Zoom video meeting and also chat app has become a popular host for millions of people who work and study from home during coronavirus pandemic. While the rapid growth of the video chat service has caused a number of privacy, security issues, there are ways to protect account and chats from zoom bombing and other privacy flaws.
Regardless of whether you’ve been using Zoom for years or just signed up, there are a number of helpful and entertaining tips, tricks, and hidden features that can help you improve your video chat experience and make your video meetings a little less weird.
Even if your Mac has Siri, it can’t help you as much as it can on the phone. There are other different reasons why you may want to open your laptop for a quiz game too, even if it feels like the work.
View modes
Large group laptop, cell phone for intimate chats
Anecdotally, Zoom’s mobile app doesn’t seem to be that popular for work meetings, as most users need full-screen mode to view charts, documents, and everyone in the meeting. If your requirements are more productive, stick with Zoom on this laptop.
It seems that the limited display options really scare people away. Zoom Mobile can only display four faces on same screen at a same time. But on laptop, it’s like The Brady Bunch is opening credits on Overdrive. As explained on the zoom page, the gallery view can display up to 25 participants on a single screen. Party. The thumbnail view still shows eight users at the same time, but that’s not enough.
Chat
Zoom the desktop for a smoother experience
The built-in zoom chat is a separate thing. You can send a message to everyone when you receive a call, or you can only privately notify another participant. It’s refreshingly retro in its simplicity. The conversation is displayed on the right side of the screen. When you are in full screen mode, a smaller floating window appears. However, when using chat on mobile devices, it is not that easy to use or even find. Clicking “More” button at the bottom of the app will bring up a chat option that will open a window that answers the entire call and … is just messy. Stick to the Zoom desktop experience for side conversations.
Split screen
Mobile app for emergencies, laptop for everything important
Yes, you can technically present screen from your phone, but it doesn’t work as smoothly as on a laptop. When you view a slideshow or a busy screen, sharing your laptop is easier. It can also be strange to share your personal phone screen. If you have a work-only phone, go for it.
multitasking
Losing weight on a cell phone is more difficult
Let us be real here: You are not just devoted to your zoom call. If you don’t host or host a meeting, it’s easy enough to look like you are paying attention while doing other things on laptop. However, navigating to text or your email inbox is a bit more tedious on your phone.
Video
Mobile for video on the go
One of my colleagues uses the mobile zoom app on his cell phone specifically for the video function. However, since he uses a stand, the phone is practically an external camera next to his computer.
Then there are the moments when you may need to move during a zoom call. Nowadays you commute or sit in the car less often (although you may be on way to grocery store), but just because you’re trapped in your house you don’t have to be tied to your laptop or part of the house as “the office”. The mobile app gives you the freedom to move, do housework or take care of a young “colleague”.
backgrounds
Seamlessly on iPhones and laptops
You can change your zoom background on both the iOS and desktop versions, thank goodness. Unfortunately, Android users are not so much fun. However, as long as you have an iPhone 8 or newer, you’ll be on mobile devices. If you have newer laptop, your virtual background game can get big. The operating system probably cannot handle older computers. That could help you keep it professional.
Also read: Top security applications for Android
