Video Conferencing Release Notes
Updates for video meetings, conferencing apps, and webinar tools.
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Latest Video Conferencing Updates
- Nov 4, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Nov 4, 2026
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November 04, 2026
Microsoft Teams adds admin controls for profanity filtering in meeting transcripts and consent requirements before meetings, while web calls can stay visible in a separate window for easier multitasking.
- Microsoft Teams: Admins can control profanity filtering in meeting transcripts: Teams admins can use a meeting policy to control whether profane words are masked in live transcription and saved meeting transcripts. Filtering is on by default. If the meeting organizer is assigned a policy that turns it off, profane words appear unmasked in both transcripts. Live captions continue to follow each participant’s profanity setting.
- Keep calls visible in a separate window in Teams for the web: Calls can now open in a simplified window that persists on top of other content when you navigate away from or hide the browser tab or PWA hosting the call. This makes it easier to multitask during a call.
- Require consent before joining Teams meetings: Several customers have their customized terms and conditions that they want to ensure all participants of their hosted meetings, provide their explicit consent. We are providing a new configuration experience in Teams Admin Center where tenant admins can enable explicit consent before joining any meeting hosted in their organization.
- Nov 3, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Nov 3, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 4, 2026
Display Custom Policy in the Green Room before Google Meet Calls
Google Meet adds customizable policy notices in the Green Room, letting admins display guidance and a link before users join calls, either always or when meetings are recorded, transcribed, or have Gemini notes enabled.
To help ensure end users at your organization are familiar with your organization’s policies for handling meeting artifacts like recordings, transcriptions and notes by Gemini, we’re introducing the ability to set custom policy text from the admin console that is displayed prior to users joining Google Meet calls.
As an admin, you’ll be able to display a custom, short message that appears in the Green Room prior to users joining a Meet call and even include a URL to a webpage that includes more information about your company's policies. You can choose to have this policy always be displayed or only when the meeting is currently being recorded, transcribed, or notes are being taken by Gemini.
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled at the OU level under Meet Safety Settings. Visit the Help Center to learn more about displaying a notice before video meetings.
- End users: No action needed.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) started on November 2, 2026.
Availability
- Business: Business Standard, and Plus
- Enterprise: Enterprise Standard, and Plus
- Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
- Other Editions: Frontline Plus
- Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Display a policy or notice before video meetings
- Google Meet Help: Take notes for me in Google Meet
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- Oct 31, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 31, 2026
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October 31, 2026
Zoom Workplace releases version 7.2.5 with an optimized meeting experience for iPhone Duo, redesigned contacts and new in-call tools, Singapore scam warnings, and FIPS mode controls for government meetings. The update also fixes video, app, and meeting issues across desktop and mobile.
Note: This release was originally scheduled for October 30, but was delayed by one day.
Full versions
- Windows 7.2.5 (51704)
- macOS 7.2.5 (90525)
- Linux 7.2.5 (6661)
- Android* 7.2.5 (45052)
- Android (Intune)* 7.2.5 (45053)
- iOS* 7.2.5 (39720)
- iOS (Intune)* 7.2.5 (39721)
- visionOS --
The mobile releases require additional approval from their respective app stores and may take a few additional days to be available for download.
New, enhanced, and changed features
General features
New or enhanced feature
Support for iPhone Duo
The Zoom Workplace mobile app is optimized for iPhone Duo, Apple's foldable iPhone. When iPhone Duo is unfolded, users can see a multi-panel meeting experience with shared content, the participant gallery, and a side panel, such as meeting chat or My Notes, on screen at the same time. The Zoom Workplace app supports flat, laptop (half-folded), tent, and closed modes, and the meeting toolbar adjusts its controls to match the device posture. Split View is supported for running Zoom Workplace alongside another app.
