How to Change Zoom Background [Desktop/Mobile]

Shyam Kumar July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 0 Comments

One of the most popular web conferencing app ZOOM has an awesome feature that lets you change the background of your video. It lets you use any of the static images as well as videos for the background in zoom during video conferencing. Using this will also enhance the experience of zoom video call and let you hide the messy background of your room or from wherever you are on the video call. The best part is that you don’t need any green screen for that (it is just a default feature of the app).

Zoom virtual backgrounds will help your meetings to be more fun and the perks will be that no will judge you on the basis of place you are working from, if you use a special background.

How to Change Zoom Background on the Desktop App:

Steps to change the background before actually joining a meeting:

Download and install the Zoom app for your Desktop
Open the App and sign in (sign up, if you are new to zoom).
Tap on your profile picture and then click on the “Setting” option.
In the left menu bar, tap on the “Virtual Background” (if you don’t see this tab, log in to the Zoom website, go to Settings and toggle on Virtual Background).
Here you can either upload your own image or select one of the Zoom’s defaults image.
To use Zoom’s default image you need to download the Smart Virtual Background Package by clicking on download.
To add your own image or video, click the + icon to upload from your desktop.
A tab will open where you need to choose an image from your computer and click on Open.

Steps to change the background after joining a meeting:

Join a meeting.
Click the up arrow “^” next to Stop Video.
Click on Change Virtual Background.
In the Virtual Background tab, either upload your own image or select one of the Zoom’s defaults image.
To use Zoom’s default image you need to download the Smart Virtual Background Package by clicking on download.
To add your own image or video, click the + icon to upload from your desktop.
A tab will open where you need to choose an image from your computer and click on Open.

How to Change Zoom Background on Mobile:

Note: As of now, Zoom Virtual Background is supported only on iOS. This feature is not available for android users.

Download and install the Zoom app for iOS.
Login & Join a meeting
Click on More in the bottom right corner to open Menu
Click at Virtual Background
Tap the “+” icon
Either upload your own image or select one of the Zoom’s defaults image

To get the maximum output and effective change in background, it is preferable to use Green Screen. But in case you don’t have one, it will still work fine but with bit of glitches as per the background contrast.

Also Read:

How To Use Zoom App [Mobile/PC Full Guide]

How to Use Google Meet App – Create and Join [PC/Mobile]