Skype for Business, formerly Lync 2013 for iOS, extends the power of Lync and Skype to your favorite mobile device: voice & video over wireless, rich presence, instant messaging, conferencing, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface. Pccddd, Audio issues when using Skype for business via Apple car play When in a Skype for business meeting via wired Apple car play, the audio will suddenly drop from car play and the car’s sound system, back to speakerphone on my iPhone X.
Everything on the car play touch screen and the iPhone display still indicates that the audio is still going through car play, even though it actually isn’t, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to get it back from the speakerphone to the car play. The last time this happened to me with car play, today, after loading the latest Skype for business update this morning before the meeting, I stayed in the meeting and disconnected from the wired car play and tried to use my air pods, the phone indicated that the audio switched to the air pods, but there was no audio at all.
I was able to eventually get the audio to the air pods by putting them back into their case, closing the case, and then taking them out again. I hadn’t before had issues with Skype and the air pods when Apple car play wasn’t in the scenario.
Please fix this bug. Pccddd, Audio issues when using Skype for business via Apple car play When in a Skype for business meeting via wired Apple car play, the audio will suddenly drop from car play and the car’s sound system, back to speakerphone on my iPhone X. Everything on the car play touch screen and the iPhone display still indicates that the audio is still going through car play, even though it actually isn’t, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to get it back from the speakerphone to the car play. The last time this happened to me with car play, today, after loading the latest Skype for business update this morning before the meeting, I stayed in the meeting and disconnected from the wired car play and tried to use my air pods, the phone indicated that the audio switched to the air pods, but there was no audio at all. I was able to eventually get the audio to the air pods by putting them back into their case, closing the case, and then taking them out again.
I hadn’t before had issues with Skype and the air pods when Apple car play wasn’t in the scenario. Please fix this bug. Randall King, Slow! Needs more features. First problem: I rely on the 'Conversation History' folder in Outlook to find.all. of my SfB chats, not just the ones I happened to have on my Windows PC. It stinks that this app can't sync those and add them to my mailbox folder somehow.
Microsoft decides the features put into Exchange Online, Skype for Business Server 2015, and this SfB mobile app; there is no reason that they can't make it work. Second problem: The app is.slow. People's presence information takes 30 seconds, or usually several minutes, to update.
That should not happen. It's instantaneous in the Windows app.
Same sort of delays happen with changing my presence (status), changing forwarding settings, etc. Makes the app unusable. It's faster to use RDP and access the client through my Windows PC remotely! Third problem: When I'm placing a new call, why disable the speakerphone button?!
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This app requires that the call be connected first, and then I can enable speaker. But, that requires that the other party wait on me before the conversation can begin. Microsoft misses details like this. One example of many quality problems with their software. Randall King, Slow! Needs more features.
First problem: I rely on the 'Conversation History' folder in Outlook to find.all. of my SfB chats, not just the ones I happened to have on my Windows PC.
It stinks that this app can't sync those and add them to my mailbox folder somehow. Microsoft decides the features put into Exchange Online, Skype for Business Server 2015, and this SfB mobile app; there is no reason that they can't make it work.
Second problem: The app is.slow. People's presence information takes 30 seconds, or usually several minutes, to update.
That should not happen. It's instantaneous in the Windows app. Same sort of delays happen with changing my presence (status), changing forwarding settings, etc. Makes the app unusable. It's faster to use RDP and access the client through my Windows PC remotely! Third problem: When I'm placing a new call, why disable the speakerphone button?! This app requires that the call be connected first, and then I can enable speaker.
But, that requires that the other party wait on me before the conversation can begin. Microsoft misses details like this.
One example of many quality problems with their software. Messthebeast, Just a bit more effort The reason this app gets one star is because it doesn't sync up with skype on one's computer. This is the simplest most basic piece of functionality a messaging app should do. If I send a message from my phone to a coworker, I should be able to see it on my computer.
If I receive a message on my phone from a coworker, read it, then wish to respond via computer, the message USUALLY DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. Highly frustrating, Groupme has been doing this for years guys, literally years. Edit: So I originally stated the syncing issue was my only qualm.
I was sorely misguided. This app has continued to disappoint repeatedly. I’m currently traveling internationally and simply unable to connect via WiFi (note groupme connects rapidly). It’s comical how bad this app is and I laud the developers who created it for how little they cared. I desire to someday care so little about what I do and yet still have it published for thousands to use. It will be the greatest practica joke of my life.
