Zoom: Disable reactions in Zoom calls
- Margaret Winward
Starting with the Apple Sonoma OS, a new feature called Reactions fills your video frame with a 3D effect expressing how you feel. This feature is automatically enabled and will display when using a video call. You can disable this feature through FaceTime.
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On Mac OS Sonoma, you will need to disable the Reactions before opening the Zoom or FaceTime session.
Open FaceTime.
Click the Video menu in the menu bar, represented by a green and white camera icon.
Click โReactionsโ to turn them off.
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There are 8 possible reactions you can use.
๐๐ป Pop a single thumbs-up, and youโll see the bubble reaction.
๐๐ป Not a fan? Give it a thumbs-down
๐ซถ๐ป Show your love with the heart hand gesture, and youโll see hearts erupt from your hands.
โ๐ผ Fire up the peace sign, and balloons will rise from the bottom of the screen.
โ๐ผโ๐ผ Want to go one further than balloons? Throw up a double peace sign, and confetti will fire onto the screen.
๐๐ป๐๐ป A double thumbs-down will cause the screen to darken and rain to fall around you.
๐๐ป๐๐ป A double thumbs-up will cause a whole firework display to appear behind you.
๐ค๐ผ๐ค๐ผ Show the double horns and a full-blown laser party will pop up.
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Verified: Nov 14, 2023