Download Skype for Mac 2.8.0.659

On Monday, a new stable version of the Mac OS X client of the VoIP program Skype was released with version number 2.8.0.659. The download is 42MB in size, but this is a Universal Binary. In version 2.8 a number of interesting new features have been added to the program, including Skype Access and desktop sharing. In addition, the quality of both the sound and the image has been improved and a number of bugs have been fixed. More information about the changes since version 2.7 can be found in this blog post are being found. Below you can find which bugs have been fixed in version 2.8.0.659:

Skype Access

An incorrect notification message appeared “This Wi-Fi hotspot does not support Skype Access” when users tried to connect to Skype Access when Airport was set to off.

chat

• Text was not visible within the chat input field that contained a certain Unicode character.

Contacts

• Platform specific – Skype for Mac OXS 10.3 (Panther); Skype froze after deleting unread missed events.
• Mood message appeared blank after playing iTunes.
• Contacts were still visible in the “Manage Contact Groups” after deleting them from the Contact List.

Video

• Video appeared blank between Skype for Windows and Skype for Mac.
• A video error message appeared at the beginning of a video call.
• Video and screen sharing functionality did not work after a multi-chat

screen sharing

• Recipients screen remained black after screen sharing was resumed.
• A green line appeared when screen sharing between Skype for Windows and Skype for Mac OXS 10.4 (Tiger).
• Skype froze when screen sharing between Skype for Windows and Skype for Mac.

miscellaneous

• An incorrect information message appeared when entering more than 20characters for a password.
• The Show in Finder option was not available after canceling a file transfer.
• Platform specific – OSX 10.3 (Panther); Skype could not connect to the network.
• Skype freeze when selecting “Quit Skype”.
• The typing indicator appeared within a Multi-chat even though no one was typing.
• An incorrect information message appeared when trying to call an emergency number.
• Commas were not visible in mood messages.
• A users name and password field appeared blank after selecting the option “Remember my name and password on this computer” .

TEXT MESSAGE

• An error message appeared when dragging and dropping a participant to an SMS group.
• An error message appeared when closing the SMS window after sending to multiple recipients.
• SMS functionality did not recognize newly updated telephone numbers associated to Skype Out contacts.
• Ringing sound was not available on incoming calls.