![]() ![]() 2 When I tried this, I ran into a bug where the contextual pop-up menu with the Paste command would appear off the screen. But of course, I’ve already got my phone acting as a camera and mounted atop the TV, so I have to use my iPad instead. The easiest way to do that is to use the TV Remote feature of Control Center on iOS to bring up a software keyboard, rather than laboriously entering those random characters via the Apple TV’s hardware remote. So, instead, I have to enter the codes manually. Unfortunately, there’s no way to open those links on the Apple TV. Those links generally include the meeting ID and password, which are each strings of random numbers and letters. Here’s the thing: the way 90 percent of my Zoom calls work is by being sent a link, usually via email or Slack. ![]() Once you launch it and get your camera connected, you only have a few options: there are buttons for New Meeting and Join Meeting, and a tab that lets you view your contacts. The initial version of Zoom’s app on tvOS is bare-bones to say the least. Offloading the call onto the Zoom app on the Apple TV while using my iPhone as the camera and mic seemed like it might simplify matters, but as so often happens with new technology, this is where things started to get sticky. For another, neither the MacBook microphone nor camera are great, and it requires some awkward positioning to get everything framed up (and audible). This approach has its downsides for one thing, we’re looking at the TV, but since we still need to reach the trackpad and keyboard, the MacBook (and its camera) is usually on an ottoman in front of us. So I use my M1 MacBook Air, extend the desktop to my Apple TV, and then run the Zoom call and Chrome in split screen on the Apple TV. Since my wife and I are both in the same room, it’s convenient to be able to display both the video call and our map (using Roll 20) on the big screen of our living room TV, rather than peering at a small laptop display. ![]() I play a few regular Dungeons & Dragons games with my wife and several friends via Zoom. The app dropped with little fanfare earlier this month, and I finally got to give it a whirl, but the result was underwhelming, to say the least.įirst, some background on my particular (and perhaps unique) situation. Your author, looking a bit like he’s trapped in a Wes Anderson movie.Įver since the announcement earlier this year of Continuity Camera for tvOS, I’ve been looking forward to giving Zoom a try on the Apple TV. Zoom on tvOS: Big screen video chatting needs some work ![]()
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