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Webex Site Upgrade to Version 40.12 - Dec. 2nd

Posted: 2020-11-20 11:09:33   Expiration: 2020-12-24 11:09:33

Disclaimer: This news item was originally posted on 2020-11-20 11:09:33. Its content may no longer be timely or accurate.

Version 40.12 comes with improved video layout controls, layout options when streaming to third party software (Facebook, YouTube Live) and more!

For a full list of the details, see the latest Webex features

Improved Layout Control

  • Following suit with the control bar, we've optimized the layout controls to a single button, labeled Layout. We've also added the option to Hide non-video participants to this menu for easy access.
  • We've updated the names of the views to be more consistent with the device experience:
  • Active speaker and thumbnail video view is now called, Stage view
  • Active speaker video view is now called, Focus view
  • Video strip view is now called, Stack view
  • Floating panel view is now called, Fullscreen view


Hide Names in Videos

  • Name labels in the video windows will now auto-hide after a few seconds for anyone who isn't actively speaking and reappears when moving the mouse. You also have the option to hide all the name labels in the video windows (including active speaker) manually, by going to the View menu or Layout button and selecting Hide names in videos.


Layout Options to Include Grid View in Third Party Streaming

  • With this update, the host has the options to select which layouts the audiences will see from a third party live streaming platform. The streaming layout can be set prior to the live streaming starts, and it can be modified during the live streaming.
  • When the meeting has shared content, the host can choose from thumbnail view, active speaker view or content-only view.
  • When the meeting has no shared content, the host can choose from active speaker and thumbnail view, grid view, or active speaker view.


Remove Background Noise from Meetings

  • Similar to Webex Meetings desktop app, mobile users will now be able to take advantage of our new background noise detection and filtering feature that was released for Desktop in 40.10. All the same benefits available to Desktop users will be available to mobile app users as well.

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Animated In-Meeting Reactions for Mobile Users

  • Similar to Webex Meetings desktop app, mobile will also support animated in-meeting reactions.

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-- Cisco Webex: Shawn Thiele