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I can't resize window since Zoom 5.9.1 on MacOS 12.1 (Monterey)

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January 11, 2022
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Prior to the recent Zoom update to v5.9.1 on January 10, 2022, I was able to make the Zoom Window meeting more narrow than I can now.

I use to be able to click and drag on the edge of the Meeting window to make it tight to the two people in the meeting I'm in. Since the Zoom update, I can't make it that narrow—it takes up about a quarter of my display screen.

I know this is a bit esoteric, but wonder what some options might be to make the meeting window very narrow while displaying me and whomever else I'm on the Zoom meeting with?

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lyford

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Also having this issue - Intel MacBook Pro, Monterey. Can't resize gallery smaller than half the screen. Used to be able to...

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sheyic

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Can't agree more. It impacts my workflow significantly and it will be great if the issue can be addressed in the next update version.

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rolliefingers

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Totally agree, this is MADDENING! Really need this addressed, I can't see attendees and my docs at the same time. Why oh why did Zoom eliminate resizing options?

Honestly the best solution here would be to add a SMALL thumbnail view that allows you to see a gallery of participants the same way you get when someone is screen sharing.

Please please please fix this!

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geoffbnyc

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I had reported this in a separate thread, https://community.zoom.com/t5/Meetings/Minimum-Window-Size-Latest-version-of-Zoom-Mac/m-p/33534, and reported the following frustrating news there just now:

I’ve been going back and forth with Zoom support, who was in touch with their development team, and just got the worst possible answer to this bug report:

John Balletta (Zoom)

Jan 26, 2022, 16:06 PST

Hi Geoff,

The sizing is working as intended. The way for you to have it take up less space is to increase the screen resolution.

Thanks,
John

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AlexmS

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That.... doesn't address our issues AT ALL! Oh, Zoom. What are you thinking?!? Sigh.

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geoffbnyc

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If Zoom won't fix this, maybe our only solution is to join Zoom meetings from within a browser window instead, since we can shrink that window. I'll have to try this tomorrow...

See:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362593-Launching-Zoom-from-a-web-browser

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/214629443-Getting-started-with-the-Zoom-web-client

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aavilla-rip

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Upgraded to 5.9.3 and this is still occurring.

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flyingchipmunk

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This "change" needs to be reverted!

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AndyCgloucester

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Please, all of you -- go to the Zoom Feedback link that Zoom sent me, in response to my first effort to register a complaint, and beat the drum on this. The more noise we all make, the sooner they'll figure out what the bug is and fix it. thank you! https://www.zoom.us/feed.

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RachelB1

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I am using Montery and this Zoom update is horrible because when I run a group for therapy and want to decrease the screen yet keep all of them on the screen yet I can't unless I only minimize it to like nothing and can't minimize it while recording at all. I'm wondering if I got a different monitor and moved the "faces" there while using my laptop to view other things needed.

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njp444

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For all of you running in to this issue. It is not a MacOS issue. The window resize issue started, at least for me with 5.9.1 and continues with 5.9.3.

For those of you needing an older version of zoom that resizes correctly please see links for MacOS (v5.8.6) and Windows (v5.8.7) below. I am a Mac user so I downgraded back to 5.8.6 and now can resize my zoom window as normal.

Hope this helps.

version 5.8.7 (2058) windows
https://zoom.us/client/5.8.7.2058/ZoomInstaller.exe

version 5.8.6 (2879) Mac
https://zoom.us/client/5.8.6.2879/zoomusInstaller.pkg