On Friday, version 6.6.0.467 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 40 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
Improvements:
– Optimizations to video messaging: To ensure a consistent Skype experience no matter which device you use, we have added entry points for video messaging to the share menu (plus button). You will now be prompted to send a video message if your call goes unanswered for ten seconds.
– Upgrading for users with non-administrator accounts: After downloading 6.6, all future updates will be silently downloaded for you even if you don’t have an administrator account on OS X.
– Improvements to the instant messaging experience: We have reintroduced quick access to the button that lets you edit chat messages. By clicking the arrow that appears on hover next to the timestamp of a message, you can access the editing menu.
Resolved:
– [File Transfer] “Reveal File in Finder” can point to the wrong file when multiple files with the same name are sent via file transfer.
– [Conversations] Sometimes unsent chat message does not show up when switching back to prior a conversation.
– [Generic] In some cases, Skype accesses the non-existent file video.cfg every second.
– [Calling] Cannot block phone numbers.
Known issues:
– [Conversations] Messages sent to a Facebook contact show up multiple times. Fix is in progress.
Skype 6.6.0.467 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.
2 replies on “Skype updated to 6.6.0.467”
Others have posted elsewhere that it beachballs under Mavericks, so who is right?
Nice thing is that the chat services work again under OS X 10.9 Mavericks! Thanks for listening to your customers on the message board, Skype!