The SfB Mac team is excited to announce that the latest version is now available both as a standalone and through Microsoft AutoUpdate. We apologize for our early difficulties - we have resolved the problem that was impacting our software delivery process. Here is a list of features and improvements in this release.
Join meetings without audio
Users can choose the option for one meeting by selecting Don't join audio In the Join Meeting Audio dialog box or set the default for all meetings in the Calls page of Preferences. The Join Meeting Audio dialog box is displayed when you join a meeting from your calendar or by double-clicking an item in the Meetings tab.
Simplified sign in
Signing into Skype for Business is now easier and only asks for information that is needed. The user starts by entering their email address, and Skype for Business determines what additional information is required by their organization. Some lesser-used options have been moved to the Advanced Options dialog box.
Sign in with client certificate-based authentication
Users can now sign into Skype for Business using client certificate-based authentication when required by their organization.
Hide and show meeting content
Users can choose to hide or show content when that another user is sharing in a meeting. When someone is sharing their screen, select Turn off content from the More Options (...)menu. If a shared screen is available but not displayed (because it was hidden or due to an error), select Turn on content from the More Options (...) menu.
Joining meetings from organizations which are not federated with your organization
Users can now join meetings that are hosted by another organization even when external connectivity (federation) has not been established between the two organizations.
Improvements
- Fixed an issue where a user's location used for E-911 calls is not correctly identified when the user is connected to a network inside their organization.
- Fixed an issue where a user's status continued to show as Available after they had quit the app.
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from signing in with an Alternate ID.
- Fixed several issues to improve the reliability of viewing screen sharing in a meeting.
