Skype for Web now offers screen sharing options on Chrome

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoft recently released a new preview version ofSkype for Web. Microsoft announced that the preview version brings screen sharing capabilities onChrome. Theupdatetakes the tool to version 8.46.76.59.

A lot of new applications emerged giving tough competition to Microsoft’s VOIP tool. As a result, the big M decided to add more features toSkype.

Thisupdateeliminates the need for any third party tools or plug-ins to get thescreen sharing featurein your web client. The new feature allows users to share their screens duringSkype callsinChrome.

As you already know, the screen sharing feature was previously restricted only to the Desktop application. Microsoft recently brought this feature to additional platforms.

The company offered the screen sharing feature to mobile users in April this year. Now, with the release for the web client, this feature is available on each and every platform runningSkypev8.

Currently, support is only limited toGoogle Chromeversion 72 or later. However, we expect this feature to be available in thenew Chromium-based Edgeas well.

For the time being, there is no official confirmation from the company in this regard.

However, not everything went smootly for all users.

For example, oneSkypeuser took it to Microsoft’s forum toreportan issue affecting the release:

Screen Sharing indeed works now in theChrome browser, but a significant limitation should be mentioned: Screen sharing with sending video is not yet enabled. This feature is available with the installableSkypeclient.

We hope that Microsoft releases a patch to fix this issue soon.

The availability of the screen sharing feature on theweb clientcomes in handy in business environments forcollaboration purposes.

Users can log in to their accounts toshare presentations, documents, and spreadsheets with their colleagues or friends. You can even borrow your friend’s system to engage in an online meeting on the go.

If you are interested in testing the screen sharing feature, you can simply try theSkype for Web preview.

The feature should be available on the officialSkype for Web versionin the coming months.

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