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
New or enhanced feature
Support for grid or list view in the Contacts tab
Choose how you view your contacts with the ability to switch between grid and list view on the Contacts tab. Note: This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for November 4, 2026.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Meetings features
New or enhanced feature
In-meeting fraud warning dialog for participants in Singapore
Meeting participants in Singapore will see a one-time fraud awareness notice upon joining. The notice reminds users to stay vigilant against scams and explains how to report suspicious activity to Zoom. Participants can dismiss the notice by clicking Got it or select Do not show me again to disable future notices. The dialog appears when the participant is joining from Singapore and the host belongs to a different account or the participant is a guest.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Phone features
New or enhanced feature
Contacts tab redesign with in-call tools available to Customer Engagement Pack users
The redesigned Contacts experience is available to users with the Zoom Phone Customer Engagement Pack add-on. It transforms contact viewing and management with simplified navigation, a cleaner interface, new features, and improved terminology. You can search for contacts and select multiple to start engagements like group chats or meetings. Clicking a contact opens their profile card in a right panel, showing contact info and an organization chart. The left navigation includes All contacts, Starred, Contact requests, and Groups. Groups may include external contacts, your company directory, Zoom Rooms, and more. You can also create your own contact groups and sync contacts from a connected Google, Exchange, or Office 365 account. With the Customer Engagement Pack add-on, specialized in-call functionality is built in: while on a call, hovering over a contact in the Contacts tab surfaces actions such as call transfer and voicemail, so you can act without leaving the contact list. Note: This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for November 4, 2026.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
MSI/PLIST/GPO/MDM features
New or enhanced feature
Enforce FIPS mode when switching to a Zoom for Government sign-in domain - EnforceFipsForGovSignin
Disabled by default. When enabled, the Zoom Workplace app will switch from its default mode to FIPS mode when the user switches from a commercial sign-in domain to a Zoom for Government or Zoom for Defense sign-in domain.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
New or enhanced feature
Enforce FIPS mode when joining a Zoom for Government meeting - EnforceFipsForGovMeeting
Disabled by default. When enabled, the commercial Zoom Workplace app will switch to FIPS mode when joining a Zoom for Government or Zoom for Defense meeting.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Resolved issues
Minor bug fixes
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Security enhancements
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Resolved an issue preventing the Personal Meeting ID (PMI) settings window from opening when clicked from the Home tab > Meet drop-down
- Windows
Resolved an issue causing blank video and shared content on Linux systems using NVIDIA graphics with native Wayland display
- Linux
Resolved an issue causing the Zoom Workplace app to freeze
- Windows
Resolved an issue causing video to freeze when using blur, portrait lighting, or virtual background images on Linux systems with AMD graphics
- Linux
Resolved an issue preventing the Home tab from loading for a subset of users
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Resolved an issue where shared files in meeting chat displayed an access restriction error while other participants could view them
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
Resolved an issue with No Fixed Time meetings not appearing for users who have scheduling privileges
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
- Android
- Android (Intune)
Resolved an issue where mobile app users viewing a clustered Zoom Room saw duplicate camera feeds in the gallery view
- iOS
- iOS (Intune)
Resolved an issue where accepting a meeting invite in Outlook was not syncing the acceptance status to the Zoom Workplace desktop app
- Windows
- macOS
- Oct 28, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 28, 2026
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October 28, 2026
Google Meet is winding down its Media API on January 15, 2027, ending access for developers while keeping the Meet REST API and Meet Add-ons SDK fully supported. Existing preview participants can use their approved credentials and staging environments until the shutdown.
Deprecated
Meet Media API
Deprecated: Following our evaluation of the developer preview phase, and after feedback from the developer community, we have decided to wind down the Google Meet Media API and permanently turn down its endpoints on January 15, 2027.
Existing Developer Preview Program (DPP) participants will retain access to their approved developer credentials and staging environments to transition their workflows until this date. After this date, you will not be able to access the Meet Media API.
This change only affects the Meet Media API. The Meet REST API and Meet Add-ons SDK, both Generally Available (GA), are not impacted and remain fully supported. For developers looking to build intelligent meeting workflows, action item extractors, post-call summaries, and compliance pipelines, we recommend transitioning to the Meet REST API.
Original source - Oct 22, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 22, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Oct 23, 2026
Real-time speech translation in Google Meet expands to 63 languages with automatic language detection
Google Meet expands Gemini-powered speech translation to 63 languages across web and mobile, with automatic language detection, participant-specific controls, and synchronized translated captions for more natural multilingual meetings.
Gemini-powered speech translation in Google Meet will now support 63 languages across web and mobile devices (Android and iOS), with listening support on Google Meet hardware devices.
Previously, speech translation supported a limited set of language pairs and required configuring a single language pair for the entire meeting. With this update, powered by Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, participants can translate speech between any combination of the 63 supported languages in the same meeting with minimal configuration, helping global and distributed teams collaborate more naturally across language barriers.
We’re changing and simplifying how participants use speech translation during a multilingual call:
- Automatic spoken language detection: Meet automatically detects the language being spoken and translates it into each listener's preferred language in near real-time, even when multiple languages are spoken in the same meeting or when a speaker switches languages.
- Individual participant controls: Instead of a meeting-wide configuration, participants can independently enable speech translation for themselves using the dedicated translation control in the meeting toolbar, and optionally configure additional languages they already understand so those languages are not translated.
- Synchronized automatically translated captions: When speech translation is active, captions provide a consistent reading and listening experience, matching the translated audio.
Please note a few important considerations regarding access and use of this feature:
- Meeting access and direct calls: Speech translation is available to all meeting participants, including guests from other domains, when the meeting is organized by a user with an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan. In direct 1:1 calls, speech translation is available to both participants if either person has an eligible plan.
