Conference and layout management
Meeting controls.
Speakers
By default, during a conference an external speaker or headset is used as the playback device if it is connected. To change it, tap on in the control panel and select the appropriate device. When the device is selected, the button will change its appearance, for example, to a Bluetooth connection icon.
Hold down the button to disable the playback device; it will change to .
Microphone
To mute the microphone in the meeting control panel, click the button; it will change to , and the will display the corresponding status.
Camera
Similarly to the microphone, you can enable/disable video transmission during a conference. To turn off the camera, click the button, which will change to , and the will stop displaying your video and will be hidden (disappear from the screen). Click to turn on the camera and bring back the .
To switch between the front and rear (main) cameras of your device during a conference, use the button in the .
Additional features
During a conference, you will be able to use some additional features. To access them, tap the button on the lower panel. Here, you will be able to:
blur, change of virtual background (uploading images for the background is also available in the section);
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Choose how the conference control panel should be displayed; in particular, you can pin the panel to make sure that it is not automatically hidden, or unpin it so that the available space could be used for the layout.
To change the virtual background during a conference, click , then . Next, click and choose the desired image from your device's gallery.
The image you select will be displayed in the list and you will be able to use it as a virtual background:
Changing layouts
The conference owner or moderator can set a video layout mandatory for participants.
However, if you are the moderator, you can manage the video layout from your smartphone using . During an active conference, go to your , select the desired conference, and press . The client application will not consider this layout as it uses its own dynamic layout with multi-screen support.
Layout structure
The layout is generated dynamically and depends on the conference mode. Below, you can see the layout for a moderated role-based conference with the content window and speakers:
Display presentations or demonstrate content (up to 2 windows on the screen). You can select one of several presentations by switching using the corresponding icons at the bottom of the screen.
Active speaker.
The podium with speakers. For convenience, there can be several screens for displaying speakers, with a maximum of 9 participants on each screen.
You can switch between windows by swiping left and right. Since there can be up to 49 speakers in a conference, there can be up to 6 screens: 5 screens with 9 participants each and the last one with 4 participants.