of a meeting, and if Continuous Meeting Chat is enabled, the ownership of that associated chat channel will also be transferred to the new host.
  • Adding guest participants to dedicated group chat for Continuous Meeting Chat - Windows, macOS
    When the host ends a meeting with Continuous Meeting Chat enabled and guest participants in attendance, the host will be prompted to review the guest attendees and choose if they want them added to the group chat and continue having access to the discussion. By default, guest participants, which are participants not directly invited to the meeting through the calendar event, only have access to the chat discussion while in the meeting.
  • Increase max file size for Team Chat (1:1s, Group Chats, Channels) - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
    The maximum file size that Team Chat users can upload and share files with others is increased to 1 GB per file. Account owners and admins who use file transfer controls can allow files of up to 1 GB to be shared in a Team Chat. Previously admins could allow files of up to 512 MB.
  • Additional supported languages for Message Translation - Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
    The following additional languages are supported: Arabic, Hebrew, Bangla, Danish, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Swedish.
• Mail and Calendar features
  • Sort inbox by unread - Windows, macOS
    Users can sort their emails to view their unread emails first.
  • Out-of-office notice for internal recipients - Windows, macOS
    When adding an internal recipient to an email and that recipient currently has their status set to Out of Office, users will be notified of that user’s current status. This can set the expectation that the recipient may not respond promptly.
  • Encryption key change notification - Windows, macOS
    Zoom Mail Service users can choose to be notified when a recipient’s encryption key has changed, which can help prompt users to reach out to the recipient through another method, confirming the change is to be expected and there is no security risk with this change.
  • Dark mode for Zoom Calendar - Android, iOS
    Zoom Calendar supports dark mode on mobile devices.
• Phone features
  • Hide incoming calls while in meeting - Android, iOS
    Users can use a setting in their mobile client to hide incoming calls while in a meeting. If using chat, users can define a custom 160 characters message that is automatically sent to internal callers when their call is suppressed while they are in a meeting. Previously hiding incoming calls was only supported on the desktop client.
• Contact Center features 
  
  • Take over video engagements - Windows, macOS
    If enabled by an admin, supervisors can take over an active video engagement.
  • Transfer to Zoom Phone voicemail - Windows, macOS
    Agents can transfer a voice engagement directly to a Zoom Phone user's voicemail.
  • Ask consumer to unmute - Windows, macOS
    Agents can use the participants list to ask the consumer to unmute. Participants will receive a prompt asking them to confirm the action to unmute.
  • Address book contacts for chat and video - Windows, macOS
    Agents can add web chat and video consumers to the address book. This applies to in-app and web engagements in the chat and video channel. When agents receive an engagement, they will see the associated contact's information.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding OTP verification failures - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
• Resolved an issue with incorrect Portuguese localizations of scheduling options - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding special characters not being displayed correctly in the Activity Center - Windows, macOS
• Resolved an issue regarding slide control compatibility with the Czech language localization of Powerpoint - Windows, macOS
• Resolved an issue regarding call forwarding causing the call to drop - macOS, Android
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding annotation causing the Zoom client to crash - Windows
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent UAC behavior when using the IntegrateZoomWithOutlook policy with zRecommend - Windows
• Resolved an issue regarding call control causing incoming calls to not properly launch an external app or URL - Windows
• Resolved an issue regarding the Zoom Rooms tab not appearing when attempting to invite others to a live meeting - Windows
• Resolved an issue regarding waiting room customizations not appearing properly - Windows
• Resolved an issue regarding links being improperly recognized as links to a Team Chat message - macOS
• Resolved an issue regarding personal contact information not being pulled correctly - macOS
• Resolved an issue regarding recent Team Chat messages not syncing properly - macOS
• Resolved an issue regarding unread meeting chat message counts not appearing - Linux
• Resolved an issue regarding chat notification sounds - Linux
• Resolved an issue regarding incoming calls not ringing as expected - Android
• Resolved an issue regarding deletion of a meeting - Android
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent visuals for participants in the waiting room - iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent behavior for taking a call off hold - iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding double-registration and poor LTE wireless connection - iOS

Note: The Zoom IQ Meeting Summary and Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization features have been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release. 

Release notes for Zoom for Intune

For full notes including version numbers, please see the operating system release notes.

Intune for Android | Intune for iOS

Note: The mobile releases require additional approval from their respective app stores and may take a few additional days to be available for download.

Note: This client release was originally scheduled for April 17, but has been delayed 1 day.

