# Option to Disable Automatically Lowered Hands **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984 "2023-12-30T22:14:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ccoleman0556](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ccoleman0556](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ccoleman0556)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/1 "2023-12-30T22:14:02Z")
**Problem** This is in regards to the feature where if someone has their hand raised and unmutes, it automatically lowers their hand after a few seconds. I go to a lot of meetings where people unmute and say “Thanks for sharing”, after someone else speaks. Some of them might also have their own hand raised. Saying “thank you” causes their hand to be lowered and then the order of hands gets messed up. **Solution** An option to disable this feature at the account/ meeting level **Alternatives** N/A (physically writing down the order on a piece of paper?) **Additional context** I believe this feature was pushed out in the Jun 5th, 2023 update, although I can’t find it in the [release notes](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0070004) (possibly was part of the “Raised hands enhancements”?) ---
**Author:** ![IP1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ip1/32/58332_2.png) [@IP1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/IP1)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/2 "2024-04-05T01:44:43Z")
Although viewers can stop a rasied digital hand from lowering if they stay focused on the Raise Hand button, waiting to click the pop-up warning, most are focused on the discussion and miss the warning, loosing their place in the line of raised hands. This can be very frustrating, more so than having a moderator manually lower hands after people speak. There needs to be a feature to disable automatic hand lowering. ---
**Author:** ![nepster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/nepster/32/64895_2.png) [@nepster](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/nepster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/3 "2024-11-12T18:33:41Z")
Hi. It seems like there are LOTS of people who dislike this feature, and it’s a fairly simple chore to make this an optional setting. community .zoom .com/t5/Zoom-Meetings/Stop-lowering-my-hand/m-p/157155 ---
**Author:** ![rowan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/rowan/32/64903_2.png) [@rowan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rowan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/4 "2024-11-12T21:15:55Z")
I agree with this. The automatic hand lowering has been running joke/inconvenience at our organization since is was introduced. It is a very frustrating ‘feature’ with more down-sides than benefits. ---
**Author:** ![sanjitsingh3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/sanjitsingh3/32/65447_2.png) [@sanjitsingh3](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sanjitsingh3)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/5 "2024-12-06T04:13:58Z")
This is insanely annoying and I can’t believe Zoom hasn’t fixed this. I also can’t believe there aren’t more complaints about this. ---
**Author:** ![bradanderson5181](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bradanderson5181/32/51691_2.png) [@bradanderson5181](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bradanderson5181)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/6 "2024-12-06T20:46:46Z")
i think adding an option to disable it at the account/meeting level would give hosts more flexibility. Hopefully, this gets considered in a future update. ---
**Author:** ![Candia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/candia/32/67881_2.png) [@Candia](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Candia)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/option-to-disable-automatically-lowered-hands/100984/7 "2025-03-11T20:48:20Z")
Any news on an option to disable this irritating automatic hand lowering?