** HANDSFREE FOR ZOOM HAS UPDATED TO V 2.2.5 AND IS AVAILABLE IN THE REALWEAR APP MARKETPLACE https://marketplace.realwear.com/app/com.handsfreezoom.app **
HandsFree for Zoom is a native application built by RealWear using the Zoom SDK, designed to optimize the UI by using voice commands on all RealWear devices, and is available via RealWear Cloud.
Note: Sign up for Realwear Cloud at www.realwear.com/cloud
For customer support on RealWear Cloud or Handsfree for Zoom, please email the support team at support@realwear.com.
System Requirements
You must have an active Zoom license (paid or free) for use on desktop. Device can join meetings anonymously without the need to log in.
HandsFree for Zoom is supported on the following RealWear devices and corresponding minimum firmware versions.
- RealWear Navigator™ 500/520 - Firmware 1.0 and above
- RealWear Navigator Z1™ - Firmware 1.1 and above
- RealWear Arc 3™ - Firmware 1.0 and above
*End-of-Support
- RealWear HMT-1® - Firmware 12.0 and above*
- RealWear HMT-1Z1® - Firmware 12.0 and above*
Language Support
- English
- Spanish
- Japanese
Features
HandsFree for Zoom has the same core functionality of the Zoom client, which includes the following:
- Join meetings using a Meeting ID or scan a QR code generate using the Meeting ID Link
- Join a meeting without a password.
- Start and stop video.
- Mute and unmute call audio.
- Support for Annotations, screen sharing, and white boarding within a meeting with a remote expert.
- Share the Realwear My Camera app in call to access features such as zoom and exposure levels.
- View participant list.
- Terminate a call.
- Enhanced UI and UX, making it easier to use hands-free.
Generate a QR code easily
To generate a QR Code for your meeting link you can use many third party QR services a couple of examples are
https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
https://express.adobe.com/tools/qr-code-generator
Simply copy and paste your zoom meeting link into the QR generator
It should look like this:
eg https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8231060004?pwd=XXXXXXXGbGZmeWdYaUpOcU5CUT09
Bug fixes and known issues for HandsFree for Zoom 2.2
Bug Fixes
- SDK updated to the latest.
- Patched a UX bug around permission requests.
- A recent bug would cause many users to see an error when attempting to join a meeting. The fix required Zoom to enable access for "Anonymous" users again. This has been completed and users should be able to join meetings again seamlessly.
Known Issues
- IMPORTANT: This version no longer supports Annotations. Due to changes in Zoom's APIs, selecting the START ANNOTATIONS button will result in a black screen. To recover, say STOP VIDEO, then START VIDEO and the START ANNOTATIONS button will be greyed out such that it cannot be selected again.
- HandsFree for Zoom does not support Zoom for Government calls.
Watch our video below