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How to stop Fathom joining your meetings

Fathom records a call only while the person who uses it is in that call, so the one to ask is always somebody in the room.

Read on 9 November 2026

How it got into your call

If it is yours: stop it joining

  1. As the meeting starts, the person who uses Fathom presses Cancel Recording.
  2. Once it is recording, the same person presses Stop Recording.
  3. Ask out loud whose it is. Because Fathom only comes with its owner, somebody on the call can switch it off in one press.

Get it out of a call that is running

  1. Its owner presses Stop Recording in Fathom.
  2. The host can also remove it from the list of people, the way any guest is removed.

What it keeps

Fathom's help page says how to stop a recording and does not say what happens to the part already recorded. Ask the person who brought it to delete the recording, and ask in writing.

In Fathom's own words

It only records with its owner there
Fathom“if you are also present on the call”help.fathom.video/en/articles/5461313
The button as a meeting starts
Fathom“Cancel Recording”help.fathom.video/en/articles/296064
The button during a meeting
Fathom“Stop Recording”help.fathom.video/en/articles/296064

Read on 9 November 2026 from Fathom's own help pages. Something changed? Tell us.

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