Skype full changelog

Full HD video-calling:
· Now you can make crystal clear video-calls with your loved ones or business contacts by utilizing the latest technology for Skype and Logitech, which is incorporated into the latest update to Skype for Windows and the Logitech C920 webcam.
· Video encoding is done inside the camera and enables full HD and HD video quality with older computers. To enjoy full HD quality at its best, you will need at least a 2 Mbps upload/download speed.

Group screen share:
· Group screen sharing allows users to share their entire screen or a single application window with other participants on a conference call while continuing to stream video. To start a group screen share, choose the + menu during a call and select "share my screen."

Video calling to Facebook users:
· Now you can make video calls with all of your friends on Facebook, even if they aren't Skype users. To start a video call with a Facebook friend, select the person in your list and click "video call."

· Removed Google product bundling
· Added attribution of used third party

· Screen sharing improvements
· New 'getting started' experience
· Small changes to the call controls
· The 'Call Phones' button has been moved
· Updated 'Click to Call' browser plugins
· In call advertising
· 'Skype Home' UI improvements in compact mode
· Share your thoughts about this new version on our Support Network or in case you see the odd issue then please report it to us on our public issue tracker.

Introduced Microsoft Windows 8 support

· 'Call' technical info showed frame-rate incorrectly at 60 instead of 30
· Sometimes Facebook contacts where shown with "?" when there was trouble with Facebook connectivity
· Sometimes the video froze while making a videocall to some older Skype versions on Windows or Mac.
· Sometimes Skype crashed while making a videocall to some older Skype versions

· 'Call' technical info showed frame-rate incorrectly at 60 instead of 30
· Sometimes Facebook contacts where shown with "?" when there was trouble with Facebook connectivity
· Sometimes the video froze while making a videocall to some older Skype versions on Windows or Mac.
· Sometimes Skype crashed while making a videocall to some older Skype versions

· Resolves Skype login issue for new installations that have UDP blocked on the network
· Resolves video calling issue on some HP/Palm devices

· Skype to Facebook instant messaging
· New and updated emoticons
· New login experience
· Improved call controls
· Improved video calling reliability
· Simplified installer flow
· Avatar selection improved
· Video snapshot capture improvements
· Changed group conversations profile area
· Plus several bug fixes

· Contacts list: Skype was adding echo123 to the contact list on every Skype startup
· Video Calling: Skype video was freezing sometimes on group video calls.
· Friend Finder: Skype seldom crashed when adding a friend
· Skype Home and Facebook Channel: Skype displayed "script error" pop-ups sometimes to the user

Feature improvements:
· Improved quality of video received from Skype on mobile devices
· Skype shows users' presence icons on collapsed contact profile cards
· Conversation topic editing button is now always available on the conversation header
· If a phone number is added to a profile after a failed call attempt, Skype starts a call automatically
· Automatically switch to SMS entry after user adds mobile phone number to profile after failing to send SMS due to lack of phone number

Fixed issues:
· Video: Video sending was sometimes not started if user had set computer to auto-answer and to start sending video.
· Outlook contacts: Outlook contacts without country code gave an error message triggered error message when trying to call them after adding country code
· Call Quality Indicator: Two call Quality Indicators were opened if user change from default mode to compact mode when Call Quality Indicator was visible.