Answers

Does Avoma join the meeting as a bot?

Yes. By default Avoma sends its notetaker bot to Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls from your calendar, and it shows up in the participant list where anyone can remove it. Reline never joins: it records your microphone and the meeting audio locally on your own computer.

Short answer

Yes. By default Avoma sends its notetaker bot to Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls from your calendar, and it shows up in the participant list where anyone can remove it. Reline never joins: it records your microphone and the meeting audio locally on your own computer.

The details

  • 01Avoma's bot settings decide how loud that presence is. An admin sets the bot name, can have the bot play a spoken recording announcement when it joins, and can post a recording disclaimer in the meeting chat.
  • 02There is one route without the extra participant: with Zoom cloud recording, Avoma's documentation says you will not see the Avoma Assistant as an additional participant, because Zoom records the call and passes the file to Avoma. Zoom's own recording notice still fires.
  • 03Anyone on the call can open the participant list and remove the Avoma Assistant, which ends the recording. Avoma also drops the bot after 10 to 15 minutes of silence.
  • 04For in-person conversations Avoma points to its mobile app or a file upload. Reline captures mic and system audio locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux, so video calls and in-room meetings use the same flow, with transcription and summaries in the cloud.
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