Skype For Business Crash Log Mac

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Skype For Business Mac Updates

Problems Running Skype on High Sierra. Many users have complained that after upgrading. Jul 15, 2017 I cannot open skype on my mac. I was forced to upgrade my entire operating system (OSX 10.12) so I could use the latest version of skype. It worked for one day, now skype will not open up at all. I used skype successfully for years on this same computer. Step 2: Remove Skype for Business cache. Exit Skype for Business.

This story is being continuously updated…. New updates are being added at the bottom…..

Based on this blog entry, the log location is: /Library/Containers/com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness/Data/Library/Logs/com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness This directory contains a file called sfbmac.log, which has the log information from the Skype for Business for Mac client. Clearing Skype for Business Cache in macOS. Log out of and quit Skype for Business; Go to Finder; Press Command+Shift+G or click Go Go to Folder; Type /library and press Return; Delete the following bold files: Containers com.microsoft.SkypeForBusiness; Internet Plug-Ins MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin; Logs LwaTracing.

Jul 15, 2017 I cannot open skype on my mac. I was forced to upgrade my entire operating system (OSX 10.12) so I could use the latest version of skype. It worked for one day, now skype will not open up at all. I used skype successfully for years on this same computer. Step 2: Remove Skype for Business cache. Exit Skype for Business. For example, click the down arrow next to the gear icon, select File, and then Exit. Start Registry Editor. To do this, right-click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then press OK. Locate the following subkey: Skype for Business 2016: HKEYCURRENTUSERSoftware.

Original story (from Feb 20) follows:

Looks like Skype is acting glitchy for some users currently. According to reports, the Windows 10 client of the service is closing / crashing at the moment. Users are taking to social media to report the problem.

Here are some reports:

@Skype your PC app is broken. It kicked me from a call and then closed completely. Now when I open the app it loads but then closes again

@Skype Hey guys, I’m having a huge problem with my skype for Windows 10 app. The window keeps force closing by itself, even through the app is still running in the background.
Any fixes to this? pic.twitter.com/2q1Zx1Q2qx

— Big Boss Isaac 🐯 (@BigBoss_Isaac) February 20, 2019

My SKYPE was working perfectly earlier. Now it won't work at all. Everytime I click on one of my contacts. The screen blanks out and minimizes.

— Joshua Kricker (@KrickerJoshua) February 20, 2019

@SkypeSupport what's going on with Skype, suddenly cycling like it can't connect.

Preview Version on Desktop (Chrome) same as stand Alone.

skype-8.39.0.180 is title of Exe file.

— Fi (@Fleafi7) February 20, 2019

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my skype (for windows) keeps closing after opening and i've tried so many things and even when i installed an older version it's still the same thing

— 17's amy 🗝 (@gaIaxyhan) February 20, 2019

Skype PC version is totally unusable now for me as well. https://t.co/qGty7wzBC4

— Scott Kuberski, KKBC (@scott_kuberski) February 20, 2019

well im not getting an error message but when i keep opening skype after the update it goes to the screen like normal but then goes to the blue loading screen for no reason then back to the normal screen for a few times and then it closes out of nowhere

— RetroClausIsComingToTown (@KennyT83) February 20, 2019

In addition to reports from Windows users (which are pouring in from several regions (indicating widespread outage)), some Mac users are complaining as well:

@SkypeSupport why does Skype keep freaking out on my Mac. It opens and closes ten times then closes altogether. Won’t let me make any calls or anything! Help!

— Bucks N Bass (@bucksnbass_) February 20, 2019

@SkypeSupport I cant access Skype on my mac.

— Sarah (@spiritedunic0rn) February 20, 2019

For it’s part, team Skype or Microsoft hasn’t said anything about this sudden glitch. But we’re keeping a close eye. Will update this story with more relevant information in real time. So keep checking back.

Update 1

Someone who got in touch with Skype chat support got the following response.

It seems this is an emerging issue now globally. We are having massive reports with same issue

Meanwhile, some users say old version of Skype (available here: https://web.skype.com/en/) works fine. Do give it a try and let us know how it goes.

Update 2

For some users, the service is back to normal now.

It's working again for me!

— Sue Trowbridge (@trow125) February 20, 2019

But we’re still keeping a close eye.

Update 3

The official Skype Twitter account confirms the outage has been fixed.

Hi, Angela. There has been a temporary glitch a moment ago that was already fixed. Please check it on your end.