I have written maybe 10 reviews total in my tenure as an Apple user. This app holds first place for two reviews under my name. Messthebeast, Just a bit more effort The reason this app gets one star is because it doesn't sync up with skype on one's computer. This is the simplest most basic piece of functionality a messaging app should do. If I send a message from my phone to a coworker, I should be able to see it on my computer. If I receive a message on my phone from a coworker, read it, then wish to respond via computer, the message USUALLY DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. Highly frustrating, Groupme has been doing this for years guys, literally years.
Edit: So I originally stated the syncing issue was my only qualm. I was sorely misguided.
This app has continued to disappoint repeatedly. I’m currently traveling internationally and simply unable to connect via WiFi (note groupme connects rapidly). It’s comical how bad this app is and I laud the developers who created it for how little they cared. I desire to someday care so little about what I do and yet still have it published for thousands to use.
It will be the greatest practica joke of my life. I have written maybe 10 reviews total in my tenure as an Apple user. This app holds first place for two reviews under my name. Compatibility Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
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 the year (and had several issues). Fortunately, the new Mac client installed & ran smoothly.
Get the Mac Client Download Skype for Business on Mac here: (Curious note: Microsoft has a page up for Skype for Business apps:. The Mac client version available here? It’s still Lync for Mac 2011.
Somebody didn’t do their update) So what do we have for our Mac friends? The new client is, I’d say, a fair and equitable companion to the Windows Skype for Business client. There are some differences, and (as of now) a few limitations. But overall, I think our Mac customers will enjoy this client very much. What the Mac Client Has You wouldn’t expect any Skype for Business client not to have all the basics. The Mac client is no different.
Presence status, IM, making/receiving phone calls, Meetings (Meet Now and Scheduled Skype Meetings), video calling, screen sharingall are included. It even has a couple new features: One-click Meeting Join. Full-screen sharing.
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All within a nice clean typical-Mac-UI interface. Being a Windows guy, I thought for a moment that they’d stripped out many of the options.
Until I realized that those options were available in the Skype for Business navigation menus instead. Which actually led me to finding some notable differences between client versions.
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Differences from Windows Client In keeping with the Mac’s “streamlined UI” motif, several items you’d find right away in the Windows client aren’t showing in the Mac client. At least, not at a glance. For instance, Call Forwarding.
You can set Call Forwarding options in 2 places on Windows – in Skype for Business’ Options, and in the Call Forwarding dropdown along the bottom of the Windows client. The latter option is not available in Skype4B on Mac. You can only set Call Forwarding in the Preferences window, under Calls.
(As you see here, setting your Voicemail Greeting is also under Calls.) Also, Device selection. Through which device will you make & receive calls? On Windows, Skype for Business lets you choose this in the same 2 places as Call Forwarding. On Mac, Skype for Business only lets you do this in Preferences, under Audio/Video. By default, Instant Messaging windows open in the main Skype for Business window, under “Chats.” Chats also serves as Conversation History in the Mac client. (If you want separate windows for Instant Messaging conversations, check the “Show conversations in separate windows” box in the Preferences/General window.) Limitations & Known Issues This is a V1 client. I’m sure Microsoft could have held it back longer for more feature additions, but they opted not to.
Kind of glad they did; Mac users have dealt with Lync for Mac for too long. That said, the new Mac client does have limitations.
A few features Windows users enjoy are not availableat least not at this stage. No Application Sharing (yet). Persistent Chat is NOT integrated. No Delegate management. No initiating calls to Response Groups.
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Call Park is not available. In terms of known issues, Microsoft has already published a list: One to note here: you can’t have both Lync for Mac and Skype for Business on Mac clients installed side-by-side. If you use Lync for Mac, uninstall it before installing Skype for Business. I came across one of the issues almost immediately. If you’re logged into Skype for Business with one account, but logged into Outlook with another, Skype Meeting functionality doesn’t come up in Outlook.
Even when you’re logged in with the same account, you may need to use the “Online Meeting” button to add Skype Meeting URLs/dial-in numbers to a Meeting invite. When I first opened a new Meeting, I had a blank invite. I clicked the Online Meeting button, and you see the result below. Instant Skype Meeting. It’s Finally Here! Go Install Skype for Business on your Mac Final impressions: I’m glad Microsoft did the Preview.
This client was all-new, and it definitely had bugs. Leveraging the Skype4B community is a good way to hunt them down quickly. The new Mac client is stable; I’ve had it running for over 36 hours now with no errors or crashes.
It has a good feature set. It’s ready for day-to-day use. And we’re all happy for that! For a full feature list, check the now-updated client comparison table: (Just remember to uninstall Lync for Mac first.
And the Skype Preview client, if you tried that out!) What do you think of Skype for Business on Mac? Please comment below or email in your thoughts.