Skype: 12 users on screen in video meetings

Microsoft's work continues to close the gap between Skype and Teams, bringing the two solutions closer in terms of functionality, making the former more inclined to meet the needs of professionals and the latter the needs of the consumer segment. This is testified by the update to version 8.62 released today by the Redmond group for Skype.

Skype: the new features of version 8.62

The new features introduced concern the Windows, macOS, Linux and l platforms incarnation of the service accessible by browser. The most important is the one concerning the addition of the grid interface which shows up to 12 users simultaneously on the same screen during a video call. The limit has been raised, before it was set at 9. On Android, iOS and iPadOS we now reach 8 in the case of a smartphone and 9 if it is a tablet.

Then there is the possibility of choose from some predefined wallpapers to show behind you during meetings. Recall that from the end of April it is possible to set a customized one.



In the changelog shared by Microsoft there is also a series of bugfixes and general improvements that primarily concern stability. Finally, a problem related to the non-synchronization of messages and conversations that occurred when switching between devices connected to the same account has been resolved.

Source: Microsoft