Paying Skype customers won't seen the ads, but those using the service for free will now have to contend with them. Select the Keep me signed in check box if you'd like Skype for Business to save your information so you don't have to enter it each time you sign in. Skype didn't provide any indication as to when the new Mac version may come out of beta status.Īlong with the Facebook update, Skype has also started including display ads in the new release. If your organization provides instructions, follow the prompts on the screen. This deeper Facebook integration has been available for Windows users since the end of July via Skype for Windows 5.5. They should then be able to see their Facebook profile as part of the Skype home screen and view their Facebook friends in their contact list. Skype update connects you deeper with FacebookĪs described in Skype's blog, Mac users simply need to fire up Skype and initially give the software permission to access their Facebook account. Skype delivers deeper Facebook integration Skype-Facebook: Like peanut butter and chocolate? They can also access their Facebook pages to update their status and read and comment on their friends' posts. This means that Mac users can IM their Facebook friends without leaving Skype. The latest beta for the Mac- Skype 5.4 for Mac-integrates Facebook directly into the Skype software. Skype users on a Mac can now dive into their Facebook accounts courtesy of the same updates that the Windows version has offered for awhile.

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