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ExpertswhoJohn
Community Super Champion | Customer
Community Super Champion | Customer
June 17, 2026

How do you use hand raised options

  • June 17, 2026
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I already have a hand-raised app which stops people from disrupting meetings and webinars with constantly raising and lowering their hands.

After seeing a number of people posting about hand-raising situations, I will be looking to extend the app or create a new one to provide more support around hand-raising.

Ideas so far.

  1. Track people who hand-raised into a list 
  2. Manage hand-raising
  3. Counting those who have raised hands and maybe yes/no too.

Would love some feedback and use case ideas.
I will push for Zoom to make these part of the core product, but I can do quite a lot building another workplace app.
On the privacy side, we would only know users' screen names, not their personal information.

 

All the best

 

John Drinkwater

Zoom Community Super Champion

I am not a Zoom Employee

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1 reply

Newcomer
June 17, 2026

This sounds like a useful idea, especially for large meetings, webinars, training sessions, and town halls where managing raised hands can become difficult.

Some use cases and features that could add value:

* **Queue management** – Automatically maintain a first-raised, first-served speaking queue.
* **Hand-raise history** – Track who raised their hand, when, and how long they waited.
* **Priority rules** – Allow hosts to prioritize panelists, attendees, or specific groups.
* **Auto-lower hands** – Lower a participant's hand automatically after they've been called on.
* **Analytics** – Show participation metrics, including total hand raises and most active participants.
* **Poll integration** – Track yes/no responses and compare them with hand raises.
* **Notifications** – Alert hosts when a participant has been waiting beyond a certain threshold.
* **Export reports** – Generate participation reports for training sessions, classrooms, or compliance events.

For education and training environments, a simple dashboard showing the current queue, wait times, and participation counts would be especially valuable.

I also like the privacy-conscious approach of using only screen names. That should make adoption easier while still providing useful meeting insights.