3 Ways To Share Iphone Or Android Screen In A Zoom Meeting

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Share iPhone or Android Phone Screen in a Zoom Meeting

Zoom mobile app for Android and iOS has a built-in option to share the phone screen in a Zoom video call. You can either start the meeting with your screen showing up already or toggle it during an ongoing meeting. Plus, you can even share your phone’s screen via PC if you want to. Below, we have discussed each method in detail.

1. Before Joining a Meeting

Android

iOS

“Only the Host Can Share Screen” Error

While trying to share your phone’s screen, you may encounter the “only the host can share in this meeting” error. If yes, ask your host to enable participant screen sharing by tapping the arrow next to Share Screen > Advanced Sharing Options > select All Participants under “Who can share?” If the host is on Zoom mobile app, ask them to tap the More button at the bottom right. Then, at the Meeting Settings page, turn on Share Screen under “Allow Participants to.” Or, you can simply ask them to make you the host.

2. During an Ongoing Meeting

Android

Zoom will now start sharing your phone’s screen content with others in the video call. You won’t be able to see the meeting gallery, but others will be able to see your screen content. You’ll also get floating controls while sharing the screen. You can use them to annotate on the screen, turn on your audio and directly stop the screen sharing with the floating controls.

iOS

On iOS, you won’t get any fancy floating controls. However, you can stop sharing the screen by tapping the red notification bar and pressing Stop.

3. Share Phone’s Screen with Zoom Desktop Client

Do you want to share your phone’s screen with others while attending the meeting on your computer? Well, it’s quite easy, especially if you have an iPhone or iPad.

iOS (iPhone/ iPad)

Before we start, make sure both your computer and iPhone or iPad are connected to the same Wifi network. You can also create a hotspot from another phone and connect the two devices. On your PC:

On your iPhone:

Your iPhone’s screen will be automatically shared in the Zoom meeting wirelessly. Although, make sure you have high-speed internet; else, you may experience some stutters while sharing the screen.

Android

Unfortunately, Zoom doesn’t have a direct option to share the Android phone’s screen from the desktop client. Still, you have two options:

Install the Zoom app on your phone, join the meeting with a separate account and use the screen sharing option in the Zoom app.OR mirror your phone’s screen on PC using third-party software. Then, use the screen share option in the Zoom desktop client. I did it using AirDroid on my device. Anyways, here are three ways to mirror your Android display to your PC.

Wrapping Up

This was a detailed guide on how you can share your iPhone or Android phone’s screen in a Zoom meeting. Besides the traditional method of sharing the screen from within the app, we’ve also mentioned how you can do it from the Zoom client on your computer. Anyway, why do you usually share your phone’s screen in Zoom? Do let me know in the comments.