Release notes for Zoom Meetings

Zoom provides up-to-date release notes for Zoom Meetings. This article contains information about recent changes including new and enhanced features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes.

Other Platform updates: Release notes for the Zoom Workplace app


Upcoming Release

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

May 19, 2025

New, enhanced, and changed features

 
TypeFeature titleDescriptionPlatforms
New or enhanced featureZoom Dashboard: Ability to track and monitor participant join timesAccount owners and admins can track and monitor participant join times across all Zoom meetings in the Zoom dashboard. The system displays real-time join time metrics with filtering capabilities by meeting, region, and time period. Admins can configure custom thresholds for acceptable join times and can use that to filter the dashboard. It also reflects a heat map of join meetings times which is color coded based on these configured ranges. This feature enables quick identification and resolution of meeting join performance issues across the organization.Web portal
New or enhanced featureBillable hours tracking in meetingsIn addition to phone calls, customers can track and manage billable hours for meetings. Account owners and admins can enable or disable the Track billable hours setting in the Web Portal under the General tab in the Other section. They can also configure it to manually start and stop tracking billable hours or enable automatic tracking. Client codes can be assigned, billing notes during or after a meeting can be added, and billable hours reports can be downloaded directly from Contacts . This setting is available at the account, group, and user levels. Note: This feature is only available to online paid customers and must be enabled by Zoom. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.Windows
macOS
New or enhanced featureAuto-Call for opted-in meeting attendeesThe Auto-Call for Zoom Meetings feature helps meeting attendees who opt in avoid missing important meetings by automatically receiving a call when the meeting begins. This applies regardless of whether the host has enabled the feature for that meeting or if it's for an external meeting. Users can manage their Auto-Call settings in the Zoom Workplace app under the General tab, where they can select the Automatically receive a call when a scheduled meeting starts check box to opt in.Windows
macOS
New or enhanced featureAbility to use slides as meeting presentation backgroundsUsers can select a PowerPoint or Keynote slide deck to be presented in the background. Users can navigate through their uploaded slide deck images while presenting, and adjust the size and location of their webcam video. The feature is available to Free, Pro, and Enterprise users. This enhancement provides presenters with a flexible way to create engaging visual presentations while maintaining speaker presence on screen.Windows
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New or enhanced featureAbility to choose the meeting waiting room default screenWhen the waiting room is enabled, participants see a default screen unless account owners, admins, or hosts customize it . This screen may change over time to reflect Zoom's latest products or features - for example, switching from the Zoom Workplace image to the AI Companion image. With this release, customers can choose to keep the Zoom Workplace image or use the AI Companion image as the default screen shown in the waiting room.Account owners and admins can manage this setting at the account or group levels under the Meeting tab > Security section > Waiting Room Options > Customize Waiting Room . If allowed within the account, the host can also change this setting for their personal use under Settings > Meeting tab > Security section > Waiting Room Options > Customize Waiting Room .This feature will be added to feature release controls.Web portal
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New or enhanced featureEnhancement to spotlighted tab displayWhen sharing multiple screens simultaneously during a meeting, participants can distinguish spotlighted tabs through a newly designed visual pill that appears next to the selected tab. The spotlight functionality has been refined to work seamlessly with existing gradients and color schemes in the interface.Windows
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New or enhanced featureIn-meeting half-panel display modeFor multitasking efficiency during meetings, users can view multiple side panels simultaneously through a new half-panel display mode in the Zoom desktop app. When in half-panel mode, users can toggle between AI Companion panel + Participants list or AI Companion panel + Meeting chat or Continuous Meeting Chat (CMC). The interface automatically optimizes space by hiding suggested prompts in the AI Companion panel. This enhancement allows users to access AI Companion features while maintaining visibility of other in-meeting toolbar options such as Participants list and Team Chat.
Note: The half panel mode may not be supported on all screen sizes or when resolution scales.
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Resolved issues

 
DescriptionPlatforms
Minor bug fixesWeb portal
Resolved an issue where meeting summaries accessed through Meetings > Attachment did not consistently follow the IP Address Access Control settings applied in AI CompanionWeb portal
Resolved an issue where editing a Personal Meeting ID with Waiting Room enabled would automatically enable a passcode, even when Join Before Host was turned offWeb portal
Resolved an issue where the display and behavior of upcoming meetings appeared inconsistent in the user interfaceWeb portal
Resolved an issue where the Meeting tab was changed to Calendar without prior notice, due to an automatic release of the Merge Meetings and Calendar Tabs setting following a release track transitionWeb portal
Resolved an issue where the generated registration report displayed only one registrant despite the web UI showing 24 registrantsWeb portal
Resolved an issue where AI Companion Meeting Summary and In-Meeting Ask Questions features did not return relevant responses due to incomplete meeting contextWeb portal
Resolved an issue that caused a significant delay when launching the Zoom app from the browser to join a meetingWindows
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iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
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Resolved an issue where the auto-call feature only worked once per meeting and failed to trigger again after the meeting time was modifiedWindows
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iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
visionOS
Resolved an issue where the ALT key remained stuck during screen sharing and remote control sessionsWindows
Resolved an issue where local recording stopped immediately after being manually started by the hostmacOS
Resolved an issue where screen sharing stopped when resizing a windowLinux

Released

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