Hi there, I have a few users that each time they open Outlook 2016 they need to manually turn on the Skype For Business add in. And once you close Outlook, you have to do it all over again. Hello, The Skype for Business Mac client isn't updating the status based on the user's free/busy information from the Exchange calendar. Users grumble about that, because their co-workers chat them during meetings. We think this used to work in Skype for Business on the Mac. It did with the old Lync client. We're using the latest Skype for Business client on Office 365. Is anybody else seeing this issue? Thanks for the suggestions. We tried them out, and still have the same issue. We did some further troubleshooting, and found some interesting results. We are running Office 365, so the backend servers are all managed by Microsoft. We assume they have them up to date and configured correctly!:-) We know that free/busy status does not work on the Mac Skype for Business client. It also does not work for us when we use the Skype for Business capability integrated into the Outlook Web Client that is available for Office 365. A user can in the middle of a scheduled meeting, but the web client does not automatically switch the user to busy. The free/busy status works correctly on the Windows Skype for Business client. If the user launches the Windows version of Skype for Business, the free/busy status in Skype for Business will update correctly across all platforms. Both the Mac client and the Web client will show a user as 'Busy' when they are in the middle of a scheduled meeting. As soon as the Windows Skype for Business client is closed, the status for the Mac client and the Web client go back to 'Available', even though the meeting is still in progress. Our users find this troublesome, because they get interrupted in the middle of the meetings. If only the Mac client worked as well as the Windows Skype for Business client. ![]() Microsoft is getting serious with the Mac today with its new Skype for Business preview for OS X. The new business-focused version of Skype for Mac runs on OS X El Capitan and focuses on creating an enterprise-friendly experience. IT professionals can request access to the new Skype for Business Mac Preview starting today. In addition to taking preview requests from commercial clients, Microsoft says it will begin seeding Skype for Business Mac Preview to IT administrators before opening the preview to more users. Microsoft plans to roll out the Skype for Business Mac client in three stages, starting with today’s release which includes Outlook calendar integration for viewing and joining meetings right from Skype, then two additional versions before public availability: We’ll be adding instant messaging, presence and the contacts list in the next preview release coming in early summer, and telephony in late summer. New invitations will be issued daily over the next few weeks until all organizations wanting to participate have access, and testers will also be able to submit feedback during the preview period at. Skype for Business differs from the standard version of the communication app as it allows for up to 250 people on a call versus the 25 person limit on standard Skype. Outlook integration, enterprise-grade security, and the ability to manage employee accounts also set it apart. Standalone run $2.00/month per user with more packages available as well. Skype for Business Mac Preview joins the other client already available on an Apple platform,. Full release notes below: Skype for Business on Mac Preview Release This release will ONLY support the listed MEETING functionality, all additional functionality (e.g., Contact list, non-meeting IMs, non-meeting voice calls, etc.) will come in future releases. April 26, 2016 Sign In • Sign in via email address and/or username. • Sign in with NTLM, OrgID, and Microsoft Modern Authentication credentials ONLY. Me Area • View and update presence status. Can you use vim on mac. • View, but not edit, your note. Meetings • View your calendar appointments today and tomorrow. • Join online Skype meetings. • Create an ad-hoc meeting using the “Meet Now” option in the Meetings menu. • Join a meeting using an url option in the Meetings menu. • Mute and unmute your microphone. • Start and stop video.
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