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Zoom is updated in Chrome OS: background blur, more virtuality and other services

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There is no doubt that the main service companies Internet they are trying to balance the feature set across all the platforms they have a presence on. This happens in many of them, such as zoomwhich has been one of the companies that has benefited most from the pandemic and, despite its almost exclusive focus on business, it has become popularly one of the options to connect with family and friends.

Recently, this communication solutions platform has updated its Progressive Web Application (PWA) to Chrome OS, which allows Chromebook users also blur the real background or convert it directly to virtual backgrounds, so that the personal space of the participants is not visible. for others, more visible is the virtual meeting of the participants.

About him replacement of the virtual background, it’s worth noting that Zoom currently offers few options to choose from, though thankfully users also have the option to upload their own images, giving them a variety of options to replace the environment they’re in with images of their choice.

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Like PWA (Progressive Web Application), users do not need to download or update the version. Simply enter the direct access of the apps and if they have one chrome bookthe new possibilities will appear prominently.

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These new Zoom features for Chrome OS can cause some performance issues for those who don’t have powerful Chromebooks, so users should test these features in case performance may be affected and avoid using them in virtual meetings, where serious engagement is going to take place.

If you have a solvent team, in principle you can use the new capabilities without appreciable problems. There is no doubt that Chromebooks have become versatile and affordable devices used primarily in education, although these devices are improving every day to be alternatives to laptops with Windows either macOS.

Other news in the Zoom update for businesses and their customers

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Also, at its second Work Transformation Summit, Zoom presented other two innovations on the platform to help companies improve customer and employee experiences for the new “anywhere” workforce:

1. Zoom IQ for Sales, a conversation intelligence solution

This technology is a conversation intelligence plugin for Zoom Meetings that turns customer interactions into meaningful and actionable insights, helping marketing, sales, and business intelligence teams improve critical customer interactions. Additional benefits include:

– Optimized efficiency:Increase seller productivity with automation of next steps and risk assessments, and quick search functionality.

– Integrated: closely integrated with Salesforce leading calendars and Zoom Meetings, consolidates workflows and provides a joint view of conversations and opportunities

– Scalable:scalability on demand, companies can easily add users according to their needs.

2. Improvements to Zoom events and webinars

zoom announced two more Zoom Webinar innovations,designed for anyone who wants to present information to a large online audience attending from anywhere in the world on any device:

– Reactions:webinar attendees can use reactions. The stream of submitted reactions is displayed in the lower right corner of the main webinar window, visible to the host, panelists, and attendees.

– Branding:Hosts can customize the look of the webinar experience by adding a wallpaper behind the video tiles, setting a common virtual background for all panelists, and providing name tags for each panelist.