Windows 10: Introducing new Skype Meet Now feature with no sign ups or downloads

Brink · Apr 4, 2020

Introducing a simple, hassle-free way to connect with the important people in your life on #Skype, no sign-ups or downloads required.

Easy video meetings with no sign ups or downloads

Generate your free unique link with one click, share it with participants and enjoy unlimited meetings with Skype. Full set of features at your disposal.

Your meeting link does not expire and can be used anytime.

Free conference calls

No sign ups

No downloads

Learn about Meet Now: Organize conference calls on Skype with one click | Skype

Meet Now in Skype allows you to easily set up a collaboration space and invite both Skype contacts and friends or family who are not on Skype. Participants can then easily join meetings whether they have an account or not.

How do I create a meeting in Skype?
Starting your meeting is as easy as signing in to Skype and selecting the Meet Now

button. You'll get a call link and a Share invite button to easily to invite others. Once you're ready, set your call to audio or video and select the Start call button. You can also create a meeting directly from the web.

How do I join a call with my Meet Now invitation?

Our unique Meet Now link will open your installed Skype app on any device. Even if you're not signed in, you can join the call or chat as a guest. If you don't have Skype installed on your desktop, we will open our Skype for Web client for your convenience. If you'd like, you can install Skype on your device as well.

What can I do during a meeting?

During a meeting you can:
A - Open recent chats.
B - View participants currently in the call.
C - Share the Meet Now link.
D - Start recording the call.
E - Mute or unmute the microphone.
F - Turn video on or off.
G - End the call.
H - Open the conversation.
I - Share the screen.
J - Send a reaction to the call.
K - View More options.

Can I still access the Meet Now chat after the meeting?

The Meet Now link is accessible anytime you need it. We will hold your call recordings for up to 30 days and media shared in the chat even longer. Meet Now in Skype is perfect for your conference calls, webinars or work interviews.

What's the difference between Meet Now and Group Chats?

Meet Now chats can be quickly set up and shared with others in two easy steps. However, all new Meet Now chats will initially have the same title and profile picture. Tap or click on the Chat Header in your meeting and select the Edit

button to rename it and add a profile picture.

Group Chats are customized from the start since a group name is required and has you select participants first before creating it.

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Brink · Apr 4, 2020

Introducing free Skype Meetings

We’re pleased to introduce free Skype Meetings—a new online meetings tool that provides small businesses with real-time audio and HD video conferencing. Skype Meetings includes collaboration features like the ability to share screens and content during meetings.

Watch this video to see Skype Meetings in action:

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With Skype Meetings, you can quickly set up meetings and share a personalized URL that participants click to join the meeting. During the meeting, participants can IM, share their screen or PowerPoint presentation or use the laser pointer and whiteboard features to make it more engaging and productive. The meeting organizer also gets professional meeting controls such as the ability to mute the audience in order to be heard.

Anyone in the U.S. with a business email address and whose organization doesn’t already have Office 365 can sign up for free Skype Meetings at http://www.skype.com/meetings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">. Once you sign up, you can set up meetings for up to 10 people for the first 60 days and up to 3 people thereafter. All you need is a device with an Internet browser, a microphone, speaker and camera, which are included on many devices.

If you have an Office 365 business subscription that includes Skype for Business, then you already have richer online meetings capabilities, such as the ability to conduct large group meetings for up to 250 people and the ability to IM anyone in your organization at any time—not just during meetings. In addition, Skype for Business is integrated with other Office 365 apps to enable you to do things like schedule a Skype meeting from your Outlook calendar, see your colleagues’ presence, and initiate an IM or start an audio or video conversation within apps like Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.

Start a free meeting today at go.skype.com/meetings.

—Andrew Sinclair, general manager for Skype for Business

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Source: Introducing free Skype Meetings - Office Blogs

malware · Apr 4, 2020

New Skype Version Released

Although, not one of my favourite programs, Skype is considered a high priority software application. The latest 3.5.0.239 release, is now available for download and it fixes some major bugs:

bugfix: Links with invalid % encodings were executed

bugfix: Data execution protection may have crashed Skype

bugfix: Pressing escape did not end call

Security improvements to ensure it is no longer possible to shut down Skype from a web page

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Source: Skype

Brink · Apr 4, 2020

Skype features currently being worked on

Thank you to every Skype user that has taken time to share feedback with us. Your opinion matters deeply and helps drive our priorities forward. We are committed to making Skype the best and most powerful communication platform out there for connecting work groups, families, friends and classrooms around the world.

Calling, Messaging and Sign-in improvements are the top priority

Calling and messaging are the foundation of Skype. We believe every single call and message must be reliable and performant, as these are your lifelines to family, friends and co-workers throughout the day. Guided by customer feedback, we continually investigate reported issues in the fundamental areas to ensure:

Sign in is simple and it’s okay if you forget your password. We’ll help you sign back in!

Calls are clear and the video flawless, whether there are 2 or 20 people on the call.

Messages send quickly and reliably, wherever you are.

It is easy to manage your contacts; the ones you want to keep around and those you want to block.

Continued focus on a few key features missing from the new Skype

There were few key features we did not finish adding to new Skype (version 8+) in time for the larger product rollouts. We are committed to bring the following features to the new Skype and will provide status updates along the way.

Split window view for Skype on Windows 10, so you can see multiple chat windows at the same time

Changing the font size in a chat

Search for a message within a chat

Status improvements – how others see your online status

Privacy settings (call contact configurations) – more controls regarding who can call you

Making it easier to add a phone number as a contact

While the majority of our focus is on fundamentals and missing features, we’ve started rolling out a few highly requested features. One example is call recording functionality, which has been a very common ask from work groups, as well as teachers conducting Skype in Classroom sessions. In addition, this past week we were excited to start rolling out SMS Connect to Insiders. SMS Connect will let you read and reply to Android SMS messages from your PC. This has been a long-awaited feature by many. We’ll first gather feedback from Insiders, then roll out the feature broadly to everyone.

What are the best ways to provide Skype feedback?

We love customer feedback! Feedback is used to guide every release of Skype, here are some of the core feedback channels to Skype:

Skype Settings, via the Help & Feedback menu

Give feedback

Report a problem

Suggest a feature

Join the Discussion on Skype Community

Skype UserVoice – Share. Vote. Discuss ideas

Want early access to builds? Become a Skype Insider

As we provide features and fixes requested through customer feedback, we’ll update our Release Notes to communicate the details.

Sincerely,
The Skype Team
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Source: Thank you for your Skype Feedback - Microsoft Community

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Windows 10: Introducing new Skype Meet Now feature with no sign ups or downloads

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