Zoom maintenance, August 2026: Scheduled Zoom Software Quarterly Lifecycle Update (11/7/2026)
Zoom is reporting planned maintenance: Scheduled Zoom Software Quarterly Lifecycle Update (11/7/2026). It is still open.
MMaintenance
From Zoom's official status page, in their words.
What happened
- Started
- Status
- scheduled
- Duration
- 89 days so far
- Impact
- maintenance
- Affected
- Download Center & Clients
- Window
- 8 Nov 2026, 11:00 am to 8 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm
- Scheduled
- In progressnot yet
- Completednot yet
Why it happened
Zoom has not given a cause yet. We never guess one.
Timeline
Newest first. From Zoom's official status page, in their words.
- scheduled
As a reminder approximately 30 days ahead of the upcoming enforcement, Zoom will be enforcing a new global minimum version this November 7. This affects the following products: ◦ VDI plugin ◦ Zoom Phone Local Survivability (ZPLS) module ◦ Meeting SDK (Web) For more information, such as specific versions we are enforcing, refer to the Zoom Software Quarterly Lifecycle Policy support article: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0061130 To assist with checking the client versions on your account, refer to the Dashboard support article: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062208#h_13ce9a73-91e5-4df6-9cb5-c815b1605cf5
- scheduled
Zoom will be enforcing a new minimum version for the following areas, approximately 90 days from now, on November 7, 2026: VDI plugin Zoom Phone Local Survivability (ZPLS) module Meeting SDK (Web) All other clients and plugins not listed here will maintain the same version requirements as the August 2026 enforcement. For more information, such as specific versions we are enforcing, refer to the Zoom Software Quarterly Lifecycle Policy support article: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0061130 To assist with checking the client versions on your account, refer to the Dashboard support article: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062208#h_13ce9a73-91e5-4df6-9cb5-c815b1605cf5
What this means for a business
- Work from the files you already have open or downloaded; nothing saved is lost.
- Move an urgent meeting to a phone call.
- Tell the team in one message so nobody spends an hour troubleshooting their own laptop.
The full guide: what to do when a service you rely on is down
Other Zoom incidents
- Service Degradation Affecting Outbound MMS Services in the US region, resolved after 7.9 hours
- Zoom Phone Maintenance: EU02 - FRA4 Data Center: November 30, 2026, maintenance scheduled
- Zoom Phone India Maintenance (Mumbai) : December 04, 2026, maintenance scheduled
- Zoom Phone India Maintenance (Hyderabad Data Center): November 20, 2026, maintenance scheduled
- Zoom FileServer Release: November 03, 2026 (No Operational Impact), maintenance in progress
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