Skype 8.66 stable brings support for up to 100 people in Skype calls

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Microsoft has improved the Skype's group call feature by lifting up the participant limit from 50 to 100 users. Earlier avaialble in Skype Preview, the feature is now rolled out to everyone.

The new Skype app has a very streamlined user interface. It follows the modern trend of flat minimalist design with glyph icons and no borders anywhere. This design is being used in all other Microsoft products. As you may remember, some time ago Microsoft had switched to Electron for Skype.

For version 8.66, Microsoft notes the following changes.

What's new in Skype 8.66

Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web

  • It's a big room: Now you can have those big conversations, because Skype calls now support up to 100 participants. Learn more about making a Skype call.
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements. We've moved some bugs to a nice farm upstate and made some improvements.

Skype for Android, iPhone, and iPad

  • It's a big room: Now you can have those big conversations, because Skype calls now support up to 100 participants. Learn more about making a Skype call.
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements. We've moved some bugs to a nice farm upstate and made some improvements.

What’s fixed?

  • New messages don’t pop up at the top of Recent Messages.
  • The language settings automatically changed to English.
  • Signing out freezes the app on Android.
  • Issues with uploading or downloading files.
  • Issues with favorites disappearing from the contact list on Windows.

Download Skype

The stable app version can be downloaded from here:

Download Skype Stable

And here is its Insider Preview releases:

Download Skype Preview

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Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

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