Description
Zoom Workplace for Chromebook is your one stop shop for collaboration on Chromebook. And no matter where you are working, be it remotely, in the classroom or on-the-move — Zoom Workplace for Chromebook brings your team together and takes care of business seamlessly without needing to muck around with a slew of tools.
Features
1. Do More with AI Companion: Your paid license includes Zoom AI Companion built right in at no extra charge. It is your assistant whose by the way that helps you get ready for meetings, summarizes meeting minutes powered by AI, catches up with hundreds of text messages in seconds and drafts content & texts higher speed.
2. One App for Video, Chat, and Calls: Set up or enter into video meetings with a single tap, instant message your coworkers and external parties over Team Chat, operate Zoom Phone calls and SMS from the exact same place.
3. Boost Productivity Across Your Workflow: Draft and publish Zoom Docs to align everyone, AI Companion provides instant meeting notes, brainstorm with others in real time on Zoom Whiteboard.
4. Seamless Device Switching: Tap to transfer an ongoing video call or phone call from your Chromebook between other devices. It also allows you to initiate a Zoom Rooms meeting and easily share your screen.
5. Enterprise-Grade Security: Equipped with 56-bit encryption, safe deeds on the go and support for SSO (Single Sign-On), so your data remains protected on-the-go.
Review
The highlight, for sure, is the built-in AI Companion. Creates meeting notes on its own, helps you write messages — and catches up the unread chat in seconds. Just this saves a busy remote worker hours of notetaking and followup. The AI also assists with meeting preparation and note-taking through "My Notes," which is included at no extra charge as part of a paid license.
When the app works, both video and audio quality are excellent. It also delivers brilliant audio, ensuring you stay audible even during long meetings with crystal clear sound for both sides of a video call. The noise suppression performs better by filtering out the background distractions.
Integrate team chat, meetings, and phone calls into a single app to minimize switching between multiple tools. This is particularly useful if you use it on the go: simply move a live video call or phone call between devices with just one tap.
And this is the greatest pain point of all. Several users (including yours truly) have encountered "Camera Access"/Webcam access issues, i.e., they simply do not turn on or are flakey as heck during meetings. It can also log users out for no apparent reason, and the version available on Chromebooks (5.01) is a long way behind that of Android phones (6.4.3).
Zoom Workplace is an enterprise productivity suite that shines best on Windows, macOS or premium Chromebooks. It's a mixed bag for Chromebook users. If your model is relatively modern (Chrome OS 91+), you will have most things but won't receive any advanced functionality. If you are on an older or a school-managed Chromebook, then just get ready to rip your hair out.
