How to stop the echo when you use two devices in the same room with Zoom

I was assisting a client remotely just this week, which meant that we needed to connect both her iPhone and her computer to our Zoom meeting. When she connected to the meeting on the 2nd device, we got that dreaded echo echo echo that you get if more than one device is connected in the same room.

Those of you who have experienced it will know how annoying it is!

Here's the solution that allows you to connect to Zoom on two nearby devices WITHOUT driving everyone else in the meeting (and yourself) crazy.

For computers, turning off your microphone in Zoom will do the trick. Then, the other device's microphone can handle the audio (as long as it's not too far from you).

But doing the same on an iPad or iPhone still leaves you with an echo problem! Just muting the microphone is not enough for these devices.

If you decide that your iPad/iPhone can be in charge of the microphone, on the computer you can click the 'up-arrow' on the right of the microphone option (bottom left) and choose Leave Computer Audio.

To turn off the audio completely on the iPad (or iPhone), tap the More ... option (top right on iPad, bottom right on iPhone) and choose Disconnect Audio​.

Then, enjoy your meeting without the echo echo echo!

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