One of the best features from Microsoft Teams just made its way to Skype

Together Mode from Microsoft Teams is now available on Skype.

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What you need to know

Skype recently received an update that brings it to version 8.67. The update brings support for Together Mode, a great feature that’s also available on Microsoft Teams. Together Mode allows you to have everyone in a meeting appear as if they were in a single room.

The same update also adds Large Grid Mode, which lets you have more people on screen during a call at once. Here’s everything that’s new in the update, as found in itsrelease notes:

Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web

Skype for Android

The new features for Skype are rolling out gradually, so you might not see them right away.

Versatile messaging

Skype has apps on every platform and supports every kind of communication, including text, voice, and video.

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