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Teriewanger
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April 25, 2023
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Timer App in zoom

  • April 25, 2023
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I love that zoom added their own timer app. However, the app needs to be updated. I would like to be able to move it to a different part of the screen when I’m sharing it so that it doesn’t block anyone’s face or any of the information on the screen. Would it be possible to make it adjustable and resizable so that we can make it smaller or larger depending on what programs we’re running. The last thing I would like is to be able to have preset times, the app used to be able to store 20 seconds 30 seconds a minute five minutes etc. and now it does none of that so I basically have to enter the timing every single time I am running some thing that requires a timer. Please fix it . Does anyone have any other ideas or timers that we can use within zoom that are more flexible than the one offered by zoom.

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      Community Champion | Employee
      Jing
      Community Champion | Employee
      April 26, 2023

      Hi

       

      Thank you for your feedback.

       

      For the change of the timer apps, we have the community for Zoom Apps too.

      Please check it and if you have requests, we can also ask the developers from there.

      https://devforum.zoom.us/

       

      For the current design, you may have tested too.

      1. You have the choice to set it xxx minutes + xxx seconds according to you.

      Also you can drag this window to anywhere you want on your pc monitor.

       

      2. If you enable the Display Timer in Video, it will show on your video like this.

      Please find below timer from the marketplace and choose the one you need.

      Timer

      https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/cXw5IXmqT6SIIBQxgM_PfQ

      This timer sample you can find from the above screenshot.

      The feature is limited as you said.

       

      I found another timer apps here：

      Timer - Clock, Agenda, Countdown & Stopwatch

      https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/hN2AgjdBSAu3BcC9r5vyfg

      I just tested, it can set the design and save timer as template.

      But it seems only several days for free trial.

       

      Hope it can help. 

      Regards,

      Jing

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      green4keeps
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      September 10, 2023

      Jing - The issue being described is that the native Zoom Timer app isn't where the timer "window" is displayed for the person running the timer, it's where the tiny timer circle displays on a person's video window. It's placed in exactly the same location as where all the Zoom raised hand and reaction emojis pop-up, so if the person running the timer also raises their hand in Zoom, the timer circle is covered up by their hand on many screens (depending on the size of someone's monitor and the number of people in the room).  This means other participants are unable to see the timer/countdown while the hand/emoji's are up.

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      Community Champion | Employee
      Jing
      Community Champion | Employee
      September 11, 2023

      Hi green4keeps

       

      Thank you for your additional explanation.

      Since the Zoom native timer location is in the corner, no matter the host or the participants, they can check the timer in the corner or in the sharing screen.

       

       

      Jing

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      Mogman
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      October 12, 2024

      Hi folks, I'm new here but have used Free ZOOM group meetings for several years. Too often we miss the countdown timer reaching zero and so we have the immediate shut down. I have the Timer App that will show the meeting countdown but as a large circle I don't want. All I , and others online seem to want, is for the built-in top-right-hand corner countdown timer to be, only slightly, larger so that it is legible to more people or al least flash when there is only , for example, one minute left. For me the App is an overkill. Am I missing an existing feature?

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