If you enable the Turn off my video when I join a meeting option when joining a Zoom meeting, meeting participants will be able to turn off their video by default when joining the meeting. It has been set so that their video will be disabled once they join a meeting once this setting is enabled. In order to turn their video back on, users will have to turn on their video via a manual process. In order to prevent disruptions in meetings, this setting is useful if the meeting hasn’t yet officially begun or if attendees are joining the meeting late.

Prerequisites for Turn off my video when joining a meeting

• Zoom desktop client
  • Windows: 5.0.0 or higher
  • MacOS: 5.0.0 or higher
  • Linux: 5.0.0 or higher
• Zoom mobile app
  • Android: 5.0.0 or higher
  • IOS: 5.0.0 or higher

How to enable Turn off my video when joining a meeting?

Windows | macOS | Linux

Disable video by default

When joining a meeting, you can turn off my video by enabling the following:

1. Join the Zoom Desktop Client by entering your username and password.
2. Click on the picture of your profile and then click on the setting button.
3. Then click on Video.
4. Tick the box by which you want to turn off the video when you join a meeting.

Disable video or audio by default when joining a meeting

After clicking Join, you will have the option to disable audio or video before joining a meeting. After selecting these options, the meeting will appear as private.

Before joining a meeting, you can disable audio or video by following these instructions:

1. Launch the Zoom Desktop Client by logging in with your Zoom credentials.
2. Select the Home tab.
3. Select Join.
   • Enter the personal link or meeting ID.
   • Your name will appear.
4. If you want to disable your video, check the Turn off my video box.
5. If you don’t want your audio to be connected, select the Don’t connect to audio check box.
6. Then click Join.

Android | iOS

Disable video by default

When the video is turned off, the screen is always turned off, whether it’s on Android or iOS.

1. Log into the Zoom app on your mobile device.
2. Tap Settings at the bottom.
3. Select Meetings.
4. On Android and iOS, enable the Always Turn Off My Video option.
   Click the toggle to enable the setting if it is not enabled already.

Disable video or audio by default when joining a meeting

By clicking the Join button, you can also select the following options after joining the meeting in order to disable audio or video.

Before joining a meeting, you can disable audio or video by following these instructions:

1. Join the Zoom mobile app by logging into your Zoom account.
2. When prompted, tap Meet & Chat in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. When prompted, tap Join.
   • Select your ID or name from your personal links.
   • Type your name.
4. You can disable your video by turning off the Turn Off My Video option under Join Options.
   To enable the setting, toggle the switch.
5. Make sure that the Don’t Connect To Audio (iOS) toggle is enabled under Join Options under the Joining section.
6. Click the Join button.