Skype Gets Critical Fixes for Windows 11 and iPhone

Microsoft has recently released a new Skype version as part of the Insider program, and this time, the changes are pretty important.

Skype 8.85.76.400 is now live for testers, and in terms of new features, it comes with two important additions.

First and foremost, users can now double-tap to like a text message they received. This only works on mobile devices, and in some ways, it feels like the natural way to interact with a received message. The process is extremely fast, so liking a message is now a lot more convenient.

Then, Microsoft has also added new message reaction improvements.

“Click/tap on someone else's reaction to add a message reaction on all Platforms. To duplicate someone's message reaction, click on their reaction on desktop and tap on mobile. You can also remove the reaction the same way. To see who reacted with an emoticon, hover on desktop and tap&hold on Mobile,” the company explains.

The critical fixes

As far as the fixes are concerned, Microsoft says it has resolved crashes on iPhone, as well as on Windows 11 devices where users have performed an upgrade form Windows 10.

Here is the full list of bug fixes available in this update:  

• Skype crashing when users upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (MSIX)
• Skype crashing on iOS
• Gifs not animating on Android
• Skype not localizing to device language on fresh install of Skype
• Missing 'send button' after recording a video on Android
• Downloading a file from chat hangs up a running call on Web
• Trying to join a locked meeting as guest with an existing guest session causes app to get stuck in infinite spinner 

Keep in mind this is still an insider release, so it could take some time until all improvements make their way to production devices.