Download Skype for Mac 2.8.0.722

A new stable version of the Mac OS X client of the VoIP program Skype was released on Thursday with version number 2.8.0.722. The download is 43MB 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 will find the changes that have been made in version 2.8.0.722:

Calling

• Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Call Phones and Send SMS window “Type number” text field is too dark

chat

• Chat window does not refresh properly when chatting with a user whose avatar file is corrupted

Contacts

• When creating a new contact request, the option to request to see the contact’s status but not let them see yours is disabled
• In a contact request, the option to add a new contact to your Contact list is disabled when the user chooses not to let the contact see when they are online
• In a contact request, new contacts are added to a user’s Contact list even when they uncheck the option to add them

screen sharing

• When screen sharing in fullscreen mode, the user can’t click on Skype menu items at the top of the screen

Video

• Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Layout issues in the video window when a video call is put on hold. The Hold button appears over the Call on Hold message
• Skype sometimes crashes when plugging in or removing a webcam

miscellaneous

• Skype sometimes crashes soon after launching when an auto-config (PAC) file was used to connect to the internet
• Skype sometimes crashes when shutting down
• Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Main window does not display properly when signing in as another user from the Account menu