ZOOM is an application for conducting video conferences, distance learning for pupils and students, and online meetings. Created by the company zoom.us and has over 100 million downloads. The app quickly gained popularity, as it is excellent for business.

No barriers to communication

Video communication was massively introduced into people's lives in the early 2000s, along with the spread of the Internet and the first Webcams. The first applications for video communication made it possible to communicate in one-by-one mode and use virtual chat for free. For a fee, you could purchase the possibility of group communication. At that time, video conferencing applications in the modern sense didn't exist.

Video communication was especially useful for people with hearing problems because they could communicate using gestures, thanks to the ability to see the interlocutor. The first mobile video connection was made later in 2009. In our time, the relevance of video communication is growing strongly. With ZOOM, you can see distant relatives, communicate with all your classmates, and hold a business meeting.

ZOOM features

With the ZOOM app, you can organize an online meeting and see your friends from your home's comfort. ZOOM allows you to make conferences with up to 100 participants. In this app, you can hold a 40-minute video conference for free. Different links give different possibilities. Any user who has a link or conference ID can connect to a video conference.

If the event is scheduled in advance, you can make a recurring link – a link for a regular lesson at a specific time, as well as a link to log in. The ZOO has excellent communication, and the organizer has the ability to turn the microphone on and off, ask all participants to turn the video on and off. You can do screen-sharing with sound, pause the screen demonstration, and share only individual apps, not the entire screen.

Zoom subtleties

Structured design

ZOO has problems with the interface and settings. The design is unified, and there is no way to change it. The app allows you not only to make video conferences but also to make screen-sharing.

To communicate and to learn.

With ZOOM, you can make high-quality video conferences. Also, you could show the presentation or application during a call. The app is intended to conduct training sessions.

Some textbooks are available here so that students can complete tasks from their smartphones, and the teacher will receive an alert about completed tasks.

The Bottom Line

ZOOM is a high-quality video conferencing app with many features. Here you can exchange documents and images, as well as communicate additionally in chat and make a screen broadcast. A safe driving mode has been developed specifically for the mobile app. In ZOOM, you can hold free group video conferences for up to 40 minutes with good video and audio quality.

We Like

• Ability to divide students into groups and pairs;
• Various virtual backgrounds;
• Built-in interactive whiteboard.

We Dislike

• Awkward interface, unstructured settings;
• Little time for free communication.