# Annotation getting enabled for participants also **URL:** \ **Category:** Meeting SDK\ **Created:** [April 9, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595 "2021-04-09T04:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![helloparent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/helloparent/32/16775_2.png) [@helloparent](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/helloparent)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/1 "2021-04-09T04:13:13Z")
Hi, When we enable the annotation for host in the User Management settings, it gets enabled for the participants also. How do we enable only for the host? Regards Atul ---
**Author:** ![jon.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon.zoom/32/13495_2.png) [@jon.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/2 "2021-04-09T16:21:16Z")
Hi @helloparent, thanks for the post. Can you please clarify which platform you are asking about? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![helloparent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/helloparent/32/16775_2.png) [@helloparent](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/helloparent)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/3 "2021-04-10T10:53:20Z")
Hi Jon, We have enabled in the User Management and are now seeing the same on Android SDK. Regards Atul ---
**Author:** ![jon.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon.zoom/32/13495_2.png) [@jon.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/4 "2021-04-12T15:58:41Z")
Hi @helloparent, thanks for clarifying. You can disable viewer annotation by calling [`disableViewerAnnotation`](https://marketplacefront.zoom.us/sdk/meeting/android/us/zoom/sdk/InMeetingAnnotationController.html#disableViewerAnnotation-boolean-) with a value of `true`. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![helloparent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/helloparent/32/16775_2.png) [@helloparent](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/helloparent)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/5 "2021-04-12T16:13:52Z")
Hi Jon, this has to be done in the Android SDK? We are not using custom SDK Regards ---
**Author:** ![jon.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon.zoom/32/13495_2.png) [@jon.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/6 "2021-04-15T19:17:47Z")
Hi @helloparent, You can disable annotation with an account setting through the web portal, but it will turn it off entirely for all meetings under the account. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![helloparent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/helloparent/32/16775_2.png) [@helloparent](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/helloparent)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/7 "2021-04-20T07:04:35Z")
Hi Jon, Turning off from there turns off for the host as well. We want to enable only for the host. Please advise. ---
**Author:** ![jon.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon.zoom/32/13495_2.png) [@jon.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/8 "2021-04-20T16:02:16Z")
Hi @helloparent, Is the host the user that is sharing their screen when you toggle this setting? It is only possible to disable annotation for viewers, so the host would need to be the one sharing for this to work as you intend it to. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![helloparent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/helloparent/32/16775_2.png) [@helloparent](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/helloparent)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/9 "2021-04-20T16:32:17Z")
Hi Jon Yes, its the host only who is sharing the screen and the participants do not have the right to share the screen. ---
**Author:** ![jon.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon.zoom/32/13495_2.png) [@jon.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/10 "2021-04-20T20:28:31Z")
Hi @helloparent, I have not been able to reproduce this behavior. When I start sharing as the host and disable view annotation, I am still able to annotate the screen. Other participants are not able to. Can you please verify that you have not disabled annotation under your account settings? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/annotation-getting-enabled-for-participants-also/47595/11 "2021-05-21T06:28:32Z")
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