Microsoft has changed the Skype interface: chat is now completely different

Microsoft has announced Skype version 7.0 for Mac and a preview version for the Windows desktop. Both include a number of necessary updates and improvements, as well as a radical redesign that can push many away.


New interface for the Windows desktop. The

changes mainly concern the chat mode:

• Chats finally began to show pictures
• Played forwarded audio and video appeared directly in the chat window
• The usernames in the lists have been replaced by their avatars - a dubious change
• The window for entering messages is now adjusted in height only automatically - as you type text. You cannot stretch it in advance in advance, by default it is only one line in height - another dubious innovation
• During calls, the chat window is now located not from below, but from the side - it looks quite practical
• Transferred files got huge “close” icons , which is convenient for touch interfaces, but looks like a waste of space in the desktop version
• In the contact list you can enable the avatar display mode - in general, another waste of space, but with a large contact list it can help to remember who is who visually
• All messages are now on blue bubbles, and not on a white background, as before - but this is a definite horror, in my opinion.

By the way, group video calls from April are free - in case you missed this news. Microsoft assures that their quality has also improved.

Below are a couple more screenshots of the Mac version so that you can decide whether to turn off the "automatic update" function before it's too late.





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I also remind you that for some time now, in the context of Skype microsoftware, the Bing search engine has been built into its message context menu . I think a big improvement would be to give the opportunity to change the search engine in Skype.

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