More specifically, here are the scenarios that work:

This means that when you’re using Microsoft Edge and want to use Skype, you no longer have to download anything or install a plugin.

Originally, that meant in Internet Explorer, but after Edge launched, it made sense to go with the company’s new browser. Since at least October 2014, Microsoft has been planning to bring voice and video calling to its browser without the need for plugins. This preview is possible because Edge last year gained support for the Object Real-Time Communications ( ORTC) API. Skype for Web beta first arrived in November 2014, and it launched out of beta in June 2015. A Microsoft spokesperson says the preview is rolling out gradually and should be complete by the end of April. Both voice and video calls are supported, including one-to-one and group sessions. The new functionality works anywhere you can use Skype in the browser: Skype for Web,, Office Online, and OneDrive.

Microsoft today launched a preview of plugin-free Skype calls in Microsoft Edge. Septemversion .Join us on November 9 to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers at the Low-Code/No-Code Summit. Renamed Skype for Business Plugin, previously Lync Plugin.When a user joins a Zoom meeting or changes their status on Zoom, Skype for Business/Lync can reflect that status. Novemversion 4.1112 New and Enhanced Features Resolved an issue where the presence was not syncing to Lync.The new status “Presenting”, when a user is sharing their screen, will now be synced to the Lync Plugin. Support for the New Status “Presenting”.Jversion 5.11.0.534 Resolved issuesĭecemversion 7.1127 New and Enhanced Features

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