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Topic Last Modified: 2017-05-03 Summary: Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online administrators can use these tables to understand what features are supported on which clients. Before you deploy or upgrade to Skype for Business, check which clients are already in use in your organization. Use the tables below to understand the feature support impact on those clients. This can help you communicate changes to users, pace the roll-out process, and fully understand the benefits of upgrading to the latest client. Some features available with Skype for Business Server 2015 are not available in Skype for Business Online, see for specifics. Skype for Business Online Admins may want to refer to for information on the different plans available to them.
The following tables show the features that are available with each client that works with Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online. You may also want to refer to. The Client Access License or User Subscription License your organization purchases will also have an impact on which features are available to your users. Whether you deploy the Full or Basic client to users depends on the license or plan your organization chooses to buy. See the for more details.
Important: Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Online support the following previously released clients: Lync 2013, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients when used with other servers, see the.
Note: The Lync 2010 Attendant client is not supported in Skype for Business Online. Note: The Skype for Business Web App browser client only provides.
Contacts and Contact Groups support This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts. Participants can't control desktops that are shared by Lync for Mac 2011 or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can control desktops shared by Windows users. This also won't work for Skype for Business Web App on Max OSX. For Skype for Business Online, this feature requires Microsoft PSTN Conferencing, Exchange Unified Messaging, or a 3rd party audio conferencing provider. The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Skype for Business Web App.
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Feature/capability Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client Skype for Business on Mac Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations Select preferred recording resolution Recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Skype for Business client rights. Recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable in Skype for Business Online. Online or Hybrid user account limitations User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:.
Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture. Contacts: Search for Response Groups. IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration. IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click. External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users For more information check out this link:.