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.

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Released

Note: The information in the past release notes may have been superseded by subsequent release notes.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

June 17, 2025

New, enhanced, and changed features

 
TypeFeature titleDescriptionPlatforms
Changed featureChanges to existing in-meeting and security Web portal settingsFeatures such as animated reactions, non-verbal feedback, gallery view saving and sorting, and stereo audio selection are enabled by default and can be managed directly within the Zoom Workplace app. Their corresponding settings have been removed from the Web portal:
  • Animated reactions
  • Non-verbal feedback
  • Save Gallery View
  • Sort Gallery View
  • Sort Gallery View
In addition, the Allow use of End-to-End Encryption setting has been removed from the Web portal. Only the Default Encryption Type setting remains, allowing selection of either Enhanced encryption or End-to-End encryption as the default via checkboxes.
Windows
macOS
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iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
Changed featureAlign in-meeting emoji reactions with Team ChatUsers can access the same standard set of emojis in meeting reactions that are available in Team Chat. The unified emoji set provides consistency between in-meeting reactions and Team Chat interactions, ensuring users have access to familiar expressions across both environments.Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
New or enhanced featureZoom Dashboard: Add connection information for video and screen shareThe Zoom Dashboard has been enhanced to display media connection information for video and screen share including connection types and remote MMR information. The connection information is also available in relevant APIs and exports, with separate columns for audio, video, and screen share connection types.Web portal
New or enhanced featureAbility to rename voice recordingsUsers can rename voice recordings from the meeting and calendar tabs on mobile apps and calendar cards on desktop app. This helps users better organize and locate their voice recordings, improving file management efficiency.Windows
macOS
iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
New or enhanced featureEfficiency mode for Windows devicesUsers with lower-end Windows machines can enable efficiency mode to optimize their Zoom experience. This mode automatically:
  • Turns on hardware acceleration for sending and receiving video
  • Limits max send & receive & capture video to 360p 30fps
  • Limits max share send & capture to 1080p 5fps, limit max share receive to 5fps
  • Disables video share (optimize for video clip)
Efficiency mode helps ensure reliable audio, stable video, and smoother content sharing on devices with limited resources. Account owners and admins can manage this setting in the Web portal at the account or group levels under the Meeting tab > In Meeting (Advanced) section > Turn on efficiency mode toggle. If allowed within the account and not locked under the account or group levels, users can control this setting in the Zoom Workplace app when they go to their profile picture, then Settings > Meetings & webinars > Performance > Turn on efficiency mode toggle.
Windows
Meeting features
New or enhanced featureGeneration of meeting agenda and live notes with AI CompanionMeeting hosts can generate meeting agendas and capture live notes with the help of AI Companion. When scheduling a meeting, the host can generate an agenda using AI Companion, which actively provides suggestions and updates throughout the meeting. During the meeting, AI Companion helps the host maintain and update the agenda in real-time, and the host can grant participants edit access to adjust it based on ongoing discussions. The host can also turn on live notes during the meeting, where AI Companion creates a real-time meeting summary that participants can view during and after the meeting. Live notes can also be adjusted during and after the meeting. Post-meeting, both agenda and live notes can be shared and accessed and edited in Zoom Docs.Windows
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New or enhanced featureFar-end audio control for participantsAccount owners and admins can enable Far-End Audio Control (FEAC) settings, allowing meeting participants to control another participant's audio during a meeting. This includes adjusting microphone levels, speaker volume, and mute status.Participants can request audio control from either the Zoom Workplace app or Zoom Rooms. FEAC also supports auto-accept functionality, which can be configured by admins via user-based permissions. Participants can choose to auto-accept FEAC requests during a meeting or by adding trusted contacts to their Audio Control Group. Notes:
  • For FEAC and auto-accept to function, both the requester and the participant granting control must have FEAC enabled in their settings.
  • For Zoom Rooms, account owners and admins can configure auto-accept settings at the account, location, or room level.
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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
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New or enhanced featureEnhancements to emoji reactions with collaborative effects and custom designsThe emoji reactions will be displayed more prominently across the meeting screen instead of being confined to individual video tiles. When multiple participants use the same emoji simultaneously, special effects appear to create a shared experience. Additionally, the emoji reactions will automatically disappear more quickly to improve the user experience.Windows
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Linux
New or enhanced featureEnhancements to captions and transcripts language supportUsers can access improved language detection and specification capabilities for captions and transcripts in Zoom Meetings. Users can customize caption settings with a new default mode, drag captions outside the meeting window, and resize the caption display. These enhancements enable clearer communication in multilingual meetings and improve accessibility for all participants.Web app
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New or enhanced featureEnhancement to ultrasonic proximity sharing controlsAccount owners and admins can control ultrasonic proximity settings for direct sharing and pairing separately from Zoom Rooms settings. The new setting is available under Settings > General tab in the Other section at the account, group, and user levels. When enabled, users can share screens, start meetings, switch meetings in progress, open whiteboards, or send phone calls from their devices to Zoom Rooms without entering meeting IDs or sharing keys. The setting is enabled by default for new accounts to maintain existing functionality.Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
New or enhanced featureAutomated captions on deviceUsers can experience automated captions generated on eligible devices. This means that for some meetings with lower internet connectivity or lower quality audio, users can still receive reliable captions. This capability depends on the Automated captions setting being enabled in the Zoom web portal. Minimum device requirements include: Windows devices with Intel 11th Gen CPU or higher and 6 cores or higher, Windows devices equipped with AMD Ryzen 7 or higher and having 6 cores or higher, or macOS devices with Apple silicon of M2 or higher.
Note: This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for June 30, 2025.
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macOS

