Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Publish status | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ |
View status | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
View status notes and Out of Office messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Add a custom location | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Add a custom note | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Use a photo from any public site for My Picture (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Pre-populated Contacts list | ✔ | ||||||||
View and Modify Contacts list | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tag contacts for status change alerts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Control privacy relationships | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Search the corporate address book | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Search Microsoft Outlook contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Manage contact groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Expand distribution groups and Microsoft 365 Groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Search for Response Groups (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Display recent contacts group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Display current conversations group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Display alternate contact views (for example, tile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who've added you to their Contacts list) | ✔ | ✔ | Sort by group | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Sort contacts by Status (availability) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Search and add Exchange contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate IM with or email to a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Navigate among multiple IM conversations/Track multiple conversations in a single tabbed window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Log IM conversations in Outlook | ✔ | ✔If server side conversation history is turned on | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
Use prepared conversation templates | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Check spelling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration) (On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Send ink messages | ✔ | ||||||||
Receive ink messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Set IM messages as high importance | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Transfer files in peer-to-peer IM conversations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Skype for Business Web App | Skype for Business 2015 client | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Add computer audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Add video | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
View multiparty video (gallery view) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Video-based screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔View-only | ||||||||
Use in-meeting presenter controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Access detailed meeting roster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Participate in multiparty IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Share the desktop (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ (requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | |||
Share a program (if enabled) | ✔ | View only | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View only | ||||
Add anonymous participants (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Use dial-in audio meetings | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Initiate a Meet Now meeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ❸ Annotations not available | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Present only | ✔ | ❸ View only, annotations not available | |||
Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Add and edit OneNote meeting notes | ✔ | Edit only (not add) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Use a whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Conduct polls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Upload files to share with others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Schedule a meeting or conference | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook | Outlook | |||
Q&A Manager | ✔ | ||||||||||
Disable attendee video | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Disable meeting IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Mute Audience | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Make everyone an attendee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Produce Skype Meeting Broadcast | ✔ | ||||||||||
Delegate can schedule a meeting on behalf of delegator | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Synchronize delegates between Skype for Business and Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Set Video Spotlight (lock video) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Give/Take control of screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Click to call a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Transfer a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage call forwarding | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage team call settings | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Manage delegates | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Initiate a call to a Response Group | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Support emergency services (E-911) | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU6 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
IM notification to SIP URI(s) for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
IM notification to distribution list for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Connect to voice mail, set up or change greeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Missed call notification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | |||||
Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Manage a high volumes of calls | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Call park | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | |||||||
Group call pickup | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Location-based routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage Response Group/Team call group | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Answer Auto attendant call | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate IM with a public contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Initiate IM with a federated contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Future/capability** | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ||||||
Select preferred recording resolution | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Modern Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Multi-factor Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Cert -Based Authentication | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ✔ | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ||||||
Kerberos Authentication | ✔ | ✔ |
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Archiving of IM conversations in Outlook Conversation History | ✔ ❶ | ✔If server side conversation history is enabled | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations (unavailable in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar | ✔ | ✔ |
Version | Release Date |
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16.28.192 | May 28, 2020 |
16.28.142 | February 5, 2020 |
16.28.130 | November 6, 2019 |
16.28.120 | September 25, 2019 |
16.28.116 | September 10, 2019 |
16.27.37 | June 21, 2019 |
16.26.19 | April 29, 2019 |
16.25.73 | April 4, 2019 |
16.24.191 | January 30, 2019 |
16.23.64 | November 14, 2018 |
16.22.178 | October 30, 2018 |
16.21.87 | October 1, 2018 |
16.21.65 | September 14, 2018 |
16.20.90 | August 13, 2018 |
16.19.132 | July 13, 2018 |
16.18.51 | June 7, 2018 |
16.17.65 | May 9, 2018 |
16.16.102 | April 3, 2018 |
16.15.166 | February 28, 2018 |
16.14.163 | January 31, 2018 |
16.13.184 | December 7, 2017 |
16.12.77 | November 8, 2017 |
16.12.75 | October 31, 2017 |
16.11.149 | October 5, 2017 |
16.10.97 | August 30, 2017 |
16.9.37 | August 02, 2017 |
16.8.196 | June 20, 2017 |
16.6.333 | May 2, 2017 |
16.5.185 | March 28, 2017 |
16.3.240 | February 6, 2017 |
16.2.145 | December 12, 2016 |
16.1.456 | November 23, 2016 |
16.0.3638 | October 27, 2016 (RTM) |
Version | Release Date | KB Article |
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14.4.1 | July 13, 2016 | KB3175174 |
14.3.3 | February 23, 2016 | KB3139293 |
14.2.1 | October 1, 2015 | KB3098588 |
14.1.1 | July 23, 2015 | KB3074981 |
14.0.11 | March 14, 2015 | KB3037358 |
14.0.10 (Hotfix 1) | December 3, 2014 | KB3019983 |
14.0.10 | October 29, 2014 | KB3007876 |
14.0.9 (Hotfix 1) | July 31, 2014 | KB2979062 |
14.0.9 | June 10, 2014 | KB2963369 |
14.0.8 | April 9, 2014 | KB2952672 |
14.0.7 | December 13, 2013 | KB2909662 |
14.0.6 | October 8, 2013 | KB2888920 |
14.0.5 (Hotfix 1) | September 4, 2013 | KB2884053 |
14.0.5 | June 6, 2013 | KB2844274 |
14.0.4 (Hotfix 1) | April 18, 2013 | KB2836517 |
14.0.4 | February 1, 2013 | KB2778095 |
14.0.1 | RTM | NA |