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Many of you have asked about Skype and Windows 7 - and I'm happy to announce that Skype 4.1 is certified as being compatible with Windows 7.

If you don't already have the latest version, you should download it now - it now includes screen sharing as well as improved audio and video quality.

In a future version of Skype for Windows we plan to introduce features which integrate with the improved taskbar and jumplist functions within Windows 7.

We have just released a hotfix version of Skype 4.1 for Windows.

With this hotfix we have resolved a security vulnerability in Skype's Extras Manager and fixed video freezing issues for some of our users who were experiencing them.

As this is a security update, we recommend you to upgrade now.

If you notice Skype is not behaving in the way you expect it to, then please let us know about it through our public issue tracker or forums.

Full release notes for the build 4.1.0.179 are:

Continue reading "Skype 4.1 Hotfix #3 for Windows" »

Today we have released a hotfix 1 for Skype 2.8 for Mac.

This newly released hotfix is mainly targeted to fix issues found in using Skype on newly released Snow Leopard operating system. In addition to it we have fixed many issues for Panther users. People in between on Tiger and Leopard can also see tweaks which increase stability of the client.

Start downloading it now.

See the full list of changes and known issues.

Also we would like to thank everyone who have given us feedback on Skype for Mac .

We would like to encourage you to report us anything what you think is fishy or needs improving, you can discuss things in our forums and report straight bugs into our public issue tracker.

We have just released a hotfix for Skype for iPhone.

With this hotfix we have addressed three issues about what you have been telling to us lately.

We would suggest for everyone to upgrade in iTunes.

The update, to version 1.2.1 resolves following issues:
* Crashing in Dialing and History.
* Erroneous handling of international prefixes.
* Crashing due to special characters in contact names.

See also full release notes and known issues.

We would like to thank everyone who have reported their feedback to us and welcome other to do so in future also.
You can discuss matters with us on Skype forums and report issues on our public issue tracker.

I'm extremely exited to write to you about Skype 1.2 for iPhone.

This version of Skype for iPhone brings to you many benefits in comparison with previous version, first and most notable improvement is Skype to Skype audio calls quality.
In addition we have added support for contact groups, made SMS sending lot easier, were helping you to conserve battery life with adding an option to allow Skype to go offline when device is locked.

We have added an possibility to start Skype calls straight from web pages which include there a Skype links.

That's not all, we have worked a lot on under the hood to increase the clients performance, stability and to iron out some bugs which slipped in to the previous version.

Start downloading it straight from the iTunes store.

Please let us know if you see anything happening what you would not expect to have happened. You can discuss things with us on our forums or file issues in our public issue tracker.

The full release notes and known issues for the newly released build 1.2.0 are here.

Today we have released a new version of Skype for Windows.

We recommend for everyone to update to this build now.

The new release is a bugfix release which resolves many of the problems you have been telling us about.

In this build, links are not clickable in contact authorization requests - it's another way we're tackling spam (and there'll be plenty more improvements like this in future releases). Secondly, we have resolved a full bunch of video issues which managed to sneak into previous builds, so if you had issues with webcam detection by Skype or the video froze from time to time then this build is definitely for you .
Last but not least we have resolved a issue which made Skype to crash on start-up for people who have really old computers, which did not support SSE technology.

In addition to these fixes we have also updated our web browser plugins and fixed many smaller issues.

In case you see that Skype is not behaving as expected then please let us know about it. Post on our forums for discussing things and file issue reports in our public issue tracker.

Full list of fixes and known issues for the newly released build 4.1.0.166 is here:

Continue reading "Skype 4.1 hotfix for Windows" »

I'm glad to announce to you Skype 2.1 Beta for Linux.

Many Linux users have been patiently waiting for it over the past few months.

Start downloading it now. Please remember that it is a beta release of software, which means that it can sometimes have its own way of doing things. If you see it doing its own thing then please let us know about it in our forums or just comment this blog post.

With this new release we have worked a lot on catching up with Windows and Mac client with the main features. In this version you can take advantage of High Quality Video calls, Sending SMS, Skype's own Silk audio codec, edit and remove chat message and typing notification. Last, but not least importantly for many Linux users we have introduced a support for PulseAudio, what you have been asking from us.

In addition to these mentioned bigger new features you will see there also a lot of smaller things added. More importantly, many behaviours have been fine tuned and polished to make your life easier when using Skype.

See also the full list of changes and known issues of the newly released build 2.1.0.47 below:

Continue reading "Skype 2.1 Beta for Linux" »

Today we have released Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac.

This version brings to you two new features: Skype Access and screen sharing.

Start downloading it now.

We would like to thank everyone who has taken their time to report issues on our public issue tracker or on the forums during the beta phase, or just commented on the blog posts about it. Of course, feel free to continue posting there.

In addition to the public beta testers we would like to give a huge bow in front of our volunteer translators community who have localized Skype 2.8 for Mac to their own languages. Last but definitely not least, it's time to hand over the thank you awards to our closed beta testers who have done splendid work on helping us to iron out bugs from all internal builds between public releases.

Full release notes for the release build 2.8.0.659 are available in the Developer Zone.

We're pleased to announce the new Skype 4.1 for Windows production version.