New and enhanced features

• General features
  • Dynamic Island support - iOS
    Users with an iPhone on iOS 16 or higher can view live activities on the lock screen or the Dynamic Island, while there is an ongoing meeting but Zoom is not the current active app.
  • Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM options
    • Allow use of Zoom Mesh - EnableMeshNetworking - Android, iOS
      Enabled by default, this policy allows admins to control use of Zoom Mesh, even if Zoom Mesh is enabled and deployed for their account and location.
• Webinar features
  • Webinar automated and translated captions enhancements - Android, iOS
    Translated captions in webinars are enhanced to make it simpler for attendees while providing hosts with greater control before the webinar starts. Hosts can set their own speaking language, as well as the speaking language of the webinar and of each panelist, before the webinars starts. To avoid confusion, webinar attendees will have the speaking language option removed from their controls, but can still choose the language they want captions translated to if translated captions are available in the webinar.
  • Webinar Resources - Speakers details - Android, iOS
    Webinar hosts can also add information about their speakers, which will appear in the Resources tab during the live webinar. Information such as name, profile picture, job title, company details, biography, and links to social media can be provided. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for May 13, 2023. 
• Team Chat features
  • Changing Continuous Meeting Chat ownership - Android, iOS
    Users with scheduling privileges can change the host of a meeting, and if Continuous Meeting Chat is enabled, the ownership of that associated chat channel will also be transferred to the new host.
  • Increase max file size for Team Chat (1:1s, Group Chats, Channels) - Android, iOS
    The maximum file size that Team Chat users can upload and share files with others is increased to 1 GB per file. Account owners and admins who use file transfer controls can allow files of up to 1 GB to be shared in a Team Chat. Previously admins could allow files of up to 512 MB.
  • Additional supported languages for Message Translation - Android, iOS
    The following additional languages are supported: Arabic, Hebrew, Bangla, Danish, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Swedish.
• Mail and Calendar features
  • Dark mode for Zoom Calendar - Android, iOS
    Zoom Calendar supports dark mode on mobile devices.
• Phone features
  • Hide incoming calls while in meeting - Android, iOS
    Users can use a setting in their mobile client to hide incoming calls while in a meeting. If using chat, users can define a custom 160 characters message that is automatically sent to internal callers when their call is suppressed while they are in a meeting. Previously hiding incoming calls was only supported on the desktop client.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Security enhancements
• Resolved an issue regarding OTP verification failures - Android, iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding call forwarding causing the call to drop - Android
• Resolved an issue regarding incoming calls not ringing as expected - Android
• Resolved an issue regarding deletion of a meeting - Android
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent visuals for participants in the waiting room - iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent behavior for taking a call off hold - iOS
• Resolved an issue regarding double-registration and poor LTE wireless connection - iOS

Note: The Zoom IQ Meeting Summary and Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization features have been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release. 

Release notes for Web

Changes to existing features

• Two-factor authentication removed for free accounts without credit cards
  Free accounts without a linked credit card will no longer be subject to two-factor authentication via SMS when signing in.

New and enhanced features

• Administrator features
  
  • Legal hold for Team Chat data
    Account owners and admins can create legal holds (or indefinite holds) on Team Chat data for specific user(s) for legal or compliance purposes. This Team Chat data, such as messages and reactions, can be exported when needed. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for May 8, 2023.
  • Increase max file size for Team Chat (1:1s, Group Chats, Channels)
    The maximum file size that Team Chat users can upload and share files with others is increased to 1 GB per file. Account owners and admins who use file transfer controls can allow files of up to 1 GB to be shared in a Team Chat. Previously admins could allow files of up to 512 MB.
  • Enhancement to Search and send animated GIF images setting
    Account admins can now control the Search and send animated GIF images option at the group level, providing even more granularity with this setting.
  • Managing calendar integration service at the user group level
    Account owners and admins can define the default calendar integration service at the User Group level. This is especially useful in scenarios where there are multiple mail/messaging providers in a blended ecosystem due to mergers and acquisitions. Previously, this was only available at the Account level. 
  • Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation
    Account owners and admins can enable the ability to capture sign language interpreter view in cloud recordings.
  • Zoom Meeting and Webinar alerts 
    Admins can be proactively alerted when there is an issue with meetings and webinars hosted by their account. Admins will be able to set up quality scores and issue conditions that will trigger these alert notifications. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
  • Scheduling privilege enhancement to allow reporting access
    Admins can allow those with scheduling privileges to access the reports generated by meetings they have access to. Previously, admins could allow cloud recording access, in addition to scheduling and editing meetings, on behalf of the other user.
• User features
  
