How to join a Zoom meeting on Computer or mobile
How to join a Zoom meeting on Computer by downloading the app:
- Download the Zoom desktop app on your Mac or PC.
- Open the Zoom app.
- Click join a meeting.
- Enter the meeting ID and your name, and set audio/video permissions.
How to join a Zoom meeting on Computer via meeting invite link:
- Click on the meeting invite link that the host shared.
- Open the Zoom app.
- Approve the request for permission to use your computer’s audio and camera.
Depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls.
How to join a Zoom meeting through a web browser:
You don’t need to install any extra software to join or even host a Zoom meeting. You can do it all through a web browser.
- Click on the meeting invite link that the host shared.
- A new tab will open on your web browser. If you don’t have the Zoom desktop app installed, the page will urge you to download the app.
- Ignore that and skip down to the small print: “If you cannot download or run the application, join from your browser.”
- Click the highlighted text in “join from your browser“.
- Sign in with your name to join the meeting.



How to join a Zoom meeting on mobile (IOS, Android):
- Download the Zoom app for iOS or for Android on Google Play, and set it up using your contact information.
- Open the mobile app.
- Tap on “Join a Meeting.”
- Enter the meeting ID and your name and set audio/video permissions.
or - Tap on the meeting invite URL that the host shared via email or text, which will open the Zoom app. The app may ask for permission to use your phone’s camera.
Again, depending on the meeting’s set-up, you may enter the meeting right away, you may need to wait for the host to arrive first or you may be placed into a waiting room that the host controls.
Source: Tom’s Guide
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