Skype Insider Preview now supports up to 100 call participants

Twice as many people can join a Skype call as before.

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What you need to know

Skype Insider Preview now supports up to 100 participants within calls. The update doubles the previous limit of 50, making it easier to have large groups of people within a call. The update brings Skype to Insider build 8.66 and also includes some fixes.

With more people working from home and circles of friends and family having to communicate digitally, increasing the participant limit of calls is a welcome change. A limit of 100 people should be more than enough for many groups.

Here’s the complete changelog asoutlined by Microsoft:

What’s New?

What’s fixed?

The build should roll out to insiders over the next couple of days. Microsoft explains that if you don’t see the update right away that you should check back again at a later time.

Versatile messaging

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

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