---
title: "Live Release Notes Q1 '22"
slug: "live-release-notes-q1-22"
description: "ScreenMeet Live 2.0 enhances usability with features like HD screen sharing, virtual backgrounds, and improved performance for seamless collaboration."
updated: 2022-05-13T20:49:30Z
published: 2022-05-13T20:49:30Z
canonical: "docs.screenmeet.com/live-release-notes-q1-22"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenmeet.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Live Release Notes Q1 22

## 22.1 - February 16, 2022

This release, ScreenMeet Live 2.0 is a major update with performance enhancements, usability improvements, and some key features shown below. You will need to contact support if you are interested in migrating to this new version.

[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/9da39725-20e5-434f-83a4-d630456099dc/Images/Documentation/Live2.0_Update_Jan_2022.mp4)

### **1. Usability Improvements**

- Chat - chat window now separated from settings
- Participants - toggle button to show participants
- Full Screen - from the browser you can now go into full screen mode
- Participant Layouts - toggle between active speaker and grid layout

![](https://cdn.document360.io/9da39725-20e5-434f-83a4-d630456099dc/Images/Documentation/image-1643149415193.png)

**2. Swarming** - Agents can now invite up to 20 participants to join a session.

**3. HD Screen Sharing** - Support for up to 4k resolution streaming for screen sharing.

**4. File Sharing** - Users can share files with participants in the chat screen by selecting a file to upload or simply dragging a file onto the chat.

**5. Virtual Background** - In addition to blurred background, Users can now configure a virtual background using pre-configured images.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/9da39725-20e5-434f-83a4-d630456099dc/Images/Documentation/image-1643152387079.png)

**6.** **Platform Support for Mobile SDK** - Support for Native iOS and Android Apps

**7. Guest Video Toggle -** Agents can now control whether guests can share their video stream.

**8**. Meeting Information Dialog now displays PIN information to allow Users to easily share meeting PIN.8.

## Release Notes

- Enhanced the overall performance of the virtual background.
- Enhanced the notifications of incoming chat messages and file transfer updates.
- Optimized the mobile experience to allow swiping right to close the session side-bar.
- Enhanced the security of the live server and client during internal audits.
- Enhanced the internal event tracking within Live to aid troubleshooting, exporting, etc.

- Corrected an issue that prevented the invite participants button from working as expected with Microsoft Edge
- Corrected an issue that allowed a user to enter a live call multiple times.
- Corrected an issue that caused the session to crash if the screen shared window was closed.
- Corrected an issue that caused some session audio to be distorted.
- Corrected an issue that prevents unexpected behavior when multiple people use the annotation feature at the same time.
- Corrected an issue that prevented users from using the background blur feature.
- Corrected an issue that caused screen sharing to be downscaled improperly.