New Skype Insider build 8.129.76.101 released

New Skype Insider build 8.131.76.104 released​

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⦁ UI Improvements (theming, colors, avatars in chat list, more compact and cleaned up list and multiple fixes/improvements in this area)

Release notes are not yet available as those are usually done by Irene. But Insider Build(s) 8.130 and 8.131 has a issue where the system tray will show one as online but then it goes to offline within 30 minutes.

It's supposed to look like this normally and stay that way as long as one is connected:


but instead with 30 minutes of logging in, it will change to this:

Fix is to signout and signin again or restart the skype.exe process.

The retail 8.129.0.202 version is not affected.

New Skype Insider build 8.131.76.202 released​

Most notable fixes are around the theming inconsistencies, but there are also improvements for message delivery, presence and spam protections (being added to groups by non-contacts)

Still have the offline status issue as mentioned in comment #4

New Skype Insider build 8.132.76.101 released​

This version contains bugfixes and improvements, more updates to come next week.

Still have the offline status issue as mentioned in comment #4

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New Skype Insider build 8.132.76.201 released​

Most notable changes, that are being gradually rolled out include:
⦁ Account switching on mobile
⦁ Simplified chat creation flows
⦁ Simplified flows for joining calls and chats
⦁ Many bugfixes and improvements - file uploads and downloads cancellable on Android, getting calls on iOS while in DND mode, more UI cleanup, fix issues on Android when connecting/disconnecting audio devices

Still have the offline status issue as mentioned in comment #4

New Skype Insider build 8.133.76.202 released​

No release notes are available yet.
However, It looks like that there is an issue with contact status update in this release. After just a few minutes inactivity, the status of this contact is shown as "Away", while it should be "Last active x minutes ago". The behaviour shown in the preview version is not correct. After 5 minutes of inactivity the status icon should be green circle with a white hole inside. The yellow icon should be shown after more than one hour of inactivity.

New Skype Insider build 8.134.76.100 released​

No release notes are available yet.
This issue from 8.133.76.202 remains:
"However, It looks like that there is an issue with contact status update in this release. After just a few minutes inactivity, the status of this contact is shown as "Away", while it should be "Last active x minutes ago". The behaviour shown in the preview version is not correct. After 5 minutes of inactivity the status icon should be green circle with a white hole inside. The yellow icon should be shown after more than one hour of inactivity."

If you highlight a message there is now an additional option of Create with Designer, Create with Designer tab is added alongside the Tone Selector icons even though these might have existed in 8.133.76.202 as well.

New Skype Insider build 8.134.76.202 released
Released December 11, 2024

To explain the irregularity in deliveries, we are adhering to freeze policy, which happens around dates sensitive to potential breakage. To limit potential service disruptions, no production releases are happening during these windows. This time it was around the Thanksgiving, with Christmas/end of year coming soon.

As you have been asking what to find in the payload, we are bringing improvements to the video calls, namely soft focus and adjust brightness options. There are also fixes related to the call state (the hanging Join call buttons and similar issues), presence, improvements around media sharing, many bugfixes, crash fixes and performance improvements.