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geoffbnyc
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January 11, 2022
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Minimum Window Size (Latest version of Zoom, Mac)

  • January 11, 2022
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Help!

I just updated Zoom to 5.9.1 (3506) on M1 MacBook Pro running OS 12.0.1 (Monterey). I can no longer make any window in the Zoom app smaller vertically than half of my screen.

 

I usually shrink the meeting window to a fairly small part of my screen so I can use the rest of the screen for note-taking, so this is a huge problem for me.

 

Tech support couldn't understand what I meant about "Window size" and just kept suggesting I change "View," which is not relevant or helpful.

 

Is there anything I can do, or does Zoom now require Mac users to use up half their screen with any Zoom meeting?

 

Thanks for any advice.

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      ericpak
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      January 11, 2022

      I'm having the same problem since this update. It makes zoom unusable.

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        JulianP8
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        January 12, 2022

        For me as well...it is really annoying! Hope it will be removed asap.

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          mytos-hpgmiskin
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          January 12, 2022

          I am having the same issue, previously I could use a Hammerspoon config to tile the Zoom window to the top 30% of my screen. I am now having to use the minimal meting view as a work around until this is fixed.

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            catapult-wisely
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            January 12, 2022

            I have the same issue using Mac OS 10.15.7 on a mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina. This makes it hard for users to run Zoom side-by-side with other apps on a single laptop screen.

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              mpulse23
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              January 12, 2022

              I'm also having this problem on MAC OS Monterey 12.1 and agree that it makes other apps completely unusable and hard to now take notes or do other important things while in meetings. 

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                carzwil
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                January 13, 2022

                Same problem here. Mac OS Big Sur 11.4. I would really appreciate to see this fixed.

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                  Ciaran
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                  January 13, 2022

                  Same problem. What a mess. Especially bad if not connected to an external monitor. I need that space for work, Zoom.

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                    jonkruger
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                    January 13, 2022

                    +1 ... this is a small change that is a big deal

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                      rn-zm
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                      January 13, 2022

                      Hey @geoffbnyc @jonkruger @Ciaran @carzwil @mpulse23, I see a couple of similar cases open with our internal technical support team, and I have yet to find a proper solution to troubleshoot this. I'm keeping track of these cases and expect them to be escalated internally for further investigation. Once I see an update that will lead us to a solution, I will notify you all. Thanks!

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                        geoffbnycAuthor
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                        January 27, 2022

                        As I noted below, I've been working with technical support and they have been in contact with the development team. Today, I got the ridiculous and in appropriate response that there will be no solution because this disaster is "as intended." What can we do to point out that they are crippling Zoom for Mac and it is a bug to be fixed?

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                          BeUnderstood
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                          January 17, 2022

                          I'm having the EXACT same problem! Zoom, can you please return our ability to shrink the room participant view as small or as big as we like? I'm happy to share screen shots from my daily meetings if it would help you to SEE what we're experiencing. I'm on a MacBook Pro running Big Sur (11.0.1) with Firefox browser version 96.0.1.

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