This platform allows for improved and simplified experiences for hybrid work across the entire Webex Suite, with common architecture, administration, and integrations. It converges the meeting experience across Webex applications and devices, and unlocks potential for continuous collaboration before and after a meeting, with rich real-time experiences. For an overview, watch Welcome to the Webex Suite meeting platform

Summary of the upcoming release is below. 

• Let others know when you step away from the meeting—Windows and Mac. If you need to answer the doorbell or grab a glass of water, now you can give the other participants a heads up. Manually set your status to Stepped away or set the app to automatically switch to Stepped away when you move away from your camera for a while. When you step away, your microphone goes on mute, your video turns off, and your profile picture is replaced with an image of a hot beverage and the text, Stepped away. This lets other participants know you are temporarily away from the meeting. 

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Easily switch between multiple shared files and a whiteboard during a meeting—Windows and Mac. If you are juggling multiple shared files or bouncing between a whiteboard and the files, things just got a lot smoother. Now you can seamlessly switch between different shared files on the fly, without interrupting your presentation. When you are ready to switch to another file or the whiteboard, click You're sharing… above the shared content.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• The default value of "Connect to audio without pressing 1"—Windows and Mac has been changed. Great news for those who use the Call me option for audio during meetings on Windows and Mac. You no longer have to check Connect to audio without pressing 1. This option is now checked by default. Enjoy your meetings with one less click. 

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Annotate on camera content shared during a meeting—iPhone, iPad, and Android. Now, when someone shares their camera in a meeting, both the presenter and other participants can annotate on the shared content. You or the presenter can save a PDF snapshot of the annotations. When you share a camera, you control who can annotate. Allow all participants to annotate, have others ask for approval to annotate, or block all requests so only you can annotate.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Annotate on files shared during a meeting—iPhone, iPad, and Android. When someone shares a file from a mobile device, you see a preview of that file. Now, you can also annotate on what you see. You or the presenter can save a PDF of the annotated view at any time.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Annotate on files shared during a meeting—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. Now, when someone shares a file in a meeting, both the presenter and other participants can annotate on the file. You can even mark up a different page than the one that the presenter is currently sharing. You or the presenter can save a PDF copy of the file that includes all the annotations.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Start multiple calls or meetings simultaneously from Webex App—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. With the latest update on Webex App VDI, you can make or answer calls right in the middle of a meeting. Or, if you are already on a call, you can hop into a meeting whenever you need to. And there's more: the performance on your thin client just got a turbo boost. You will enjoy smoother experiences with CPU, GPU, and memory usage slashed to just a third of what they used to be.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Hear a beep when you mute or unmute yourself—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. The beep provides confirmation that you muted or unmuted yourself. Only you can hear the sound, other meeting participants can't. If you prefer, turn off the beep.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Keep your meetings and calls going smoothly in Webex App—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. When you are in a meeting or on a call, Webex App prevents sleep mode activation for your virtual desktop (HVD) server or thin client. This makes sure you have a stable and continuous connection throughout the duration of your meeting or call, without interruption. 
• No more worrying about warning messages for version mismatches in the Health Checker—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. Now, if the Webex App version on your hosted virtual desktop (HVD) and the plug-in version on your thin client play well together, you see a friendly green check mark in the Health Checker—even if they are not the exact same version.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• A new experience to share files has been launched—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. Present with ease when multiple presenters take turns—It can be time consuming to transition among presenters when you are taking turns to present content in a slide deck. Our new Take control feature makes it easy for multiple presenters to transition seamlessly when they present. Catch-up on what’s presented during a meeting—As an attendee, sometimes you want to go back to a previous slide or read ahead. Now you can, without interrupting the presenter. Switch back to the presenter view when you are ready.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

• Answer a call to your video address during a meeting—Windows VDI and Mac VDI. Be in two places at once and answer important calls without leaving a meeting. Just put your audio and video on pause in the meeting and then take the call. When you finish the call, go back to the meeting without having to rejoin.

This feature is not supported for Webex for Government.

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• Review the above features and inform your users.