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Microsoft (MSFT) Issues Update to Skype for Mac

July 10, 2014 12:18 PM EDT

The following was posted by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to the official Skype blog today:

Today we’re pleased to release Skype for Mac 6.19. We’ve heard your feedback about issues you were experiencing, and in this release, we have fixed a couple of crash issues to improve stability. Other updates include accessibility improvement and bug fixes.

Fixes

  • Some users reported problems with crashes while sending and receiving files. We’ve fixed this issue.
  • We fixed an issue where the client would crash upon waking from sleep.
  • We fixed missing search results when searching for your messages on older Mac desktop machines.

Improvement

  • Added Voice Over support to select recent searches from Add Contacts search field. This improves our screen reader support for visually impaired users.

Known Issue

CategoryDescriptionWorkaround
GenericCrash when playing event sounds with Sonix SN9C201 webcam plug-in.Remove or update the deprecated plug-in which is normally located in the “/Library/QuickTime/“ folder.

We hope you enjoy this update. Download Skype for Mac 6.19 today, give it a try, and let us know what you think. To share your feedback or to get the latest news and tips, please follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and join us on the Skype Community.



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