And as expected, I had absolutely no access to Contacts or the Phone. Since this is a Stage 1 client, we expect plenty of limitations. I conducted a test call with a co-worker and a customer, neither of whom knew I was calling from a different computer. Voice Quality: Comparable to my regular calls.
#Skype for business for mac requirements download#
(Come to think of it, I haven’t received a download for the iOS preview client yet…) Since this is a Mac-only version of the Preview, I could not test it on other devices. Which itself is encouraging, since my regular computer has better specs than the test Mac. Responsiveness: Comparable to my regular computer. Video renders smooth and clear–like you’d expect on a Mac. How about their quality? A Skype Meeting is no good if you can’t see video, or the call drops randomly. No big surprise I expect these to trickle in between Stage 2 and 3. However, I found no other present options in the menu. Same with video – in fact, to my clearly-not-a-designer’s eye, the video looked sharper on the Mac than my PC!Ĭontent Sharing: I could present my Desktop. Voice and Video: Speaking in a Meeting on the Preview was no different than voice on my regular computer. That may be due to the Mac client’s preview status.
*Note: Ringing/showing invites to the most recent login is typical Skype4B behavior. I did hear my everyday computer – which also has Skype for Business installed – signaling me that I had a Meet Now invite. He did so, but I didn’t see any notice on the Mac. Meet Now: I had a co-worker initiate a Meet Now & invite me. I was also able to invite people into the meeting once created. I’m also able to adjust my Presence status, which I didn’t expect to have just yet. But I was able to join a scheduled meeting by clicking it. Scheduling: I was not able to schedule a meeting from the client. My test results, then, consisted of running through the preview client and verifying how much function I had for each Meetings aspect. Joining them, scheduling them, voice & video, and content sharing. Installing the Skype for Business Preview client did not affect the Lync client. Once I finished my test, I shut down the preview client and opened Lync for Mac. Login requires the same information as any other Skype4B client: username, password, and (depending on your server setup) domain. I needed to enter my domain in the following format: “DOMAINNAME\chris.williams.”Īnother helpful thing I noticed: This Mac has the Lync for Mac client installed.
#Skype for business for mac requirements update#
I was pleased to see an update notice right away: Microsoft had pushed out a couple of new versions just in the few days between my download and the install! 1 was a little off there is a Present option, but it’s limited. I quickly found that 2 and 3 are accurate.
Release Notes for Skype for Business Mac Preview (Stage 1, Meetings) – Office Supportįollowing the criteria I set last month, here are my testing observations. So far, the new Mac client is shaping up as a MUCH better app than Lync for Mac. Today I document Stage 1 of my testing to date. I got into the testing beta, and received the Stage 1 Meetings client a short time ago. Last month I blogged about the new Skype for Business on Mac preview program.
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