The desktop Zoom app will show you up to 49 thumbnails at once in the gallery view. So if you're taking a class, or talking to a large group of people, the only way to get a comprehensive view of everyone all at once (whether they are talking or not), is to use the app on your laptop. When you use Zoom on your phone, you can only see a maximum of four people at a time in the gallery view. Here's what you need to know about Zoom features and where to use them: 1. Whether you want to use Zoom to catch up with your family, have a virtual party, take a class online, or make a remote business presentation to your team, you'll want to be aware of the subtle, yet specific differences between the phone and laptop experience.

In fact, according to App Annie, a mobile market data company, videoconferencing apps alone saw over 62 million downloads during a single week in March. Since millions of employees started working from home, and students began attending classes remotely, the app's popularity has boomed, and people are using it for everything from virtual happy hours to movie nights.

Zoom launched in 2013, but until recently, you might have thought of it as more of a business conference app. What it all comes down to is what kinds of features, beyond basic group video conferencing, you'll want to utilize. Lucky for you, while there are slight differences between Zoom on your phone versus laptop, the app functions sufficiently on each device, so you can't really go wrong.

So you're ready to download Zoom, because the FOMO is real, but you don't know whether you should get the desktop version, or the mobile version.

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