Together Mode and screen sharing also use larger video previews along the top bar, so you can actually see the people on the other side of the call. Your own video feed will also show up in the feed, so you can see how you look next to your fellow call members. For example, all users are now included in the grid, even if certain users have their video disabled. The app's main layout - which Microsoft calls the 'call stage,' apparently - has new layouts and features to help it catch up to the competition. There's a lot new in today's announcement, but it's Skype's call grid that is getting the most attention. Microsoft is working hard to modernize the once-dominant video chat app, starting with an all-new redesign in its latest update.
Skype might not be what you turn to in the age of Meet, Duo, and - yes - FaceTime, but it's still a massively popular tool for communicating with your friends and loved ones online. It's not the only messaging tool the company owns, of course. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft has spent the last year and a half focused on making Teams as great as it can be.
