Zoom meeting access:
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
I just tried a Zoom meeting again and it absolutely does not open in a web browser. It is very clear that you have to download and install components. It gives me no other option as the person joining a meeting.
It's pretty easy for me...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UrkFBafwlwhgqJgyBkBe91uqKuxEc3W9/view
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@Obsolesce said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
I just tried a Zoom meeting again and it absolutely does not open in a web browser. It is very clear that you have to download and install components. It gives me no other option as the person joining a meeting.
It's pretty easy for me...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UrkFBafwlwhgqJgyBkBe91uqKuxEc3W9/view
I'm guessing that you have stuff already installed so it doesn't prompt again?
Chrome...
I've tested this several times since Jared told me it was false that it didn't need something installed. But I keep testing, and every time, it gives no option but to install.
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Here is Firefox....
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
I've tested this several times since Jared told me it was false that it didn't need something installed. But I keep testing, and every time, it gives no option but to install.
That was for Windows. Linux is app required. It is not a secret.
Linux desktop is not something anyone builds for. Do I wish that it was otherwise? sure.
But facts are facts. You are using a minority OS.
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@JaredBusch said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
I've tested this several times since Jared told me it was false that it didn't need something installed. But I keep testing, and every time, it gives no option but to install.
That was for Windows. Linux is app required. It is not a secret.
Linux desktop is not something anyone builds for. Do I wish that it was otherwise? sure.
But facts are facts. You are using a minority OS.
Windows 10. No browser option.
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@JaredBusch said in Zoom meeting access::
But facts are facts. You are using a minority OS.
Windows + Linux. Nice try with blaming the OS. Bottom line, you guys look like you are installing an app then forgetting and thinking that you are able to run in your browser.
First it was "it runs in the browser." Then it was "it only runs on Windows in the browser." You keep moving the goal posts. It doesn't run in the browser, full stop.
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@JaredBusch said in Zoom meeting access::
Linux desktop is not something anyone builds for. Do I wish that it was otherwise? sure.
Jitsi does.
But, by this logic, Zoom doesn't build for anyone.
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here it is needing an install for Edge.
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And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
definitely appears that way, but Admin rights aren't required, I've installed without admin on several machines.
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@Dashrender said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
definitely appears that way, but Admin rights aren't required, I've installed without admin on several machines.
So UAC but without admin, that's not too bad. Still don't want users installing things willy nilly for meetings. This has long been a shortcoming for these kinds of apps.
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
@Dashrender said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
definitely appears that way, but Admin rights aren't required, I've installed without admin on several machines.
So UAC but without admin, that's not too bad. Still don't want users installing things willy nilly for meetings. This has long been a shortcoming for these kinds of apps.
I agree - installing something means needing to update that something. The question then becomes, can those platforms get the features without an install?
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@Dashrender said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
@Dashrender said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
definitely appears that way, but Admin rights aren't required, I've installed without admin on several machines.
So UAC but without admin, that's not too bad. Still don't want users installing things willy nilly for meetings. This has long been a shortcoming for these kinds of apps.
I agree - installing something means needing to update that something. The question then becomes, can those platforms get the features without an install?
Seems like they can. Are there any special client side features that things that work in the browser don't have?
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It is a standard option in the settings when you make a meeting.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005666383-Show-a-Join-from-your-browser-Link
The last time I set one up and tested this it only gave me the link on Windows.
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@JaredBusch said in Zoom meeting access::
It is a standard option in the settings when you make a meeting.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005666383-Show-a-Join-from-your-browser-Link
The last time I set one up and tested this it only gave me the link on Windows.
I don't get offered the "Input Your Name" portion, either. Zoom's website never seems to show the same options we get from real world invites.
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
here it is needing an install for Edge.
That's odd... here's a fresh install of Win10 using default Edge:
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
@Obsolesce said in Zoom meeting access::
@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
I just tried a Zoom meeting again and it absolutely does not open in a web browser. It is very clear that you have to download and install components. It gives me no other option as the person joining a meeting.
It's pretty easy for me...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UrkFBafwlwhgqJgyBkBe91uqKuxEc3W9/view
I'm guessing that you have stuff already installed so it doesn't prompt again?
Chrome...
I've tested this several times since Jared told me it was false that it didn't need something installed. But I keep testing, and every time, it gives no option but to install.
Fresh install of Ubuntu Workstation with default Firefox:
I literally have no idea what you are talking about scott.
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
Here is Firefox....
And now a fresh install of Fedora Workstation using default Firefox:
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@scottalanmiller said in Zoom meeting access::
And looks like it is asking for admin here. Maybe it isn't, but appears to be.
Fresh install of Windows 10 using Google Chrome:
Again, successful zoom test from web browser in ALL major OSs around here, and Chrome, FF, Edge. All 100% working, not at all as you describe. I'm not sure what you are doing to your devices, or if you are editing the screenshots to remove what everyone else sees to prove a point, I'd assume not, but it seems like you are the only one having this issue. This is the standard practice in the company I work for and it works across all devices, Win10, Mac, Linux for all users ~10k.
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@Obsolesce said in Zoom meeting access::
I literally have no idea what you are talking about scott.
Well we established that that isn't showing up for everyone. So the guess is that you set something up special to allow that to happen since it doesn't work on Firefox, Chrome, or Edge on Linux or Windows by default.
