Skype for Linux Alpha 1.5 released with voice messaging and more

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Last month, Microsoft released a new version of Skype for Linux users. Skype team this week released Skype for Linux Alpha 1.5 with support for voice messaging and few other improvements. Read the full change log below.

Change log:

  • Voice messaging audio now works.
  • Mojis now work with audio.
  • You can now silence notification sounds and turn off messaging notifications completely in ‘Settings’.
  • We’ve disabled the ability to drag & drop a URL into Skype which opens the browser in the application.
  • Presence status icon sizes in the Tray have been improved on some distributions.

You can download Skype for Linux Alpha DEB here and Skype for Linux Alpha RPM here.

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