Since the start of the pandemic, Zoom has become by far the most widely used video conferencing tool. The platform has faced a lot of criticism after the infamous Zoombombing incidents, which saw many ardent Zoom followers abandon the service and join one of the other “safe” alternatives.
How to Disable the Waiting Room in the Zoom App – Disable Waiting Rooms
With that in mind, Zoom went to work and came up with the concept of Waiting Rooms. Since its introduction, Zoom has come back stronger than ever, repeatedly stressing how important privacy is to them. In a recent update, Zoom even made Waiting Room an integral part of the platform, which may not be a welcome change for some users. Today, we’ll talk about the aforementioned update and tell you how to disable it for good.
A waiting room is a virtual lounge on Zoom that is meant to keep unwanted participants or intruders at bay. After a meeting has started and participants have been invited, the host is given the option to admit only those members he deems essential. The host is allowed to choose from the participants in the waiting room and throw the rest out. He can even restrict re-entry, which greatly discourages malicious users.
As mentioned, Zoom takes the issue of privacy very seriously and isn’t afraid to set the bar high to get the job done. This recent update states that it is now mandatory for most meetings to have an access code or a waiting room enabled. Failure to meet either criteria will result in the meeting failing.