This new version of Skype brings you screen sharing, accessibility, and birthday reminders together with the ability to send contacts. It also highlights Skype names on web pages for you, allowing you to click the name and start a call. In addition to these new features a number of improvements have been made which you can read about on my 4.1 beta announcement, or on our main blog post.

Start downloading it right now.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to feed back their thoughts and issues when using Skype 4.1 Beta for windows. Many of these issues have now been fixed in the gold version.

We're always happy to hear your feedback, so please let us know if anything doesn't seem to be working as it should. This is easily done through discussing matters on Skype forums or by leaving comments on this blog.
If you are a technical user then please take a few minutes to report issues on our public issues tracker.

With the gold release of Skype 4.1 for Windows we have fixed lots of issues, especially ones relating to webcam detection, quoting links in an instant message and invisible cursor after switching windows when using Skype in compact view.

The main changes from 4.1 Beta for Windows to the gold version, 4.1.0.136, by category are:

Calling

 * Call status was sometimes displayed as "Ringing" after the call had started.
 * Error message sometimes appeared when selecting the "Learn about Call Quality" link from the Call toolbar.
 * Users were unable to call a contact again after rejecting the same contact from a previous conference call.
 * No sound was heard when connecting a second USB device, even when it was selected as the default option.
 * Skype automatically adjusted user's microphone levels during a call even when they had disabled this option.
 * Skype did not warn users when they tried to answer a call without any active audio devices being available.
 * Auto-answer of incoming calls failed after multiple calls in quick succession
 * Dialpad is now visible when starting a call rather than when a call is connected.

Instant messaging

 * Users were not notified when a file had been sent in a group IM conversation.
 * When copying and pasting a web address (URL) links within the same instant messages, the URL appears as a blank line.
 * When copying a large amount of text, (approximately 20 lines) from the same IM, and pasting it to the text input field, users no longer had the ability to scroll or edit that particular text
 * Users were unable to copy and paste from an SMS message.
 * The copy/paste menu did not appear when right clicking in the IM input field area
 * Dragging and dropping quoted text to the chat text box caused Skype to crash for some users.
 * No message displayed when two users were calling at the same time, only the end call button was displayed.

Contacts

 * Users were not re-displayed in the contact list after they had been unblocked.
 * After renaming a contact, the name would revert back to its original name following a restart.
 * Some users were unable to drag and drop a contact to a group conversation.
 * It was not always clear that MySpace contacts had been found during contact search.
 * Quick filter results were displayed incorrectly after previously selecting two contacts at the same time.
 * Echo 123 was sometimes not available for newly created accounts.
 * Blocking users was ineffective in some cases.
 * No tooltips were visible for participants in a group conversation.
 * Unable to edit a SkypeOut contact's phone number more than once.
 * Contact categories were ordered differently from the contact list.
 
History

 * Links to previous IM's within an existing chat (Yesterday, Last 7 days, etc) did not show in some scenarios
* SMS
 * When an SMS was sent to a SkypeOut contact whose profile contained  multiple phone numbers, the SMS would always go to the first number even if the user had selected an alternate phone number tab.
 * Formatting of "quoted text" was displayed incorrectly.
 * Users were unable to copy / paste from SMS messages.

Audio/Video

 * Skype detected a Creative Live webcam even though the device was not connected. 
 * A "New Audio Device" Communicator message appeared on every start up for some users
 * Nothing happened when clicking the "remove" button to delete multiple devices from Audio Settings drop down menu.
 * Only one USB device was visible in the drop down menu when more than one was available.
 * When receiving video calls from a Skype for Mac user, the Windows user saw an "On Hold" graphic when the incoming video was stopped.
 * Some users were unable to undock from a docking station when a webcam was in use.
 * The "Video Call" option was incorrectly made available when users made a SkypeOut call.
 * Video was still displayed when user turned off video while a call was on hold.
 * Video snapshot images appeared black when saved.
 * Fixes for a small number of webcams that were not detected.
 * Video did not start, if Skype was running on a secondary screen.
 * When two identical USB audio devices were plugged in, only one device is displayed in the list in Tools > Options > Audio Settings > Advanced.
* Compact / Default view switching
 * When switching from Compact View to Default View the display position was incorrect.

Accessibility

 * Voicemail and File Transfer are now accessible via keyboard navigation.

Miscellaneous

 * Fix for "Disk I/O error". If user still experiences this ensure that the appdata/skype/username directory is not read-only, if this does not resolve the issue please contact Customer Support.
 * Emoticons were still displayed even when this option was disabled.
 * Skype crashed on Windows Server 2008 R2.
 * Error message: "Unterminated entry" sometimes displayed when starting Skype.
 * Users on the "LITE" version of Skype  will be displayed as "Unknown" in Conference calls.

Today we have released a hotfix for Skype 4.0 for Windows.

We recommend that everyone upgrades to the latest release build of Skype 4.0. If you are adventurous and would like to try out the bleeding edge version, then download Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows.

The newly released hotfix resolves the main issues found in the previous versions of Skype 4.0 for Windows.

See also our release notes document.

Full list of changes in 4.0.0.227 is:
* bugfix: Configuration settings for some users were being lost when upgrading from 3.x to 4.0
* bugfix: Fixes for miscellaneous crashes
* bugfix: Fixes for Video rendering issues
* bugfix: Fixed "Disk I/O error" on sign-in
* bugfix: Skype occassionally crashed when shutting down