{"id":81844,"date":"2024-03-28T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/meta-is-removing-a-host-of-features-from-workrooms-requiring-users-to-download-files-before-june\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:21:01","slug":"meta-is-removing-a-host-of-features-from-workrooms-requiring-users-to-download-files-before-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/meta-is-removing-a-host-of-features-from-workrooms-requiring-users-to-download-files-before-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta is Removing a Host of Features from \u2018Workrooms\u2019, Requiring Users to Download Files Before June"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meta announced it\u2019s pushing a major change to Workrooms<\/em><\/a>, its virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. The overhaul is set to improve, but also remove a slate of features, so Meta is suggesting active users download important data before the update\u2019s May 30th rollout.<\/p>\n

Launched in 2021, Workrooms<\/em>\u00a0was designed to be a fully-functional virtual meeting space that leveraged a companion app for both PC or Mac, letting you stream your computer\u2019s desktop and see your real keyboard via a small passthrough window in addition to chatting with users both in VR and on traditional monitors.<\/p>\n

Meta says in a developer post<\/a> its getting ready to improve\u00a0Workrooms<\/em>, which is set to feature a new room design and a simplified way to create and join meetings.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Meta\u2019s bringing to Workrooms<\/em> come May 30th: <\/p>\n

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  • Book a meeting without creating a workroom first<\/strong> so you can share a link without having to be in the app. This also removes the ability to create a meeting in a workroom.<\/li>\n
  • Allow anyone with the link to join your meetings or workroom<\/strong>, or restrict access to only allow people who are logged in to Workrooms. Hosts will also be able to restrict access to only members of the workroom.<\/li>\n
  • More comfortable screen sharing<\/strong>, no matter where you\u2019re sitting in VR.<\/li>\n
  • Ability to resize and adjust the height and distance of virtual screens<\/strong> in your personal office, which saves automatically.<\/li>\n
  • A new VR environment <\/strong>featuring\u00a0a redesigned lake environment whenever you join a meeting or a workroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This comes alongside a host of features which are set to be scrapped from Workrooms\u00a0<\/em>entirely, including Whiteboards, posters, logos, environments and layouts, chat, files, links and tracked keyboards.<\/p>\n

    The company says that users should download important information<\/a> from these soon-to-be deprecated features before May 30th, as associated data won\u2019t be available for download after that cutoff date.<\/p>\n