Zoom lifts 40-minute video call limit for Christmas period

Zoom also confirmed the limit will be lifted over new year – between Wednesday December 30 and Saturday January 2.

The platform said the time limits would be lifted automatically on those dates without requiring users to make any updates. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Families kept apart at Christmas will be able to have extended video chats after Zoom confirmed it is lifting its 40-minute call limit on free accounts over the festive period.

The video conferencing app said it will scrap the limit at times including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.