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1. Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 update#
2. Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 download#
3. Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 windows#

And for a vast majority of our customers - that was not acceptable. Setting the release bar so that we must have parity or be "on-par" would have likely meaned we would not release anything for a long time. The Mac client is brand new - built from the ground with a modern coding approach for the Mac.

some of them not being used by the majority of users. It is a mature client with many features.

Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 windows#

The windows client is older - and has had many releases since OCS days. 02 for what its worth - Comparison to the Windows client is an interesting way of evaluating the Mac client. The message for customers is that we are treating the Ma cclient as important and updating frequently as resources permits.

Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 update#

I am hopeful we will see another update in Feburary. So far we have released functionality twice in the last nine weeks since launch. The plan we have been executing on is to stack rank futures and offer updates frequently. Hopefully you made it the end of the session where I discussed the Microsoft approach. I understand the ask and I am gratified you were at the session back in Sepetember Ignite. Gary - thanks for your feedback on the client. Paul Cannon, Skype Product Marketing Manager Those who already have the client can use the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) to get the latest.

Skype for business for mac will be available in 2016 download#

Customers can choose to download the latest client from the download center. You will just need to enable the policy “EnableIMAutoArchiving” to enable for users on this release.įor a complete list of improvements to the client, please be sure to read the release notes that come with this update. We have now added this feature for Lync 2013 Server customers. This allows the user to see their active IM conversations in a single window (with tabs). This has been a very popular ask by many of our customers. Single Windows Mode for Lync 2013 Server users. We also have VbSS sharing on our futures roadmap and will let you know when that is enabled. If the Mac user wants to share their desktop, they will use RDP to share. If others share using VbSS, the Mac client will also use VbSS to view. In this release, we have specifically enabled viewing using VbSS. This mode of sharing performs better, supports higher frame rates, and the setup time is faster than RDP (our original approach to sharing). And now, it’s available for the Skype for Business on Mac client. Over the course of the last year we have enabled many of our clients. In September 2015, we announced VbSS and added this improved form of sharing to the Windows client. We know there is more to do and it’s on our roadmap to further enhance this experience. The second image shows the same share from a Windows client perspective. In the first image, the Mac client has shared their desktop during an audio call. As part of our first step to get this feature enabled, we have enabled sharing during an audio call.

The ability to share desktops in P2P communications has been asked for by many Mac users.