OK. The text in the Add Participants box is a bit confusing then. It says: "Email, Number or select contact".You can only use email address

OK, thank you.Hi @gareth-uk
The intended behavior is to not allow numbers to be added, unless you enable this option in Settings > Conference > Audio. Once this option is enabled you can add numbers.
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The workaround Daniel reported was actually an oversight, so this will be patched out.
If you wish to be able to add direct numbers, you need to enable the option I mentioned above.
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