[colde]

Imho this is such an important feature that i don't understand why it's not more common. And even for Zoom and jit.si, the button is hidden in a submenu on mobile.

What would be even better is allowing the meeting chair to simply unmute a single person and mute everyone else to ensure some order.

[bexsella]

> Imho this is such an important feature that i don't understand why it's not more common.

I would assume this is the case because until now we haven't had the mass adoption of the technology on offer in the sheer numbers we are seeing with COVID. I know remote and recorded lectures have been around for years. But these companies haven't had the need to push these features simply because the call for them was relatively small. I'm going to assume that Zoom and jitsi and their competitors are now drunk with the data they're receiving and will move to adopt these features more readily.

My personal interaction with these in the past has been largely passive just sitting watching and taking notes, and clarifying later on an internal moodle forum. It's great to see growth in the area and an emphasis on active engagement.

[room505]

Microsoft Teams does allow unmuting individuals and muting all participants. They just need to show video for all participants. I read they accelerated the work - https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/su...

[pacamara619]

> What would be even better is allowing the meeting chair to simply unmute a single person and mute everyone else to ensure some order.

On jitsi you can do precisely that, click on the menu of the person's screen and click "mute everyone but this user".

[askvictor]

Webex too, though bizarrely, for the presenter, they have to scroll through the participant list in order to see if anyone's got their hand up - really needs to bump those people to the top of the list.