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To be frank, if Zoom was a web only app (or maybe web plus web-in-a-electron like eg Slack and WhatsApp) there'd be a vocal HN crowd complaining that there was

To be frank, if Zoom was a web only app (or maybe web plus web-in-a-electron like eg Slack and WhatsApp) there'd be a vocal HN crowd complaining that there was no proper native app.

koolba 5y ago
Last I checked you didn’t have to install anything. I’m not sure about more advanced usage like screen sharing or how many timing options their are, but for generic “see me, see you” it works fine in the browser.
- brundolf 5y ago
  It does have a web app, but they make it incredibly hard to find. I’m not surprised that some don’t even know about it
  - koolba 5y ago
    Indeed, IIRC, you need to click “download”, reject the download, and then an “Open in your browser” dialog appears.
    - OJFord 5y ago
      IME, my video always shows as either blank white, or psychedelic light show. Android app works.
  - edoceo 5y ago
    There was a setting they had, so the Bowser option is shown right away (well, after the xdg-open prompt)
- Geezus_42 5y ago
  I can confirm that the in browser version does not allow for remote desktop. I use zoom in a support role because webex is a laggy dumpster fire.
thayne 5y ago
In my personal opinion, open source native app > web app > closed source native app