— Skype (@Skype) February 20, 2019

Update 4 (Dec 16)

Going by the latest reports on micro-blogging site Twitter, Skype for Business is encountering some issues. Here’s what some of those affected have to say:

@OfficeSupport
Skype for Business seems to be down in The Netherlands, cannot connect from different tenants.
source

Skype is probably older than you kid pipe dow
source

Skype for Business is definitely down, UK and Munich in our organisation
source

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While reports continue to proliferate, there’s no word from the official sources as yet. Rest assured, we’re keeping a close watch and will update this page as and when any new development catches our sight.

Developing….

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Summary: Skype for Business Server 2019 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 Server, 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 2019 are not available in Skype for Business Online; see Online or Hybrid user account limitations for specifics. Skype for Business Online Admins may want to refer to Skype for Business Online Service Description 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 2019 or Skype for Business Online. You may also want to refer to Mobile client feature comparison for Skype for Business for smart phone and tablet client feature comparisons. 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 Licensing Guide for more details.

Important

Skype for Business Server 2019 and Skype for Business Online support the following previously released clients: Lync 2013, Skype for Business 2015, and Skype for Business 2016, as well as the Skype for Business 2019 client. For information about these clients when used with other servers, see the Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 and Desktop client feature comparison for Skype for Business 2015.

Note

The Skype for Business Web App browser client and Skype Meetings App Windows 10 app only provide Meetings support. Refer to Plan for Meetings clients (Web App and Meetings App) for more about these clients.

Enhanced Presence support

This table covers the Enhanced Presence features that extend beyond a simple indication of whether a user is online, offline, busy, etc.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
Publish status	✔	✔ 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)	✔	✔

❶ Does not support publishing status based on calendar free/busy information.

Contacts and Contact Groups support

This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
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 contacts by Status (availability)	✔	✔
Search and add Exchange contacts	✔	✔

IM support

This table covers features related to IM support.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
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	✔
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	✔	✔
Receive ink messages	✔	✔
Set IM messages as high importance	✔	✔

Meetings support

This table covers features related to Meetings support.

Note

Skype for Business meeting features aren't available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1. Plan 1 is being retired.

In Skype-to-Skype sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they're invited by a user who has access to sharing features.For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.

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
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)	✔	✔
Share a program (if enabled)	✔	View only	✔(requires plug-in)	✔	✔
Add anonymous participants (if enabled)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Use dial-in audio meetings ❷	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Initiate a Meet Now meeting	✔	✔	✔	✔
Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files	✔	❸ 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
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	✔	✔

❶ Participants can't control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can't control desktops shared by Windows users. This also won't work for Skype for Business Web App on Max OSX.

❷ For Skype for Business Online, this feature requires Microsoft PSTN Conferencing, Exchange Unified Messaging, or a third-party audio conferencing provider.

❸ 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.

❹ For Skype for Business 2016 apps, you must be using Click-to-Run, build 16.0.4227 or later.

➀ For Skype for Business 2015 apps, you must have the September Update, build 15.0.4747 or later.

Voice (Telephony) support

This table covers features related to voice services support.

Note

Skype for Business Voice (Telephony) features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
Initiate a call	✔	✔	✔
Click to call a contact	✔	✔	✔
Transfer a call	✔	✔	✔
Manage call forwarding	✔	✔	✔ ❶
Manage team call settings	✔	✔ ❶
Manage delegates	✔	✔	✔ ❶
Initiate a call to a Response Group	✔	✔ ❶
Support emergency services (E-911)	✔	✔	✔ 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
Call park	✔	✔ ❶
Group call pickup	✔	✔ ❶
Location-based routing	✔	✔	✔
Manage Response Group/Team call group	✔	✔

❶ This feature isn't available in Skype for Business Online.

External users support

This table covers features related to support for external users homed on the PSTN.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
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)	✔	✔	✔

Recording support

This table covers features related to support for recording meetings.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac
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	✔	✔

❶ Recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Skype for Business client rights.

❷ Recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable in Skype for Business Online.

Modern Authentication

This table covers features requiring support for modern authentication.

Modern authentication also requires a topology described in Skype for Business topologies supported with Modern Authentication.

Feature/capability	Skype for Business 2015, 2016, or 2019 client	Skype for Business on Mac	Lync 2013 client
Modern Authentication	✔	✔	✔
Multi-factor Authentication	✔	✔	✔
Cert -Based Authentication	✔(Domain-joined device only)	✔	✔(Domain-joined device only)
Kerberos Authentication	✔	✔

Archiving, compliance, and logging support

This table covers features related to support for archiving and logging functions.