- Meeting duration limits: Speech translation is available for up to 90 minutes per meeting for eligible base Workspace and Google AI Pro plans, and up to 8 hours per meeting for AI Expanded Access, AI Ultra Access, and Google AI Ultra plans.
- Google Meet hardware devices: Participants in conference rooms using Google Meet hardware can listen to translated speech from remote participants, but speech originating from the conference room hardware will not be translated for others.
- Unsupported scenarios: Speech translation is not available in live streams, meeting recordings, client-side encrypted (CSE) meetings, dial-in or third-party interoperability calls, or when using adaptive audio. Availability is also subject to regional and age restrictions.
- Privacy and user control: Users choose whether their speech is translated for others and can update their preference at any time in Meet settings. Google does not store voice data or train models on your voice.
Getting started
- Admins: Speech translation is ON by default for eligible Google Workspace editions (when the Gemini for Meet admin setting is enabled) and can be disabled or enabled at the organizational unit (OU) or group level in the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Gemini settings. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Speech translation on or off for Meet.
- End users: Speech translation is OFF by default at the start of a meeting and can be enabled by individual participants during a call. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Speech Translation in Google Meet.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on October 22, 2026
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 2, 2026
Note: Feature visibility and synchronized captions may vary during the initial rollout. Mobile users will need to update their Google Meet application to ensure access to these new capabilities.
Availability
- Business: Business Standard and Plus
- Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
- Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra
- Other Editions: Frontline Plus
- Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
- Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access and AI Ultra Access
- Oct 21, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 21, 2026
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October 21, 2026
Microsoft Teams adds malicious URL detection and warnings in chats and channels to help protect government cloud users from malware.
Malicious URL protection for Teams chats and channels in government clouds:
Microsoft Teams can detect malicious URLs sent in chats and channels and warn users, helping protect Government Cloud customers from malware attacks.
- Oct 21, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 21, 2026
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Video tile pairing is now available on Google Meet mobile to improve accessibility for users and language interpreters
Google Meet expands video tile pairing to iOS and Android, helping participants keep a speaker and sign language interpreter visible side by side. The update also displays live captions attributed to both speakers and is available to Google Workspace, Workspace Individual, and personal account users.
Following our original feature announcement for the web, we are excited to expand video tile pairing in Google Meet to both iOS and Android mobile devices. This update allows users to pair their video tile with another meeting participant, ensuring both tiles are displayed side-by-side for other attendees.
Tile pairing is particularly valuable for accessibility, giving participants who are Deaf or hard of hearing (HoH) the capability to pair their video tile with a sign language interpreter. By empowering users to keep both tiles visible in the same frame, regardless of who is speaking, video calls can be a more inclusive experience for all participants.
Whether you are co-presenting a session or requiring interpretation services, this mobile expansion ensures that important visual connections remain intact, even when you are on the go. Once paired, meeting participants will see both video tiles highlighted and positioned together in the meeting layout, with live captions displayed and attributed to both speakers.
Video tile pairing offers a side-by-side viewing experience for linked speakers on a mobile interface
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be turned off at the OU level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing Meet settings and accessibility in Google Meet.
- End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be enabled by the user. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
Rollout pace
- Android Devices
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on October 12, 2026
- iOS Devices
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 2, 2026
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Google Workspace admin guide to accessibility
- Google Help: Pair tiles in Google Meet
- Google Workspace Updates Blog: Pair your video tile in Google Meet to improve accessibility for users with language interpreters
- Oct 19, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 19, 2026
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Follow through on your meeting tasks with meeting recaps in Google Chat
Google Meet brings AI-powered meeting recaps to Google Chat, sharing summaries, decisions, action items, and links to notes, recordings, and transcripts in the meeting’s chat after calls with “Take notes for me” enabled.
To make it easier for teams to move from planning to action, we’re introducing meeting recaps in Google Chat. Meeting recaps provide a convenient summary directly in Google Chat, including:
- Meeting summary: A high-level overview highlighting key discussion topics and takeaways.
- Direct artifact links: One-click access to the full Gemini meeting notes document, the meeting recording, and the transcript.
- Key decisions: Core conclusions and agreements reached during the call.
- Action items: Assigned next steps with designated owners so team members can immediately take action.
Automatically review key decisions, action items, and artifact links directly in Google Chat after your meeting ends.
Meeting recaps will appear automatically for any conversation with ‘Take notes for me’ enabled in Google Meet, in the Chat space associated with that meeting, bringing essential post-call takeaways directly into the flow of your team's ongoing conversations. Participants can review agreed-upon next steps, and colleagues who missed the meeting or joined late can catch up on what happened without reading lengthy transcripts or hunting for files.
