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An on-premises version, Skype for Business Server, will offer mainstream support through 2024. Microsoft announced the forthcoming retirement of its Software-as-a-Service edition, Skype for Business Online, in 2019 - well before the COVID-19 pandemic - to nudge Skype users toward the cloud-based unified communications platform known as Microsoft Teams. The shift was well-timed: It predated a global health crisis that would forever change remote work. Skype capabilities grew over time, but so did the efforts of Microsoft developers to design a more comprehensive option better suited to the evolving needs of employee collaboration. No more scrolling through your chat history-just click Gallery under the chat name to see all the files, links, and photos in the conversation.A 2015 rebrand of Microsoft’s Lync enterprise instant messaging software first released almost a decade earlier marked the birth of Skype for Business.īack then, workplace users might have relied on Skype (the consumer version was acquired by Microsoft in 2011) to send messages and to make audio and video calls.

Chat Media Gallery-Looking for the link or photo sent a few weeks ago? The Chat Media Gallery makes it easy to find files, links, and photos shared in a conversation, whether it was yesterday or last month.

Find within conversations-You can now easily find messages in the current conversation by typing the word or phrase you want to find in the search box.

Just click a message in the notifications panel to jump into the conversation. Click the bell icon to see reactions to your messages, in group conversations, or if someone quoted you-all in one central place.

Notifications panel-Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on what you’ve missed in your notifications panel.

Call recording-Capture special moments in a Skype call with your loved ones or record important meetings with colleagues.

HD video calling-Experience HD in one-to-one or group video calling, now with call reactions.

Here’s a look at the latest features on Skype for Web:

You can now enjoy our latest features from any desktop (Windows 10 and Mac OSX10.12 or higher) with the latest versions of Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Skype for Web.

We continue to be driven by the opportunity to connect our global community of hundreds of millions of users, empowering them to feel closer and achieve more together. Skype has always been about bringing people together.