Zoom has quietly cut off the original Chrome OS app and moved over to a PWA instead, but the updated version is seeing some problems.

Zoom is transitioning its Chrome app to a progressive web app (PWA) as Google sorts out the future of ChromeOS.

After stripping the feature when moving to the new Zoom for Chrome PWA, Gallery View will be restored to Chromebooks in the very near future.

Zoom’s official support documentation last updated May 4 recommends you switch to the new Zoom Progressive Web Application (PWA) for Chrome OS available for download on the Play Store.

To address Chromebook users’ plight, Zoom launched a PWA with additional features last year. It significantly improved the video calling experience on Chrome OS devices.

If you use Zoom (or another UB service) on your Chromebook as a Chrome App, switch to the web version before June 2022. In the case of Zoom, you can install the Zoom Progressive Web App (PWA). Google ...

Since late January, there have been several reports from Chrome OS users on the Google issue tracker about hearing crackling sounds from the right speaker of their device while on Zoom calls ...