[skrebbel]

To be frank, if Zoom was a web only app (or maybe web plus web-in-a-electron like eg Slack and WhatsApp) there'd be a vocal HN crowd complaining that there was no proper native app.

[koolba]

Last I checked you didn’t have to install anything. I’m not sure about more advanced usage like screen sharing or how many timing options their are, but for generic “see me, see you” it works fine in the browser.

[brundolf]

It does have a web app, but they make it incredibly hard to find. I’m not surprised that some don’t even know about it

[koolba]

Indeed, IIRC, you need to click “download”, reject the download, and then an “Open in your browser” dialog appears.

[OJFord]

IME, my video always shows as either blank white, or psychedelic light show.

Android app works.

[edoceo]

There was a setting they had, so the Bowser option is shown right away (well, after the xdg-open prompt)

[Geezus_42]

I can confirm that the in browser version does not allow for remote desktop. I use zoom in a support role because webex is a laggy dumpster fire.

[thayne]

In my personal opinion, open source native app > web app > closed source native app