Released: 2026-06-01 Updated: 2026-06-02
Summary: Improved bot handling, richer Q&A capabilities (typing indicators and guest labels), automatic Picture-in-Picture mode, and support for dark chat UI and virtual backgrounds on lower-end devices. Also adds better controls for hosts, such as locking meeting language settings, and improves error handling for OBF bot joins. Fixed where the InviteByPhone API failed to trigger after successful calls.
General
Enhanced
- Display third-party bot associated with meeting participant in participant list and block making the bot a host.
Client view
Enhanced
- Support On Behalf of (OBF) bot joining before owner error and common error.
- Q&A enhancements:
- Show when someone is typing an answer.
- Enable Host to lock Meeting language settings.
- In Webinar Q&A, show GUEST label.
- Improve Picture-in-Picture (PiP) functionality: Remove the icon and switch to automatic PiP mode.
- Add a “Force Enable Virtual Background” option on 2-core devices.
- Support a dark UI in participant chat.
Fixed
InviteByPhoneAPI wasn’t firing when a call was successful.
For more information, see the Release notes for the Zoom Web App for March 26, 2026.