Microsoft is working on native Skype Meet Now integration in Windows 10

[Karlston]

Microsoft is working on native Skype Meet Now integration in Windows 10

 

Microsoft yesterday released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 for Insiders in the Dev Channel. In this new Windows 10 Build, a brand-new feature was discovered by Microsoft enthusiast Rafael Rivera. It looks like Microsoft is planning to add native Skype Meet Now integration in Windows 10. As you can see from the image below, Microsoft will add a Skype Meet Now button in the Taskbar Notification Area. When you click the Meet Now button, you can either create a meeting or join a meeting.

 

Skype Meet Now allows anyone to easily setup video meetings with no sign ups or downloads. Users just need to generate their free unique link with one click, share it with participants and enjoy meetings with Skype. This is not a light-weight version of Skype, instead they can enjoy full set of features like call recording, background blur and more.

 

Source: Rafael

 

 

Microsoft is working on native Skype Meet Now integration in Windows 10

 

[Sylence]

i like this new feature, it's like facetime in osx which is built in.

[Ubiaquitrian]

It's user friendly ? 

[Karlston]

Windows 10’s new Meet Now feature could be a Zoom killer

 

A week ago we reported that Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20211 contained a new feature – Meet Now, which integrated video conferencing natively into the OS.

 

Now WindowsLatest has uncovered a bit more on the feature.

 

 

Windows 10 users will be able to start a video call by generating a sharing link via a button in the taskbar notification area.

 

Crucially neither the person starting the meeting or the attendees would need to have special accounts, but only the sharing link or the meeting access code.

 

When the call is accepted it can either open up in the Skype desktop client or the Skype web app in Edge.

 

 

This means despite being accountless, users will still have access to the full power of the Skype client, such as being able to record calls or blur backgrounds.

 

The feature is likely to be extremely popular in enterprise settings where users are unlikely to be able to use the video calling capabilities in apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp or Facetime.

 

The feature is currently in internal testing, and it is not known if and when it will roll out, but we suspect if it is successful Zoom may join Slack at the EU’s competition court.

 

 

Windows 10’s new Meet Now feature could be a Zoom killer