Microsoft has updated Skype for Android and Windows to version 8.52 with new features and many fixes. Skype for Android gets Dark Mode compatible with the system-wide dark mode of Android 10.
Scheduling a group call comes to Skype for all platforms. Skype for Windows gets easier wat to share contacts with the new drag and drop function.
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Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux and Web
Just dropping in: Want to share a contact with another contact, or just add someone to a conversation? In Skype for desktop, just drag and drop your contact right from the contact list into a conversation. You will have the option to either add or share your contact to that chat. Learn more.
Schedule a call for groups: Already used to scheduling calls from any 1:1 chat? Well now you can use this feature for a group as well! You can select all the participants of the group to pre-arrange a time for a call. Learn more.
Skype for Android, iPhone and iPad
Schedule a call for groups: Already used to scheduling calls from any 1:1 chat? Well now you can use this feature for a group as well! You can select all the participants of the group to pre-arrange a time for a call. Learn more.
Welcome to the dark side. Let the dark theme flow through your Skype on iOS & Android. With the latest OS version on your mobile device, if you select the dark theme, it will automatically set Skype to the dark theme as well. Learn more.
What’s fixed?
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conversation window sizes and positions remembered in Split View
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ability to move and resize your video preview during a video call in Split View
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focus in composer after opening the conversation in Split View
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indication of new messages in the individual conversation windows in Split View
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minimized windows are restored when a conversation is activated from recent chats or the call monitor window in Split View
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grouped notifications on Android