{"id":436,"date":"2016-04-13T12:16:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T00:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T23:54:42","slug":"how-to-update-zoom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/how-to-update-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Update Zoom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom regularly provides new versions of their desktop PC and Mac client. These updates will often add\u00a0new features which you will likely find very useful, as well as providing bug fixes and enhancing security.<\/p>\r\n<p>We recommend checking for updates about once a month.<\/p>\r\n<p>To automatically download the latest version, simply go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/support\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zoom Download Centre<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>If you have the Zoom desktop application open, then do the following:<\/p>\r\n<p>1. Click on the icon in the top right on the home screen<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-1-click-icon-top-right-600x449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-1-click-icon-top-right-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-1-click-icon-top-right-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-1-click-icon-top-right-401x300.png 401w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-1-click-icon-top-right.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>2. Select Check for Updates<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-941\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-2-click-check-for-updates-600x449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-2-click-check-for-updates-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-2-click-check-for-updates-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-2-click-check-for-updates-401x300.png 401w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-2-click-check-for-updates.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>3. Zoom will then automatically check for available updates and download the latest version, if one is available. Once the download is complete, click Update Now. Upon completion of that process, which should only take a 30 seconds to 1 minute typically, you will now be up to date.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-942\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-3-you-are-up-to-date-600x449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-3-you-are-up-to-date-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-3-you-are-up-to-date-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-3-you-are-up-to-date-401x300.png 401w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-3-you-are-up-to-date.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Or if not signed in, then do the following on Windows:<\/p>\r\n<p>After starting Zoom (go to your Start menu, search Zoom, click Start Zoom) you will get the simpler screen with \u201cjoin\u201d or \u201csign in\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-4-simple-Zoom-window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-4-simple-Zoom-window.png 596w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-4-simple-Zoom-window-449x300.png 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Right click on the small zoom icon down by the time and date in the bottom right of your desktop (it may also be in the hidden icons area, check this by click the up arrow to the left of the time\/date)<\/p>\r\n<p>Choose &#8220;Check for Updates&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-946\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-6-taskbar-with-Zoom-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-6-taskbar-with-Zoom-icon.png 559w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-6-taskbar-with-Zoom-icon-500x38.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-5-check-for-updates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-947\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-7-hidden-icons-with-Zoom-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-7-hidden-icons-with-Zoom-icon.png 467w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-7-hidden-icons-with-Zoom-icon-294x300.png 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>On Mac, go to the zoom.us dropdown menu, far left in the banner across the top of the desktop.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1008\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-8-update-on-Mac-OS-600x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-8-update-on-Mac-OS-600x375.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-8-update-on-Mac-OS-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-8-update-on-Mac-OS-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/files\/2020\/04\/Zoom-update-8-update-on-Mac-OS-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>On Mobiles updates are via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings\">Google Play (Android)<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/zoom-cloud-meetings\/id546505307?mt=8\">App Store (iOS)<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom regularly provides new versions of their desktop PC and Mac client. These updates will often add\u00a0new features which you will likely find very useful, as well as providing bug fixes and enhancing security. We recommend checking for updates about once a month. To automatically download the latest version, simply go to the Zoom Download [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10165,"featured_media":437,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-436","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/zoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}