Zoom, the popular video calling app, has released a new update for Mac that fixes a security flaw. The bug, specifically, left the microphone on at the end of the meetingas several users have reported and as the company has confirmed after announcing version 5.9.3, which solves this error.
Customer reports started to appear in the forum of Zoom in December, after many verified on their Mac with macOS Monterey that the orange dot, which indicates that an app is using the device’s microphone, appeared even when leaving the video call. “I click on the Control Center and see that Zoom is accessing the microphone. I’m not in a meeting, I just have the Zoom application open,” says one of the users. Others, who also verified how the platform accessed the microphone after the meeting ended, suggested that the app was listening in the background. When closing Zoom, the indicator was disabled.
The company, according to TheVerge, tried to fix the bug in version 5.9.1, which was released in December. However, many users continued with the same problem. It has not been until this month of February when Zoom has announced version 5.9.3 and has confirmed in its forums that the error has already been fixed.
We have experienced an issue related to the Zoom client for macOS, which could show the orange indicator light continuing to appear after leaving a meeting, call, or webinar. This bug has been fixed in version 5.9.3 and we recommend that you update to version 5.9.3 to apply the fix.
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Zoom bug didn’t make the company listen to users after a video call
Matt Nagel, representative of Zoom, has commented to the aforementioned medium that the microphone bug has not made it possible for the company to listen to users after ending a meeting. It is a point that was of great concern to the clients who reported in the platform’s forum. Above all, after the controversies related to security and privacy. However, it is important to update to the latest version. Zoom for macOS users can quickly install by opening the app.
With Zoom updated to version 5.9.3, the macOS permission indicator it should show that the microphone is being used only when the user has activated it in a meeting.