In macOS Sonoma 14 and iOS 17, Apple introduced video reactions, such as thumbs up, hearts, balloons, and confetti, that overlay on your video during meetings when you make hand gestures. Depending on your macOS or iOS settings, these video effects may appear in your Zoom meetings, but are not controlled by Zoom.
Apple’s video reactions feature is separate and distinct from Zoom’s meeting reactions and gesture recognition features that are part of the Zoom application and meeting experience.
Note: Zoom is working with Apple to provide a mechanism to control the macOS video reactions from the Zoom web portal and Zoom Rooms Controller. This article will be updated as more information is made available.
Learn how to disable this feature while you’re in a Zoom meeting.
On the Zoom desktop app or Zoom Room for macOS, you can quickly disable reactions during a test meeting or live meeting.
On the Zoom mobile app for iOS or iPadOS, you can quickly disable reactions during a test meeting or live meeting.