On Tuesday, version 6.5.0.443 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 40 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
– [Contact] Scroll bar is displayed when sending multiple contacts.
– [Contact] User cannot drag & drop contacts who are already existing participants in the conversation.
– [Calling] Call toolbar + button contextual menu items will is not disabled after sending contact.
– [Calling] Call duration info in history is correctly displayed.
– [Conversation] Chat input field switches to SMS mode when adding PSTN numbers to new conversation.
– [Conversation] ‘Check Spelling While Typing’ setting is saved.
– [Generic] Detached conversation window is opened automatically after restarting Skype.
– [File Transfer] Received file is saved in download folder when custom download folder no longer exists.
– [File Transfer] File transfer control buttons are presented after reconnection.
– [Preferences] Skype does not freeze when switching the ringing output to all devices from USB headset.
Skype 6.5.0.443 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run.
If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.
One reply on “Skype updated to 6.5.0.443”
I’m not updating until they fix the issue where New version of Skype cannot video chat with older PPC version (2.8.x). Their latest releases have broken this feature.