  • Enhancement to Collaboration Devices
    Users can now send a problem report straight from their collaboration devices when self-administering issues from their Personal Zoom Rooms.
  • Changing Continuous Meeting Chat ownership
    Users with scheduling privileges can change the host of a meeting, and if Continuous Meeting Chat is enabled, the ownership of that associated group chat will also be transferred to the new host.
  • Webinar automated translated captions enhancements
    Translated captions in webinars are enhanced to make it simpler for attendees while providing hosts with greater control before the webinar starts. Hosts can set their own speaking language, as well as the speaking language of the webinar and of each panelist, before the webinars starts. To avoid confusion, webinar attendees will have the speaking language option removed from their controls, but can still choose the language they want captions translated to if translated captions are available in the webinar. 
  • Webinar resources - Speaker details
    Webinar hosts can also add information about their speakers, which will appear in the Resources tab during the live webinar. Information such as name, profile picture, job title, company details, biography, and links to social media can be provided. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for May 13, 2023. 
  • Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation
    Hosts can enable their cloud recordings to capture sign language interpretation as an additional video file and view option when watching the recording.
• Developer features
  • UI enhancement to Video SDK translation usage report
    The Meeting Type column was removed. Additionally, the Translated Captions Duration column was renamed to Translation, and Automated Captions Duration was renamed to Transcription.
  • Support additional query parameters
    As a developer, you can query data with either meeting start time or end time in the List meeting - GET /metrics/meetings endpoint.
• Device management features
  • IP phone management
    Zoom Device Management (ZDM) has been enhanced to allow account owners and admins to manage their IP phones. Admins can do the following:
    • Ability to edit the device to assign, unassign, and rename it.
    • Assign a tag to devices for functions such as tracking and identification purposes.
    • If using hotdesking, view when a user is signed in.
    • View their devices’ status such as assigned/unassigned
    • Export those data to a CSV file
    • Hotdesk Status - future release

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue where users were unable to schedule meetings with their PMI
• Resolved an issue where admins were unable to enable/disable screen sharing when guests are in the meeting
• Resolved an issue when editing a webinar template survey erroring out
• Resolved an issue where the whiteboard dashboard was not accessible to a subset of users
• Resolved an issue where downloading a webinar registration report didn’t provide the registrant list
• Resolved an issue where users were unable to trim their cloud recording
• Resolved an issue where the .ics imported file from Zoom was in appointment format instead of meeting format, resulting in an inability to invite participants
• Resolved an issue where banner and logo appear in webinar follow-up emails
• Resolved an issue where the first poll created was not available unless the meeting is restarted
• Resolved an issue where the attendee log was showing an incomplete report
• Resolved an issue where the user email is missing from poll reports
• Resolved an issue where the webinar registrants are not captured in the report
• Resolved an issue where a subset of users were experiencing registration issues and were unable to join a meeting or webinar 

Notes:

• The Cloud recording visibility in Meeting Timeline and Enhancement to Simulive recording list features were pulled from this release due to issues with deployment, and will be available in another upcoming release.
• Additionally, the setting to enable or disable spoken-language interpretation (audio) in cloud recordings was pulled from this release due to issues with deployment, and will be available in another upcoming release. The ability to capture sign language interpretation (video) in cloud recordings was not impacted.

Release notes for the Zoom PWA

New and enhanced features

• Meeting/webinar features
  • Additional gallery view sorting options
    Hosts can sort the order of video tiles in Gallery view, choosing from options including sorting by first name (ascending and descending), last name (ascending and descending) and meeting entry time (ascending and descending). This feature must be enabled for use by an admin in web settings.
  • Transfer meetings between Zoom app and PWA
    Seamlessly transition meetings between the Zoom app (desktop client or mobile app) and the PWA. Transferring a webinar is only available for the host of the webinar, while transferring a meeting only requires the meeting to appear on your list of upcoming meetings, even if you are not the host.
  • Noise suppression support
    The PWA supports similar noise suppression as used by the desktop client.
    Note: Unlike the desktop client, the PWA's noise suppression will only be fully on or off.
• Meeting features
  • Persistent audio when joining breakout sessions
    When participants move between the main session and a breakout room, their audio connection is maintained. Previously, participants were required to connect to audio again, even if already connected in the main session.
  • New join flow for Zoom Meetings
    The process of joining a meeting is enhanced to consolidate user inputs and the video preview screen into a single screen. Users will be able to enter their information, such as display name and password, and simultaneously preview their video and test their audio. For signed-in users, their display name will be auto-filled from their Zoom profile, while join links with the passcode embedded will have the passcode field auto-filled, making the join flow more seamless and user-friendly.
• Whiteboard features
  • Support for Zoom Whiteboard
    Zoom Whiteboard can be accessed while in a meeting, as well as outside of a meeting, when utilizing the PWA.

Resolved Issues

• Minor bug fixes
• Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding joining a meeting through the web client on a mobile device and the meeting has join before host disabled - Android, iOS

Release notes for Zoom Scheduler

New and enhanced features

• User features
  • Custom form fields
    Hosts can add and customize the fields required when someone books an appointment with them, helping the host collect additional information about the participant(s) and context of their meeting. Beyond the required first name, last name, and email address fields, hosts can add fields to input a phone number, provide a single or multiple-line answer, or select a single or multiple options from a list. These visibility of new fields can be toggled on or off, as well as toggled to be required or not.
  • SMS notifications
    Hosts can send notifications, such as a confirmation or reminder notification, through a SMS message instead of email. SMS notifications require the scheduler to provide their phone number and are limited to 160 characters.

Release notes for Outlook plugin

Resolved issues

• Minor bug fixes