Resolved issues

 
DescriptionPlatforms
Resolved an issue that prevented users from clicking any other options when using the spotlight annotation tool while screen sharingWindows
Resolved an issue with a breakout room automatically ending after it was set to end at 10 minutes due to a participant's device settingsWindows
Resolved an issue with the Zoom Workplace app persistently crashing during meetingsWindows
Resolved an issue in which the previously-selected gallery view was not being respected after screen sharing endsiOS
iOS (Intune)
Resolved an issue that prevented customers from pasting the meeting passcode when joining a meeting from the Home tabWindows
Resolved an issue regarding scheduling recurring meetings with no fixed timeiOS
iOS (Intune)
Resolved an issue where a black screen was displayed instead of showing spotlighted speakersLinux
Resolved an issue where meeting participants receive a notification that says, "[X] minutes past the meeting scheduled time" after the meeting has already endedWindows
macOS
Linux
iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)

June 4, 2025

New, enhanced, and changed features

 
TypeFeature titleDescriptionPlatforms
New or enhanced featureSupport in-meeting sub-group chatParticipants can collaborate more effectively during meetings without interrupting the main session by using sub-group chats. This feature allows participants to have side conversations, such as presenters coordinating program flow, without involving the entire meeting. A participant can create a sub-group chat within the meeting chat and manage members by clicking on the New Chat icon and selecting the name of participants that will be part of the new chat group. After the sub-group chat is created, participants can start sending messages and replies within the sub-group chat thread. Participants must be on Zoom Workplace app version 6.2.10 or higher to create and be added to in-meeting sub-group chats.Windows
macOS
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iOS
Android

May 19, 2025

New, enhanced, and changed features

 
TypeFeature titleDescriptionPlatforms
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.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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Android
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
macOS
Linux
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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macOS
New or enhanced featureAI Meeting Summary in Slack integration

This update adds a post-meeting summary feature to the Zoom integration in Slack. After a Zoom meeting ends, a Zoom AI meeting summary link will automatically appear in the Slack Zoom bot. To use this feature:

  • Zoom AI Companion must be enabled.
  • The Insert meeting details option in Slack admin settings must be turned on (enabled by default).

Clicking the link opens the AI-generated summary directly in Slack. Users can continue interacting with Zoom AI Companion via a deep link to the Zoom app included in the summary.

Web portal
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macOS
Linux

New or enhanced featureAI Meeting Summary in Microsoft Teams

This update adds a post-meeting summary feature to the Zoom integration in Microsoft Teams. After a Zoom meeting ends, a View meeting insights with AI Companion link will automatically appear in the Microsoft Teams meeting card. To use this feature:

  • Zoom AI Companion must be enabled.
  • The Insert meeting details option in Zoom web settings must be turned on (enabled by default).

Clicking the link opens the AI-generated summary directly in Teams. Users can continue interacting with Zoom AI Companion via a deep link to the Zoom app included in the summary.

Web portal
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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
macOS
Linux
iOS
iOS (Intune)
Android
Android (Intune)
visionOS
Resolved an issue where the auto-call feature only worked once per meeting and failed to trigger again after the meeting time was modifiedWindows
macOS
Linux
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

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