In addition to IM, Contacts, and Presence, the Skype for Business for Mac preview now supports peer-to-peer calling, group video calling, and conversation history, according to today's blog post. Jul 12, 2017  But on trying to install Skype message says I need OS X 10.9 minimum, so the download page is incorrect. I cannot upgrade my Mac OS X at this time to be able to run the latest version of Skype, which needs Mac OS X 10.9 or higher. Jul 11, 2017 8:10 PM. How to Skype with OS X 10.6.8? It’s finally here! Microsoft has at last released the new Mac client for Skype for Business. (Okay, it was released on October 26. But I was on vacation.) As soon as I saw the announcement, I grabbed a copy and one of our test Macs. The same Mac on which I’d tested the Skype Preview earlier in. Skype for Business on Mac requires that the user be running Mac OS X El Capitan, or higher. It is worth noting that a recent update in September 2018 fixed issues that now allow the program to fully support Mac OS Mojave.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Rate My Call dialog box from being displayed when a call ended. (Skype for Business Online only) • Fixed an issue that prevented the user’s status from being updated to “In a Meeting” during a scheduled meeting time. • Fixed an issue that prevented the red dot to indicate unread messages in a chat from being displayed for chats with long names.

In addition to taking preview requests from commercial clients, Microsoft says it will begin seeding Skype for Business Mac Preview to IT administrators before opening the preview to more users. Microsoft plans to roll out the Skype for Business Mac client in three stages, starting with today’s release which includes Outlook calendar integration for viewing and joining meetings right from Skype, then two additional versions before public availability: We’ll be adding instant messaging, presence and the contacts list in the next preview release coming in early summer, and telephony in late summer. New invitations will be issued daily over the next few weeks until all organizations wanting to participate have access, and testers will also be able to submit feedback during the preview period at. Skype for Business differs from the standard version of the communication app as it allows for up to 250 people on a call versus the 25 person limit on standard Skype.

I tried the appropriate link, but still no luck. I have a mac version 10.6 so I tried the appropriate download (10.6 - 10.8).

Any testers who would like to give feedback on the preview release of Sype for Business Mac will be able to do so at skypefeedback.com. Companies that have yet to upgrade to Skype for Business should consider doing so to take advantage of the extra features its offers. The standard version of the software only allows 25 people to participate in a call whereas the business version increases its capacity to 250 people on one call. Skype for Business also includes enterprise-grade security, Outlook integration, and gives IT administrators the ability to manage employee accounts. The entry level version of the software costs $2.00 per month for each user.

Response to the Previews was mixed although there were numerous reports of frequent drop outs and crashes which may be why Microsoft delayed the release of the final version of Skype for Business on OS X until the issues were resolved. I already have S4B for mac. Its equally terrible. No Outlook online meeting function, frequent drop outs, frequent crashes. — Graeme Hutchison (@gdhutchison) There were also issues in Preview 2 with RDP and multi-monitor support, rejoining meetings that are already underway, problems with meeting invite notifications and proxy issues. A few organizations published their initial impressions of Skype for Business for Mac although it’s not clear if this is strictly allowed as part of signing the Microsoft NDA. For example, and noted that instead of the Gallery View in the Windows version, Mac users currently got the Speaker View during a call.