April 23, 2020 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google There’s little I enjoy more than a the well-executed use of a silly background in a video chat. While this quirky ...

Skype has introduced support for custom backgrounds in video calls, following the recent popularity of an equivalent feature in Zoom. The option to use custom backgrounds is part of the version 8.59.0 ...

Microsoft has rolled out Skype version 8.62 which brings features from Microsoft Teams to the Skype video-calling experience. Skype on the desktop now offers users a catalogue of preset images from ...

The iPhone’s Portrait Mode, which artificially blurs the background when taking photos of people, has been one of the Camera app’s most popular features. Now Skype background blurring is available in ...

Slobs of the world, don’t work too hard KonMari-ing your apartment or office ahead of your next important Skype call. The video conferencing service is introducing blurred backgrounds so you can ...

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You can blur your Skype background from the settings menu if you want to hide clutter or disguise the room behind you in a Skype call. Skype also allows you to replace the background with a preset ...

Microsoft has released the latest update for Skype, adding a feature we've seen pop up in a number of similar products: custom backgrounds. These images can be used during video calls to replace the ...

The Skype iOS app is finally getting the background blur feature that first landed on desktop versions of the app way back in February of last year … Background blur works in a similar way to the ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is adding a background blur feature to its Skype for iOS app. The ...

If you've ever used Skype while working from home, chances are you've been wearing pyjama bottoms (or even less) on your lower half, while the clean shirt on your top half has done a passable job of ...

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