Microsoft starts upgrading more users to Skype 8 after dropping support for classic app

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Published onNovember 2, 2018

published onNovember 2, 2018

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After Microsoftdropped support for its Skype Classic appon the desktop yesterday, the company has started pushing more users to its new cross-platform client today. Peter Skillman, Director of Design for Skype and Outlook announced the expanded rollout this morning, highlighting some of the new Skype v8 features along the way. Fans of the old Windows app may need some time to adjust to the new desktop version, but it does come with several useful new features such as built-in Call Recording, access to third-party apps (Skype Add-ins) within conversations and more.

Ok, maybe we will hear a lot of growsing but we are on it…we are also working on “more compact mode” plus MUCH MUCH more!

— peter skillman (@peterskillman)November 2, 2018

If you miss the more compact design of the Skype Classic app, Skillman also emphasized today that the Skype team is currently working on a “more compact mode” for Skype v8. Unfortunately, the new desktop app also doesn’t support Split View mode as of today, though Microsoft has recently brought it back in preview form inSkype for Windows 10. This separate client is just like Skype v8, but it ships with the Windows 10 October 2018 update and integrates with Windows 10 features like MyPeople or the native Share menu.

Microsoft is now almost done rolling out Skype v8 on all platforms, and the modern experience is alsolaunched in preview on the webearlier this week. The company is still have some work to do to achieve complete feature parity with the Skype Classic app, but the Skype team is now iterating fast with the help ofSkype Insiders.

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