Features for the Webex Meetings Desktop App

The Webex Meetings desktop app features for WBS41.1 and later aren’t included in Slow Channel updates.

Feature

Update

Gesture Controls

41.1

Let Anyone Join this Breakout Session

41.1

Meeting Invite Email Template Changes

41.1

Remove Duplicate Video and Sharing Using Paired Video Device

41.1

Video Rotation for Windows Users

41.1

Enable Webex Assistant Start Up from Devices

41.1

Improved Recording Layout UI Labels

41.1

Enabling New and Existing Host-Level Usage Report Improvements

41.1

Moderated Unmute Mode

41.2

Keyboard Shortcut Management (Windows)

41.2

View and Share Webex Meeting Details

41.2

Keyboard Shortcut Management

41.2

Q&A Added to Webex Meetings

41.3

Pre-Meeting Lobby for Scheduled Meetings

41.3

Edge Chromium and WebView2 Required for Facebook with Webex

41.3

Zoom In and Zoom Out in Grid View

41.4

Customize the Stage View

41.4

Sync my Stage for Everyone

41.4

Tool Tip for Customizing the Stage

41.5

Free Text Notes

41.5

Layout Optimization Features

  • Scale or Hide the Filmstrip in the Stage Views

  • Limit Attendees View to Stage only When Syncing

41.6

Stop Syncing Directly from the Stage

41.6

Return to Previous View When Host Stops Syncing

41.6

Optimized the Filmstrip Default Size for High-Resolution Displays

41.6

Reordered the "More Options" Menu in the Video Thumbnails

41.6

Meeting Template Improvements

41.6

Dark Theme by Default

41.6.3

Optimized Shared Content Dialog

41.6.3

New Sharing Icon

41.6.3

Automatically Detect when You're Sharing Video

41.6.4

Keyboard Shortcut Management (Mac)

41.6.5

Closed Captions Available to all Paid Plans

41.7

Layout Optimization Features

  • See More Videos in The Filmstrip

  • Move a User from the Participant Panel to the Stage

41.7

Interact with audience when streaming live in Workplace from Facebook

41.7

Zero Trust Security for Webex Meetings

41.7

Increase the Meeting Number Size to 11 Digits

41.7

First Participant Brought to the Stage View and Synced will be in Recordings

41.7

Use the Tab Key to Navigate Anywhere in the Meeting Window (Windows)

41.7

Webex Assistant Available to all Paid Plans

41.7.2

Increased Number of Videos that can be Moved to Stage

41.8

Pop-Out Panels Directly from the Meeting Window

41.8

Adjust Camera Brightness

41.8

Hardware Acceleration for Video on Mac OS

41.8

Webex Supports E.164 Phone Numbers

41.8

Webex Scheduled Meetings by PSTN Host and Disable Lobby for PSTN Host

41.8

Optimized Spacing Between Videos and Shared Content

41.8

Improved Active Speaker Switching

41.8

Keyboard Shortcut Optimizations

41.8

Start or Join a Webex Scheduled Meeting as a host using your Saved Phone Number

41.8

Immersive Sharing

41.9

Support for MacOS 12 Monterey (Beta Version)

41.9

Improved Leave Flow to Prevent Cohosts from Ending the Meeting Accidentally

41.9

Additional Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

41.9

Tooltips Now Include Keyboard Shortcuts

41.9

Use the Tab Key to Navigate Anywhere in the Meeting Window (Mac)

41.9

Raise Hand in Breakout Sessions

41.9

Simultaneous Interpretation

41.10

Accessibility Settings: Manage Screen Reader Notifications and Chat Font Size

41.10

Layout Menu: Optimized Look and Feel

41.10

Support for New Languages

41.10

Unified Meeting Preferences

41.10

Support available for new operating system and browser

41.11

Windows task bar notifications

41.11

Advanced host and cohost mute control in breakout sessions

41.11

4:3 Aspect Ratio cameras now supported on Mac and Windows

41.11

Fullband support in music mode now available for Mac and Windows

41.11

Include log report in post-meeting survey

41.11

New skin tones and new reactions (Desktop)

41.12

Attendee ID changes

41.12

Introducing Embedded Apps for Webex Meetings

41.12

Meeting duration clock

41.12

New skin tones and new reactions

41.12

Features for Webex Events

Feature

Update

New Webex Events Service

41.4

Availability of Webex Events (New)

41.5

PSTN for Attendees Joining Webex Events (New)

