Skype Windows app will soon let you merge incoming calls into an ongoing call

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Published onMarch 6, 2019

published onMarch 6, 2019

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Microsoft is continuing to bring back features from its now-deprecated classic Skype app to the new cross-platform client. Yesterday, the company announced that Skype Insiders on Windows can now try merging incoming calls into an ongoing call, which was one of the top requested features for the new Skype desktop app.

Merging a call into an ongoing call is back in the latest Insider build! Check it outhttps://t.co/idd5CARilF

— Skype Insider (@SkypeInsider)March 5, 2019

The ability to merge an incoming call to an existing call is an essential feature for “prosumers,” including podcasters and radio hosts willing to bring in callers during a live show. For now, the feature is only available in the standalone Skype Insider app for Windows, which is different from the Skype Windows 10 app available in the Microsoft Store. You can download the Skype Insider app onthis page, and it also works on Windows 7 and 8 PCs.

Microsoft’s new Skype app may still lack other classic Skype features like a more compact layout and the ability to customize notifications, but the company did introduce some useful additions in the new app likecall recordingorautomatic background blurringin video calls. You can share the feedback with the team and help the team prioritize new features on theSkype Ideas website.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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