Do you have yesterday’s laundry piled behind you? Worried about your cluttered office space? No problem. You can easily blur your surroundings during your Zoom meetings with the background blur option on desktop and mobile.
Blur Your Background in Zoom's Desktop App
Before Joining a Meeting
During a Meeting
Blur Your Background in Zoom's Mobile App
Blur Your Background in Zoom’s Desktop App
In Zoom’s desktop app, you can blur the background before a meeting and during a meeting. Here’s how to do both.
Before Joining a Meeting
To ensure your Zoom background is blurred before your next meeting starts, launch the Zoom app on your computer.
In Zoom’s top-right corner, select your initials or profile picture and choose “Settings.”
In “Settings,” from the left sidebar, select “Background & Effects.”
On the right pane, in the “Virtual Backgrounds” tab, select “Blur.” In the video preview, you’ll immediately notice that your background is blurred.
During a Meeting
If you’d like to blur your background while you’re already in a meeting, from the meeting screen’s bottom bar, select the up-arrow icon next to “Stop Video.”
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And that’s it. Your meeting participants will now only see your face.
Blur Your Background in Zoom’s Mobile App
In Zoom’s mobile app, you can only blur your background when you’re in a meeting.
To do that, from your meeting screen’s bottom-right corner, choose “More.”
You’re done. Now you can enjoy a bit more privacy during your Zoom meetings.
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