41.5

Q&A, Chat, and Polling Added to Webcast Mode

41.5

Walk-Through of Events (New)

41.5

Removal of Attendee Names in Reaction in Webex Events (New)

41.6

Webcast Scheduling – Enable or Disable Chat, Q&A, and Polling

41.6

Customize Registration Rules in a Meeting or a Webex Event (New)

41.6

Host High Capacity Webex Events (New)

41.6.4

Webex Events (New) Enablement Update

41.6.4

Modern View as the Default for Event only Sites and Users

41.6.4

Summary Reports in Webex Event (New)

41.6.4

Attendance and Registration Reports

41.6.4

Build your Own Brand and Customization in Webex Events (New)

41.8

Chat with Everyone in Your Webex Webinar

41.8

Scheduling Template Available for Webex Events (New)

41.8

Past Events Report in Control Hub

41.8

Slido Integration in Webinar for Webex Events (New)

41.9

Updated Layout for Webex Events (New)

41.9

Participant Management Enhancements in Webex Events (New)

41.9

Add Webex Events to Microsoft 365 and Google Calendar

41.9

Webcast Attendee View Customization

41.10

Display Attendees' Names for Reactions

41.10

Host Report for Webcasts

41.10

Registration IDs in Webex Events (New)

41.11

Scheduling Webex Events (New) now becomes easier

41.11

Hosts can invite attendees or upload CSV Files in Webex Events (New)

41.11

User interface change in Webex Events

41.11

Support Q&A and chat during a practice session in Webex Events (New)

41.11

Features for Webex Meetings and Webex Events

Feature

Update

Support for Whiteboard and Doc Sharing in a Video Centric MP4 Cloud

41.2

Maximum Registration for Events and Meetings

41.5

Export Registration Report for Events and Meetings

41.5

Attendance and Registration Reports

41.10

Support for New Languages

41.10

Cohosts can manage invitations and registration in Webex Meetings and Webex Events (New)

41.12

Refine the user interface for interpreters in Webex Meetings and Webex Events (New)

41.12

Additional Webex Meetings and Webex Events (New) options

41.12

Features for Webex Events, Training, and Support

Feature

Update

Unified Registration for Webex Meetings, Webex Events, and Webex Training

WBS41.2

Features for Devices

Feature

Update

Remove Duplicate Video and Sharing Using Paired Video Device

41.1

Remove Duplicate Video and Sharing Using Paired Video Device

41.2

1080p Video Resolution for All Video Devices

41.6

Reactions Flow Across Webex Rooms Devices and Apps

41.6

See More People During Active Content Share on SIP-Based Webex Devices

41.6

Updated Stack Layout Experience for On-Premises Registered Video Devices

41.6

Zero Trust Security for Webex Room devices

41.7

Webex Devices in Breakout Sessions

41.9

Administrator Controls for Video Device Layouts BETA

41.9

Webex Devices in Breakout Sessions

41.10

Administrator Controls for Video Device Layouts

41.10.2

Easy to use audio mute state management, recording controls, lock state, and raise hands on available for Webex on-premises devices

41.11

Speaking while muted prompt for third-party video devices

41.12

Features for Media

Feature

Update

HD Video

41.3

New AV1 Codec for Content Sharing

41.4

Intel Hardware Encoder for Sharing in Windows

41.6

Video Mesh Private Meetings

41.9

Video Mesh GDM

41.9

Edge Callback GDM

41.10

Features for Webex Sites

Feature

Update

Improved Recording Layout UI Labels

41.1

Webex Meeting Registration Summary in Meeting List

41.2

Importing CSV Files when Scheduling Breakout Sessions

41.2

Timezone Information Added to First Time Join Page

41.2

Export Registration Report for Events and Meetings

41.5

Maximum Registration for Events and Meetings

41.5

Export Registration Report for Events and Meetings

41.5

Walk-Through of Events (New)

