Zoom Version 5.4.4 Update for Mac – New Features

Have you updated your MacOS to Big Sur? If so, then you need to update Zoom now or face some high CPU usage issues.

Released: November 23, 2020

Version: 5.4.4 (58903.1122)

Resolved Issues: Resolved issues related to high CPU usage with Big Sur update – macOS

Features in the previous release: November 16, 2020 version 5.4.3(58887.1115)

• Non-video meeting interface will appear the same as a video meeting with video off  – Meetings scheduled with video off will now just show profile pictures or names, rather than the plain screen with meeting info and options.
• Share multiple programs at once – Users can select multiple desktop programs at once for sharing, instead of sharing their entire desktop. Other programs and unoccupied areas on the desktop will not be visible to the viewer. The sharer will always know which applications they are sharing by an extensible green border. Only the user employing this feature will need to be on version 5.4.3, viewers can be connected with older versions.
• Enhanced in-meeting user abuse reporting – simplified process for meeting hosts and attendees to report abuse to Zoom.
• Suspend participant activity  – New option in the Security panel to immediately suspend all participant activities, which will mute all video and audio, stop screen sharing, end all breakout rooms, and pause recording.
• Pin chat messages  – Users can pin a message in a channel, which is displayed at the top of the channel. Pins can be removed, replaced, or hidden. A log of pinned messages is accessible in the channel options panel.

Features in the upcoming release: December 7, 2020 version TBD

• Change to the default behavior of desktop notifications for upcoming meetings – New users will have this setting enabled by default, reminding them of upcoming meetings through a desktop notification. Existing users will not be affected, keeping this setting as it currently is on their profile. This can be enabled through the Settings page, or in the desktop client’s general settings.
• Partially encrypted meeting warning  – Unencrypted connections, such as audio through phone dial-in, unencrypted SIP/H.323 devices, or streaming via RTMP, will alert the host and other attendees that some aspects of the meeting are not fully encrypted.
• Additional MSI/GPO option – Disable video filters – DisableVideoFilters
• Enhanced co-host privileges over Breakout Rooms – Co-hosts have the same breakout room controls as the meeting host, such as starting or ending breakout rooms, assigning participants, etc.

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PS:

I have not updated to Big Sur. I am waiting for all bugs to be fixes. The last last time it happened… OBS stopped working for months!