Good thing Zoom offers you the options of disabling your mic and camera when you join a meeting.

ensure you choose wisely but remember that the option to join without video will always be in grey.

The option to see a video preview will always be at the top of the with/without video option.

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For those times when you only want to spy on everyone, its also possible to mute your mic.

That way, no one will be able to hear whats going on on your end.

To mute your mic before entering a meeting, youll need to choose the Call via gadget Audio option.

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At least during my testing, after choosing the option I entered the meeting with the audio disabled.

If when you enter the meeting the mic is on, just tap on it to disable it.

Its at the bottom right-hand corner.

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you’re able to verify if the audio is turned off by checking at the bottom left-hand corner.

The mic option should be crossed out and in red.

you’re free to do this by tapping on the Participants option at the bottom.

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By signing into Zooms site and then going to options.

Youll find an option thatll let you mute all participantes upon entry.

If you tapped on the video icon, a list of options would come up.

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Choose the Stop video option to only allow them to display their profile picture.

If you only want to unmute specific users, tap on their names, and choose the unmute option.