41.5

Web App: Scale the Filmstrip in Stack View

41.6

Web App: Grid View Zoom in and Zoom Out

41.6

Web App: Full-Screen View

41.7

Web App: Q&A Set Priority, Mark as Answered Verbally

41.8

Web App: Q&A Tab Management

41.8

Web scheduler now supports Multiple time zones

41.11

Features for Webex Meetings VDI

Feature

Update

Support for Dell ThinOS 9.1 Available in Citrix Environment

41.2

Improved High Frame Rate Content Share

41.2

VDI App Plugin Checker

41.3

Support 10ZiG Zero Clients Thin Client

41.5

Provide VMWare Support for ThinPro 7.1.x

41.6

Webex Events (New) for VDI Environment

41.7

Breakout Session Support

41.8

Support for VDI plugin on MacOS

41.11

Removal of the VDI toggle in Site Administration

41.11

Features for Site Administration

Feature

Update

Ability to Hide Meeting Link for Attendees in a Meeting

41.1

Show Display Name in Meeting Participants List

41.1

Virtual Camera Support on Mac

41.2

Administrator Option to Allow Hosts to Edit Recordings

41.3

Enhance User Export Function in Site Administration

41.4

Global Distributed Meetings (GDM) Updates

41.6

Allow Compliance Officers to Delete Meeting Recordings

41.6

Disable Callback to Certain Countries

41.6

Turn off the Audio Announcement for Webex Assistant

41.7

Users are Forced to Sign out When their Password Change is Detected

41.7

Collaboration Restrictions for Company Users Joining External Meetings

41.8

Print Friendly Format to View Usage Report

41.8

Display the Attendee's Actual Phone Number on the Report

41.8

Webex Supports E.164 Phone Numbers

41.8

Collaboration Restrictions for Company Users Joining External Meetings

41.9

End of Support for Office 2010 File Sharing

41.10

Configuration of Webex Control Hub and Webex Site Administration to support eCDN

41.11

Show contact information

41.11

Webex App download

41.11

New GDM Location

41.11

Folder and version compatibility changes

41.11

Notifications to the host when assigning presenter roles to policy restricted users

41.12

Update from Site Administration to Control Hub

41.12

Administrator ability to disable Webex Events (Classic)

41.12

Features for the Webex Control Hub

Feature

Update

Show Display Name in Meeting Participants List

41.1

Manage Meeting Retention Policy Setting

41.1

Legal Hold for Meetings Data

41.1

eDiscovery for Meetings Data

41.1

Meetings Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Archival

41.1

A Fresh New Look for the Webex Control Hub Analytics

41.3

Control Hub Settings to Block User from Joining External Webex Meetings

41.4

Configuration of Webex Control Hub and Webex Site Administration to support eCDN

41.11

Features for Webex Meetings Integrations

Feature

Update

Slack Users Can Add Webex Personal Room Meeting in Outlook or Google

41.2

Individual and Administrator Authorization Changes for the Cisco Webex Scheduler (Microsoft 365 Add-in)

41.2

Meeting Join URL Added to Outlook Add-In Location Field

41.3

Ability to Set-Up Default Webex Site for an Organization

41.4

Davra Integration for Interim Simultaneous Interpretation

41.5

Slack Integrations for Public and Private Channel

41.5

End of Service for Mac Productivity Tools

41.5

Change in Downloads Page UI

41.5

Integration of Slido Polling and Q&A Features in Webex

41.6

Webex Meetings List Available in Microsoft Teams Using a Hybrid or On- Premises Microsoft Exchange Mailbox

41.6

Slack and Webex Custom Status

41.7

Insert a Box Link to a Meeting Invite

41.7

Meetings API Support for Webex Events (New)

41.8

Zendesk Integration

41.8

Jira Service Desk Integration

41.8

Name Look-up for adding Co-workers to a Webex Meeting or Webex Space from Box

41.8

Microsoft Teams Integration: Starting and Scheduling Meetings from Message Extension

41.9

Features for Webex Meetings APIs

Feature

Update

Additional Meeting RESTful API Options

41.3

Meetings RESTful API to Support Automatic Lock Setting in Create, Update, and Delete Meeting

41.9

Webex Meetings API support for Webex Events (New)

41.10

Scheduled meetings template using RESTful APIs

41.12

Enable closed captioning and Webex Assistant by default through APIs

41.12

Features for the Webex Meetings Mobile App (iOS)

