New version of BigBlueButton rolling out starting Dec 12th

New version of BigBlueButton rolling out starting Dec 12th

Hi Everyone,

Christmas is coming early for BigBlueButton

BigBlueButton has been working on a number of updates that will be going live on their production servers starting on Tuesday, Dec 12th, next week. 

What's new  

In the updated version, instructors will now have

  1.  a stopwatch/timer to help manage activities in the meeting

  2. the ability to set a camera as the main presentation area, such as bringing focus to a webcam pointed a physical whiteboard, and

  3. grid layout for group collaboration.

Also, all users now have a new emoji bar with animations (learning should be a bit fun).

For a short video overview of these new features check out:   https://youtu.be/IBqlvcFCH1M
Please share the above video with others.

Rollout Schedule

  1. Canada Region: Tuesday, Dec 12
  2. Europe and Asia Pacific Region: Wednesday, Dec 13
  3. North America Region: Thursday, Dec 14


 The updates will be seamless – any existing meetings on the older versions will continue while new meetings will automatically start on the newer version.

Warm regards,... Fred

--
Fred Dixon

CEO | Blindside Networks Inc.


    • Related Articles

    • BIGBLUEBUTTON : New Knowledge Base

      July 9, 2026 7:57 AM Message from Fred Dixon, CEO | Blindside Networks, Inc. **************** Hi everyone, I'm very happy we have a new up-to-date knowledge base for BigBlueButton and Blindside Networks for you and your users. It's located at ...

    • Canvas Status Update

      Canvas Database Upgrades What's happening: We're upgrading our database infrastructure as part of an initiative to modernize our systems and complete large-scale software versioning improvements. This work keeps our technology stack current, ...

    • BIGBLUEBUTTON : Updates Canvas interface for BigBlueButton for 'Sync Attendees'

      February 20, 2026 1:07 PM Hi everyone, Canvas conferences now automatically include late enrollments: no more manual 'Sync Attendees' needed. This fixes a long-standing issue where late enrollments couldn't join existing conferences without manual ...

    • BigBlueButton Tutorial Videos

      Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! Just in time for the New Year, BigBlueButton has updated the student and instructor tutorial videos. BigBlueButton Student Overview This video shows how to use BigBlueButton as a student -- a quick overview of sharing ...

    • BIGBLUEBUTTON ALERT: BigBlueButton's red dot took a vacation

      February 10, 2026 6:17 AM BIGBLUEBUTTON ALERT: - BigBlueButton's red dot took a vacation Hi everyone, It seems that the red dot -- which shows students where the presenter is pointing at in the current slide -- took a vacation about two weeks ago. ...