Windows 10: Skype features currently being worked on

Brink · Aug 24, 2018

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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thedivinehairband · Aug 24, 2018

Skype?

As this is a now quite established messenger system of sorts perhaps a Skype feature for people skype names so perhaps some real time problem solving/discussions could be mounted?
Just a wee suggestion.
What does everyone else think?

Deepika Gowda · Aug 24, 2018

skype doesn't closing even after clicking "Quit skype"

Hi Ashok,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience that you are unable to close Skype app on your computer, we will help you with this issue.

I suggest you to uninstall and re-install the latest version of Skype on your device and check.

Method 1: Remove the earlier versions of the Skype and then install the latest version.

Step 1: Uninstall Skype from the Start Screen:

On the Start screen, type
Skype.

From the list select Skype and right click on it.

You will get different options on the screen .Select
Uninstall.

Step 2: You can also uninstall a program from the Control Panel:

Press Windows + x key to open a task list from the bottom left corner of the screen.

Select Control Panel. Click on
Programs.

Select Programs and Features.

Double click on Skype and follow the onscreen instructions.

Refer the below link to download the Skype app for the devices:

Download Skype | Free calls | Chat app

Hope this information is helpful. Kindly update with the status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you better.

temp02 · Aug 24, 2018

Skype webcam sound won't work

Terminate Skype, then go to Control panel -> Sound and audio devices -> Audio -> un-check "Use only default devices", restart Skype and see if the webcam audio input is listed.

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