Video settings: background, mirror, data saver

Video settings let you choose how you look and how much data your camera uses. They work the same for teachers and students.

Where to find them

On a computer, press the small arrow beside Camera and choose Video settings.
On a phone, press More and choose Video settings.
Before you join, the same background choice is on the waiting screen, with a live preview of yourself.

Background

Choose Off, Blur, Strong blur, or one of four backgrounds: Study room, Bookshelf, Teal or Light gradient.

The effect is made on your own device. The other person and the class recording see the result, so a blurred background is blurred in the recording too.
You cannot upload your own picture. Nothing about your background is sent to us.
Your choice is remembered in this browser and used again in your next class, and after you switch camera.
If your browser cannot do it, the choices do not appear. If your device is too slow, or the picture starts to stutter, the background turns itself off and a short note tells you. Your camera keeps working.

Mirror, self-view and camera

Mirror my video is on by default. It only changes how you see yourself. The other person and the recording are never mirrored.
Hide my self-view removes your own small picture from your screen. The other person still sees you.
Switch camera (phones with two cameras) changes between the front and the back camera, and your background stays on.
You can also pick a camera from the list.

Data saver

Turn on Data saver if you are on mobile data or your connection is weak. Your camera sends a smaller picture and you receive a lighter video of the other person. It is remembered like your background. If your connection is weak the room suggests it once, quietly, and never asks again in the same class.

Connection bars and swapping the videos

A small bars icon on each picture shows the connection: excellent, good, weak or lost.
In a one-to-one class, double-click (or double-tap) the small picture to swap the big and small videos. This only changes your own screen. The Swap button does the same from the keyboard. While the other person shares their screen, the shared screen stays big.

Updated 2026-11-04