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Host has another meeting in progress

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
August 16, 2021
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I was the only host and had the settings so the participants could join at any time. I had only 2 participants currently in the meeting and waiting for a third. The third participant received the message that the host had another meeting in progress. The third participant tried several times but was never able to join.

Ohkawa

Community Champion | Customer

Hi, SFarquharson

If you have more than one meeting scheduled, 3rd participant may get such a message if he join with the wrong meeting ID.
It would be better to invite a third participant by inviting the participant

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Jsmude

Newcomer

I have the same problem. Only one meeting is scheduled, everyone has the correct meeting ID and they still get this message that I (the host) am in another meeting. I have been using Zoom for years and this problem has just started over the past two months. Very frustrating.

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JAL769

Newcomer

Same issue here. 😞

Nafi

Community Champion | Partner

Hi

Please make sure you invite third participants to the correct meeting id for this kind of issue.

Hope it helps! please like and mark this as solution so whenever someone has the same question this content will help.

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Jsmude

Newcomer

I have the same issue and yes - participants have the correct meeting ID. They still get the message that host is in another meeting. ONly one meeting is scheduled and I am the only host.

I have been using Zoom for years and this issue has only just begun in the past two months. Very frustrating.

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3Boys

Newcomer

This solved my problem. Before I start any Zoom meetings I restart my computer. I discovered that after I "End Meeting for All", I have to go up to the upper right hand corner of my iMac screen, click on my initial (icon) and SIGN OUT after every meeting. This has worked for me for the past couple of months. I'm crossing my fingers that this will continue to work. That final SIGN OUT seems to be the secret for me.

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Jsmude

Newcomer

None of the responses helped with this issue. I am having the same issue and have run through all the checklists making sure everything is in order. Parties are still getting the same message of "host in another meeting". It is the ONLY meeting I had set and participants were all invited to the correct (only one) meeting. Can you please help with a relevant answer? Thank you.

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Lkkpaints

Newcomer

I’ve found this means the host is logged into two devices at once in their zoom account. They need to close the zoom app on one device.

for example if I as a host was on zoom via my phone and then left the meeting but didn’t actually quit the app, and then later try to host a meeting on my computer, attendees will get this message. All I need to do is truly quit zoom app on my iphone or iPad and then the attendees will be able to access the meeting I’m hosting on my computer.

of course the issue is that the host doesn’t know that the attendees are getting this error message. Aside from lack of attendees or someone texting/calling them to let them know, the host will not know there’s an issue.

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HansWiR

Newcomer

I had a simular problem. But in my car a 3. member joined the meeting, became the role as host and me and my session was stopped. I joined the new meeting but other people couldn't. I invited others to the new meeting by mail. The inviting was with the same meeting id and code as the original meeting. But only the new invited members could join. The same thing happened before but only when there was an other meeting scheduled later. So, in future I'll only plan one meeting.

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HansWiR

Newcomer

I mein in my case ...

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lionlady

Newcomer

I've had this problem a few times as well, and I was not logged into two devices at once. Very frustrating and embarrassing!

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Lkkpaints

Newcomer

If the app is open at all on one device (I.e. you haven’t swiped up on the phone even though you’re not in a meeting and truly closed all the way out of the app) and you try to conduct a meeting on another device it considers you’re logged in two places at once for hosting purposes

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Aashay

Newcomer

I also logged into my Zoom account and signed out of all devices, still the issue persists

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Epsomrotary

Newcomer

and it still persists - very unsatisfactory and embarassing