Feature

Update

Let Anyone Join a Breakout Session

41.1

Moving Raise Hand into Reactions Interface

41.1

Ability to Hide Meeting Link for Attendees in a Meeting

41.1

Improvements to the In-Meeting Control Bar Icon Access

41.1

Blackberry MDM Official Support

41.1

Improvements to the Participant List

41.1

In-Meeting Media Health Quality Indicator

41.1

Host Support to Initiate a Facebook or YouTube Stream

41.1

Meetings Breakout Session Pre-Assignment Support

41.1

MDM Support for Configuring Default Audio Preference

41.1

Improvements to the Remote Control Rotate

41.2

Blackberry MDM Official Support

41.2

Support for Webex Meetings Registration

41.2

Moderated Mute Mode

41.2

Show Video on Video Devices

41.2

iOS 10 OS will no longer be supported

41.2

Q&A Added to Meetings

41.3

Pre-Meeting Lobby in Webex Meetings

41.3

Active Speaker View Discoverability

41.3

Escalate SIP Call to Webex Meetings

41.3

Customized Layouts Attendee Support

41.3

iOS 10 OS No Longer Supported

41.3

Profile Picture Support for Control Hub-Managed Sites

41.3

Display Only Video Participants in Grid View for iOS

41.3

SDK Integration for Facebook Portal Using Smart Camera

41.4

iPhone Breakout Room Host Support

41.4

OS Support for 14.4 and 14.5 iOS

41.4

Stop Video from Mobile Devices

41.5

PSTN for Attendees Joining Webex Events (New)

41.5

Q&A, Chat, and Polling Added to Webcast Mode

41.5

Recording Tab Show and Hide Behavior to Align with Web App

41.5

Stage View Layouts Support

41.5

Slido Integrated into Webex Meetings

41.6

Sync the Stage from Mobile

41.6

Improved End-to-End Encryption

41.7

Events to Support up to 10K Users

41.7

Side-by-Side Mode for Dual Camera Support

41.8

Keyboard Shortcut Optimizations

41.8

Support for iOS 15

41.9

Video Layout Improvement for Tablet and iPad

41.9

Support for Slido

41.9

mmersive Sharing as an Attendee

41.9

Support Raise Hand in Meetings Breakout Sessions

41.9

Prevent Cohosts from Accidentally Ending Meetings

41.9

Events- Panelist and Attendee Chat Enhancements

41.10

Support for 1080P Video​ in a Meeting

41.10

Support Available for new iPhone Models

41.10

Support Available for Apple iOS 15

41.10

Change app name

41.11

Improvement in the meetings mobile app

41.11

New skin tones

41.12

Rebranding changes and improvements for meeting users on Facebook Portal

41.12

Respond to host privilege

41.12

Meeting duration clock

41.12

Features for the Webex Meetings Mobile App (Android)

Feature

Update

Let Anyone Join a Breakout Session

41.1

Moving Raise Hand into Reactions Interface

41.1

Ability to Hide Meeting Link for Attendees in a Meeting

41.1

Improvements to the In-Meeting Control Bar Icon Access

41.1

Blackberry MDM Official Support

41.1

Improvements to the Participant List

41.1

In-Meeting Media Health Quality Indicator

41.1

Improvements to the Remote Control Rotate

41.2

Blackberry MDM Official Support

41.2

Support for Webex Meetings Registration

41.2

Moderated Mute Mode

41.2

MDM Support for Configuring Default Audio Preference

41.2

Q&A Added to Meetings

41.3

Pre-Meeting Lobby in Webex Meetings

41.3

Active Speaker View Discoverability

41.3

Escalate SIP Call to Webex Meetings

41.3

Customized Layouts Attendee Support

41.3

Problem Reporting Enhancement

41.3

SDK Integration for Facebook Portal Using Smart Camera

41.4

Improvements to the Active Speaker View Discoverability

41.4

Customized Layouts Attendee Support

41.4

Stop Video from Mobile Devices

41.5

PSTN for Attendees Joining Webex Events (New)

41.5

Q&A, Chat, and Polling Added to Webcast Mode

41.5

Recording Tab Show and Hide Behavior to Align with Web App

41.5

Stage View Layouts Support

41.5

Slido Integrated into Webex Meetings

41.6

Improved End-to-End Encryption

41.7

Sync the Stage from Mobile

41.7

Events to Support up to 10K Users

41.7

Enhanced Recording Management

41.8

Resize Stage Video and Content Sharing

41.8

Support for Android 12

41.9

Video Layout Improvement for Tablet and iPad

41.9

Support for Slido

41.9

mmersive Sharing as an Attendee

41.9

Support Raise Hand in Meetings Breakout Sessions

41.9

Prevent Cohosts from Accidentally Ending Meetings

41.9

Events- Panelist and Attendee Chat Enhancements

41.10

Support for 1080P Video​ in a Meeting

41.10

Change app name

41.11

Improvement in the meetings mobile app

41.11

Support for Android 12

41.11

New skin tones

41.12

Rebranding changes and improvements for meeting users on Facebook Portal

41.12

Respond to host privilege

41.12

Meeting duration clock

41.12

External USB camera support

41.12

Share USB camera video in document sharing mode

41.12