Announcements
Starting June 6, 2025, Zoom’s AI Companion tool will be activated for users of the University of Utah’s main campus account. AI Companion is a generative AI digital assistant that, if activated by a Zoom meeting host, automatically creates meeting summaries and answers questions about meeting content.
A release date has not been selected for AI Companion in the University of Utah Health’s Zoom subaccount (utah-health.zoom.us). U of U Health Zoom users will be notified when it is available for use.
New Zoom Feature Releases
AI Companion - AI Companion is a generative AI digital assistant that automatically creates meeting summaries, answers questions about meeting content and more.
Broadcast Screen Share & Mic Audio to Breakout Rooms - Meeting hosts can share information to participants in breakout rooms from the main session. This includes screen sharing, chat messages and mic audio.
Save Custom Gallery View Order - Meeting hosts can save the customized gallery view order for subsequent meetings.
Automatic Updates for Zoom Client - Users can now set their Zoom client to update automatically when new updates are available.
Slide Control - During a presentation, the person who is sharing can allow others to control the PowerPoint or Keynote slide presentation.
Transfer Meetings Between Devices - Users can transfer a meeting to another device without leaving the meeting.
Immersive View - Places meeting participants within a virtual background to recreate the feel of a classroom or conference room.
Focus Mode - Allows hosts/co-hosts to view all participants' camera/share screens while participants can only see their own.
Whiteboards - Zoom Whiteboards provide an online whiteboard space for collaboration and capturing ideas, concepts and processes. Users can create and share Zoom Whiteboards within Zoom meetings or outside of them.
Zoom Release Notes
Zoom Training Webinars
Zoom Learning Center - Zoom offers training webinars regularly through their Learning Center.