I had always used the browser for any zoom request...until last week. Out of no where, Zoom would not connect any audio on my MBP. I normally use Firefox, but it just would not work. I tried Safari as well, still no joy. I refuse to use Chrome, so did not try there. So I ultimately had to use the app, and I'm furious over it. I don't know where the change happened if it was a browser update (but did not work in second browser), or if I'm being too cynical in suggesting Zoom deliberately broke something to encourage app use.
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Re: Always use Zoom in a browser. Avoid the app (2020)
#22The web client has some minor limitations.
The ones regarding screen sharing forced me to install the native client.
A feature comparison table can be found over here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360027397692-Zoom-...
Re: Always use Zoom in a browser. Avoid the app (2020)
#23Say you manage to secure the client this way, how would you ensure that the server is?
Re: Always use Zoom in a browser. Avoid the app (2020)
#24I normally prefer browser to app. Why would I want to install yet more junk software, which might be doing who-knows-what, if I can get the same result without adding extra weird, untrustworthy stuff to my systems? This applies to PCs and much more so to phones - on phones standard of "trusted" is rather lower, and increasing the number apps has real downsides (battery, performance, etc)
I just realized this has been mysterious to me forever. Why is software on phones so bad?
I'm betting it's somewhat dumber target audience which is then taken as a permission for abuse.
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#25That's what WebRTC was supposed to enable but Zoom chose to go the Skype route of native primarily with dark patterns & sweeping system access on PC & mobile
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just wish that the browser-based Teams video conference version would let me blur the video background. I don’t always have a nice, presentable space for these calls.
Don’t do that. Those blur effects always look so bad.
strong disagree. If someone's in their home office, I'd rather have it blurred for both of our sakes
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just realized this has been mysterious to me forever. Why is software on phones so bad?
Touch screens were a mistake
Agreed. I actually bring a full-size mechanical keyboard with me everywhere I go so I can fire up vim and respond to SMS messages in the most ergonomic way possible, as God intended.
Re: Always use Zoom in a browser. Avoid the app (2020)
#30i wish i could but they restrict certain features on browser and is exclusively available only on app. same for slack