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How does MacOS make zoom conferences painful? That's a strange claim to make.

• redler 6y ago
  I suspect they're referring to the fact that after the Zoom app is updated, you may find yourself in a meeting but unable to share a window because the updated app no longer has the "Screen Recording" privacy entitlement. Turning that on again requires quitting the app and therefore leaving the meeting.
  • wtallis 6y ago
    That does sound annoying. Though to be fair, Apple has plenty of reason to distrust Zoom updates. I'm a bit surprised there's no way for Zoom to re-try screen recording without re-launching the app. Is that a fundamental limitation of Apple's security model, or a failure of Zoom?
    • indymike 6y ago
      It is all Apple. When you change a permission, MacOS forces you to quit and re-launch the app.
      • oneplane 6y ago
        It's also all-app: they can change their homemade updater to a normal non-hidden updater and have normal signed distribution that doesn't require any of this re-auth.
  • indymike 6y ago
    This is exactly the issue. It's especially problematic when you are hosting a private meeting. When you exit, it will hang up on everyone, unless you hand control of the conference to a participant.
• indymike 6y ago
  Not a strange claim. Having to exit the conference to give the Zoom app permission to share the screen is painful, and if the Zoom app updates, you have to do it again. That means you have to leave the conference to permission the app, and if you are the host, hand off control to a participant so the conference is not ended early.