You can now peruse the latest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter, which has taken on a new look, feel, and design using Microsoft Sway.
Please Note: To view the newsletter, you must sign in to Sway using your JHED credentials (JHEDID@jh.edu and password).
The quarterly Zoom newsletters are intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this issue:
- Zoom AI Companion
- Zoom Desktop Client Version Update
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- Did you Know?
- Zoom Housekeeping
- Zoom Stats from Q2 & Q1 2023
Need an accessible version of the newsletter? Refer to enabling Accessibility Mode in Microsoft Sway which displays higher contrast styles, disables animation, and supports keyboard navigation for screen readers.
Please enjoy this issue and let us know of any thoughts and feedback you may have by contacting zoom@jhu.edu.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter.
The Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this issue:
- Service Fees Waived
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- Updated Newsletter, Coming Soon!
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Automated Captioning Spotlight with Features, Tips, and Tricks
- Zoom Stats from Q1 2023
Please enjoy this issue and let us know of any thoughts and feedback you may have by contacting zoom@jhu.edu.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter.
The Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this issue:
- New Meeting Join Flow
- Translated Captioning
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day Spotlight with Kathy Cahill & Zoom Accessibility Features, Tips, and Tricks
- Zoom Stats from Q4, 2022
Please enjoy this issue and let us know of any thoughts and feedback you may have by contacting zoom@jhu.edu.
Note: The new join flow that is outlined below will be
enforced on April 22nd, 2023. Please review the content in this announcement as well as Zoom’s New Meeting Join Flow
support page for more information.
Zoom has introduced a new meeting “Join Flow” that streamlines the user experience when joining meetings. Currently, users see up to three separate dialogue windows before entering a meeting:
- “Please wait for the host to join”, if the host has not started the meeting
- The video preview window, if the participant has this setting enabled, and/or,
- The Waiting Room
With the new join flow, the functionality of the “waiting for host” window is combined with the Waiting Room window. If the video preview is enabled within a participant’s video settings, they will also have the ability to preview their video before entering the meeting.
The new join flow is available now and can be enabled ahead of the enforcement. Users interested in enabling this feature will need to log in at the web and navigate to Settings > Meeting > Security > New waiting room and join before host experience.
Have additional questions or need more information? Please see Zoom’s New Meeting Join Flow support page.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter.
The Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this Issue:
- Introducing the Zoom Whiteboard
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Host Spotlight & Pro Tips with Barbara Fowler
- Zoom Stats from Q3, 2022
Please enjoy this issue and let us know of any thoughts and feedback you may have by contacting zoom@jhu.edu.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter
The Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this Issue:
- Basic User Meeting Duration Change
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Host Spotlight & Pro Tips with Victoria Dawe
- Zoom Stats from Q2, 2022
Please enjoy this issue and let us know of any thoughts and feedback you may have by contacting zoom@jhu.edu.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter.
Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this Issue:
- New Registration Confirmation Flow
- Zoom Software Lifecycle Policy
- Zoom Rooms… So, what are they?
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Host Spotlight & Pro Tips with Nathan Graham
- Zoom Stats from Q1, 2022
Please enjoy this issue, and let us know any thoughts and feedback you may have to zoom@jhu.edu.
Zoom plans to implement a new Software Lifecycle Policy in which they will block client versions below a minimum version, and enforce a minimum version on a quarterly schedule — the first weekend of November, February, May, and August. This will take effect on November 5, 2022 for all products and services, starting with the minimum versions referenced in the below list. Users who are running an end-of-life version after November 5, will not be able to join meetings via the Zoom Client and will be prompted to update, or join from the Web browser. On that same schedule, they will announce the minimum version required across products and services for the next scheduled enforcement in order to provide three (3) months notice. However, there may be additional updates outside of this release window to address larger security or compliance features.
This policy will affect the following products on the following dates:
Product / Min version as of November 5, 2022
- Zoom Client: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Intune and Blackberry — 5.8.6
- Chrome OS — Migrate to PWA
- Zoom Rooms and Zoom Room Controller — 5.8.3
- Zoom Phone Appliances — 5.8.6
- Outlook Plug-in — 5.8.6
- Browser Scheduler Extensions for Chrome and Firefox — N/A
- VDI Client and VDI Plug-in — 5.5.0
- Virtual Room Connector — 5.9.8222
- Meetings Connector — 4.8.12.20211115
- Recording Connector — 5.1.0.65.20211115
- Meeting SDK Client (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) — 5.9.0
- Meeting SDK Web — 2.1.0
- Video SDK Client (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) — 1.2.0
- Video SDK Web — 1.2.0
We highly recommend you regularly download and update to the latest version of Zoom software to take advantage of all the latest security and functionality features. Please review how to check for updates within the Zoom client and retireving the most up-to-date Zoom client on our FAQ Page.
Zoom is updating the registration confirmation page for meetings and webinars to improve the security of registration links.
When an attendee registers for an event, the join link will no longer be displayed on the confirmation page in their web browser. Attendees will find the join link in the email confirmation sent to them as usual. This change will help prevent attackers from obtaining a registration link using an email address they do not control personally and limit unwanted guests from joining meetings or webinars.
This setting will be enabled for all accounts July 1, 2022. Once enabled, registrants will no longer see join information (link, meeting password, etc.) on the registration confirmation page, and will be asked to refer to the confirmation email for details.
For more information on how to manage registrants and turn on registration, please check out Zoom’s help articles.
You can now peruse the newest edition of the Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter.
Johns Hopkins Zoom Quarterly Newsletter is intended to keep our community informed on recent and relevant information about Zoom. In this Issue:
- Live transcription is now free for ALL users!
- New & Improved Meeting Features
- Host Spotlight & Pro Tips with Ellen Bonta
- Zoom Stats from Q4, 2021
Please enjoy this issue, and let us know any thoughts and feedback you may have to zoom@jhu.edu.
