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Auto close browser tab upon meeting launch

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
June 29, 2022
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There used to be an option to automatically close the browser tab that is automatically launched when joining a Zoom meeting after a few seconds. Now, the tab just stays open indefinitely and you have to close it manually, which is extremely annoying when spending a full day in back to back meetings. I haven't been able to find any settings to turn the auto-close back on - is this still an option?

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YaBoiB

Community Champion | Employee

Hello @CJD,

There is a task with the product team to allow this to auto-close. The product team is reviewing the request as we speak and will determine if this is something that they plan to implement into the product moving forward.

Regards,

Brandon

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abcdef

Newcomer

It is extremely frustrating to have multiple browser windows that dont auto close. I have to hunt multiple windows and close them every few hours after multiple meetings. Pls fix this ASAP.

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Gabeyd

Newcomer

Third parties have taken on this problem and done good work on it. I installed a chrome extension and am pleased with the result: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-closer/appjbedfhcmpknanmbndpojcllfaemal?hl=en

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nope-2023

Newcomer

This used to be a good option but looks like it was removed. I wonder why.

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digitalfiz

Newcomer

Any update on this? Sooo many tabs to close every day lol. @YaBoiB

YaBoiB

Community Champion | Employee

Hello @digitalfiz,

I do not think that this is going to change back. I personally use the chrome extension that @Gabeyd mentioned above. If I hear anything about this changing I will surely let you all know.

Thanks,

Brandon

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SDMGreg

Newcomer

Another upvote for a Zoom-native solution, please.

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aklein

Newcomer

Hello, following up on this, has this feature been implemented and if not, what is the plan?

YaBoiB

Community Champion | Employee

Hello @aklein,

No, I have not seen or heard anything new about whether we are going to change this in a future release.

Brandon

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edwin_chen

Newcomer

You keep reporting you haven't heard anything, but don't say if you are actively communicating this request or pushing for it. Then keep mentioning to click on the accepted solution. Does it mean this forum is just a waste of time? Is Zoom that big that a request to implement a timer to autoclose can't be done after almost one year? Just examine how the browser extensions are doing it!

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selmashaly

Newcomer

Insanely frustrating to see that such a simple feature takes ages to get revived. It's either that this is not a real customer community or that Zoom don't care about Cx. Either is really annoying...

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nope-2023

Newcomer

I would drop Zoom in less than a second if another remotely working solution existed. Hear that entrepreneurs?

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nope-2023

Newcomer

I found this:
https://www.around.co/
and it beats Zoom in lots of ways, including backgrounds/clipping/video quality etc. Zoom is asleep at the wheel and has been since the pandemic.

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bpainter

Newcomer

I've just confirmed that the following third-party Chrome extension is available and works very well.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/meetings-page-auto-closer/pbgidoglkjhfgjhalbbiiahdlokjcplb/related

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jill7

Newcomer

Some groups don't have access to the Chrome web store per their organizations ... which also means a vote for a zoom solution.

In the meantime, here's a firefox extension. no idea if it works. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zoom-tab-close/

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disgruntled

Newcomer

Bumping this topic. It's insane that this is still an issue, it's not like chrome tabs are cheap. And I'm extremely disappointed that Zoom can't even acknowledge a very painful experience they've created.

YaBoiB

Community Champion | Employee

Hello @disgruntled ,

This does not happen to me, so I will assume that it is a setting. So, what is the user experience when a Zoom meeting ends, so that I can figure out what the setting is, and if you can disable it or not. Are you on a paid plan or a basic plan?

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