# When Opening App from Apps Panel, incorrect runningContext

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/when-opening-app-from-apps-panel-incorrect-runningcontext/114147>\
**Category:** Zoom Apps\
**Created:** [July 22, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/when-opening-app-from-apps-panel-incorrect-runningcontext/114147 "2024-07-22T18:55:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![h.g](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/h.g/32/57536_2.png) [@h.g](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/h.g)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/when-opening-app-from-apps-panel-incorrect-runningcontext/114147/1 "2024-07-22T18:55:20Z")

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Hello, I realized there was some buggy behavior with `runningContext` only with **production apps** (when using a development clientID/secret, there is no error).

The error occurs when you click “open in meeting” after launching the app in the main client. It seems like the runningContext does not update to “inMeeting” and stays in “InMainClient”. It seems to just transport the app from the main client into the meeting client, and the context does not update.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Launch a **production** application from the app tiles.
2. Click “Open in Meeting”
3. View the `runningContext` and verify it still says “inMainClient” and not "inMeeting’.

Here is a video of my findings: [incorrect runningContext.mov - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bLPnvUJzP3uVLG6hw1xQQM6G7Hi5npEZ/view?usp=sharing)

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/when-opening-app-from-apps-panel-incorrect-runningcontext/114147/2 "2024-07-31T19:55:50Z")

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@h.g Thank you for providing that detail! I tested this out with the following environment but I was unable to replicate that issue.

**OS**  
Mac OS 14.5

**SDK**  
AppsSDK 0.16.21

**Client**  
Zoom Client 6.1.6

From here, consider updating the client or the version of the SDK that you are using to see if that resolves your issue.

If not, please let me know!

Thanks,  
Max

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**Author:** ![joshuamckenty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshuamckenty/32/69650_2.png) [@joshuamckenty](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/joshuamckenty)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/when-opening-app-from-apps-panel-incorrect-runningcontext/114147/3 "2025-06-12T00:29:36Z")

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Max, just FYI I’m seeing the same issue on AppsSDK ^0.16.26.