Last week, Skype released version 4.2 of its Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging client software, available for download here.
Among the new and improved features are
- Improved first-time user setup flow
- Call Quality Indicator
- Call Transfer
- Improved importing of contacts from other address books
- Client alerts
- Improved video quality in low bandwidth conditions
- Support for 720p video calls with the new encoding web-cameras that will be available soon
- Incoming authorization requests are now shown when a user returns to Skype after having been away for a while
- The Video call button is now always visible, even if there isn’t a web camera detected
- The default privacy settings for Instant Messages were changed from “anyone” to “people in my contact list only”
- The localization of Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese was also improved
For additional details as well as a comprehensive overview of known issues, please consult the release notes.
If you would like some help setting up and/or configuring Skype or to discuss your communications needs, contact us today.