Additional details
- Requirements: Meeting recaps are generated when “Take notes for me” is active during a Google Meet call and an associated meeting chat conversation exists.
- Notes sharing settings: If the meeting host sets “Send notes to” in Google Meet to “Hosts and co-hosts only,” a recap card will not be posted to the group chat.
- Silent notifications: To reduce distraction, recap cards are delivered silently, without bolding the conversation or adding an ‘unread’ badge in the conversation roster.
- Recap card management: Any participant in the meeting conversation can delete the recap card by clicking More options (three dots) > Delete. Deleting the recap card removes the summary from the chat thread, but the original notes document remains safely stored in Google Drive.
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be ON by default for organizations with Gemini for Google Workspace enabled. It honors existing “Take notes for me” and Gemini admin policies. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini for Google Workspace on or off for your organization.
- End users: There is no end-user setting for this feature. Meeting recaps will automatically appear in the meeting’s chat conversation once the call ends. Visit the Help Center to learn more about getting meeting recaps with Gemini in Google Chat and using “Take notes for me” in Google Meet.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on October 16, 2026
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 27, 2026
Availability
- Business: Business Standard and Business Plus
- Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus
- Other Editions: Frontline Plus
Resources
- Google Help: Get meeting recaps with Gemini in Google Chat
- Google Help: Use “Take notes for me” in Google Meet
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage Google Workspace smart features for your users
- Oct 19, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Oct 16, 2026
- Modified by Releasebot:Oct 22, 2026
October 19, 2026
Zoom Meetings expands live translation with projected translated speech and voice simulation, adds timed removal notices for regulated participants, and introduces a Singapore fraud-awareness prompt for eligible meeting participants.
New, enhanced, and changed features
In-meeting features
New or enhanced featureVoice translator: Support projection of translated speech
The enhanced Voice Translator includes a Translate My Voice capability that, when enabled, allows participants to project their translated speech to other participants in the meeting. Listeners do not need the Voice Translator add-on to hear this translated speech but will still need it to adjust Voice Translator settings such as volume and language.
New or enhanced featureVoice Simulation for Voice Translator
Voice translator users can hear meeting speech translated and spoken aloud in their preferred language in a voice that sounds like the original speaker. This feature uses the original speaker's voiceprint to simulate their voice in the translated output. Users can enable or disable voiceprint consent for this feature under Settings > Meeting > In Meeting (Advanced) > Voice translator > Consent for Voice Simulation, or in-meeting when prompted. Users must have the Live Translation add-on or ZoomMate in order to use Voice Translator.
New or enhanced featureMeeting end countdown notification for regulated participants
For meetings subject to archiving duration limits, regulated participants will receive an in-meeting notification with a 30-second countdown when their participation limit is about to be reached. The customer configured timer begins when the first regulated user joins the meeting, and the same timer applies to all additional regulated users regardless of when they join. When the countdown completes, all regulated participants are removed automatically, and a disclaimer notification is displayed to them upon removal.
New or enhanced featureIn-meeting fraud warning dialog for participants in Singapore
Meeting participants in Singapore will see a one-time fraud awareness notice upon joining. The notice reminds users to stay vigilant against scams and explains how to report suspicious activity to Zoom. Participants can dismiss the notice by clicking Got it or select Do not show me again to disable future notices. The dialog appears when the participant is joining from Singapore and the host belongs to a different account or the participant is a guest.
Note: This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on the client release currently scheduled for October 30, 2026.
Note: The Enhancements to side panel behavior for full-screen meetings feature has been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.
Original source - Oct 13, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Oct 14, 2026
Switch from live stream viewer to contributor in Google Meet on Android
Google Meet adds a way for eligible Android viewers to switch from a live stream into the main meeting with audio and video, without reopening a link or changing apps. The feature is rolling out to Workspace and personal Google account users.
You can now switch from watching a Google Meet live stream to participating with audio and video directly on Android. This feature is available for viewers who have been invited to both the live stream and the main meeting.
While watching a live stream on Android, you can switch roles using the meeting title, the live streaming badge, or the info button in the overflow menu. This in-app workflow eliminates the need to reopen join links or switch apps.
Existing meeting access permissions and domain policies apply, ensuring only authorized participants can join with media. Only eligible viewers will see the entry points, protecting the integrity of the meeting or event.
Role switching is already available for Meet clients on iOS and web.
Getting Started
- Admins: There are no administrator controls for this feature.
- End users: While watching a live stream on an Android device, eligible viewers will see an option to transition directly into the main meeting room as an active contributor.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (more than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 19, 2026
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
Resources
- Google Help: Livestream a video meeting
- Google Help: View the Google Meet live stream automatically if an adaptive meeting becomes full