Microsoft Accessibility Feedback
Welcome to Microsoft’s Accessibility Feedback forum. We are very interested in learning more about what products, features, and tools will delight our customers. Please share your ideas with us and remember to vote for ideas posted by others that you also think are great.
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Add hotkeys in Skype 8 and newer Add hotkeys in Skype 8 and newer
Since Microsoft will prevent Skype 7 from accessing the Skype network after the 1st of September 2018, they need to enhance Skype 8's functionality to get at least some of Skype 7's functionality to it. One of those missing and crucial for the visually impaired users functions are the global hotkeys for answering and rejecting a call, and similar ones. |They should be restored to Skype 8 as they are in Skype 7. Otherwise, answering or rejecting a call for visually impaired keyboard users is practically a nightmare at the moment. Since Microsoft will prevent Skype 7 from accessing the…
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font size
Why you made the Skype chat area as useless as google hangouts.
We need to adjust the font size. Not everybody has perfect eyesight.
You default font size is to small and makes using Skype chat impossible for many people.2 votes -
Skype Feedback
Hi! I work with several groups on Skype. A big reason I've been reluctant to switch to the new Skype is that I've had a hard time figuring out how to do simple things like adding and removing people in a conversation. Is there an easy way to do these things that I'm not aware of, besides attempting to write it into the chat?
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Skype Compact View
Please add the option from earlier versions of Skype to have a compact view and the ability to have separate or tabbed chat windows. The current UI makes it difficult to position the Windows Onscreen Keyboard.
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1 vote
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extending support for skype and windows 7;
hello;
I have posted these feedback on this forum before; but; can my feedback please be taken seriously for Skype 7.40; and extending support for windows 7 for visually impaired people;
1. please can support be extended for Skype 7.40; because the newer version of Skype doesn't work for visually impaired users who use assistive technology;
2. windows 7:
can support be extended beyond January 14th; 2020; for visually impaired users please; for windows 7; because windows 10; keeps causing problems for windows users who are using assistive technology software;
I would urge for my feedback to be taken seriously;
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Adjustable font size in Skype
Please let us freely adjust font size in conversation area of skype, and don't limit us at 24 pts, font sizes of 60+ points are very welcome
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Make an affordable Surface Phone
I think Microsoft has a huge chance of making new found success in the mobile industry. Hear me out, all the successful companies that offer full a full line of products has some sort of connected ecosystem that merges all services as seamlessly as possible i.e Apple* and I believe in the computing industry Microsoft still remains dominant but to get more people using the services I think they should push a new product ...a surface phone. A key to tying that into their product portfolio should be Skype. Just like Apple remains dominant with iMessage. The Surface phone should…
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Gostaria que a versão do Skype 12.1815.210.0 permitisse usar mais de uma sessao.
Gostaria que a versão do Skype 12.1815.210.0 permitisse usar mais de uma sessao.
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Fix Image Resizing Issue Please
Skype has been resizing images sent to other users with at least the last two versions of it. I emailed support a while ago about this, and my Skype just updated to version 8.27.0.85 today. Hoping they fixed this issue, but they did not. When I send an image, lets say at 2560 x 1440 resolution, or when someone sends me when, Skype is resizing it to 2048 x 1152 automatically. Why? Please fix this.
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Stop Reading the chat message as I type it in Skype 8 for Mac
I am using Skype 8 on macOS High Sierra with VoiceOver. When I type into the chat box, VoiceOver reads what I have typed up to the current point as I press each character. If this is a feature, it needs to be removed asap! The only workaround seems to be disabling VoiceOver which is not ideal.
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Skype 8. Need to rotate messages in chats and the ability to specify the maximum period of storage of messages
Do not need to keep chat messages on Skype forever
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NEW skype version 8, put back the 2 status options taken away, everyone I know, is not happy they are not included in the NEW Skype.
New Skype version 8 has removed 'away' and 'invisible' - please put them back, Everyone I know is resisting the new up-date, and staying with 'classic' as long as possible. The new version should have more options, not less. Everyone is used to them, why were they removed?
'away' still allows messages to pass through, 'do not disturb' and off-line do not ... ? Green / Yellow / Red and OFF, what is the problem?
VOTE - we want them back.2 votes -
GroupMe
Hi,
I know that GroupMe is part of the Skype Family, but can you add it to this list for Microsoft feedback accessibility? This would help me to send it directly to developers about accessibility issues like bugs.
I gave some feedback regarding accessibility issues to developers on App Store (under Review), but hasn't fixed the issues for a while.
Thank you,
Otto8 votes -
Add real time chat transcription of webcam video or microphone conversation
So we can understand even when we cannot hear
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Accessibility issue for GroupMe
Hi,
Regarding GroupMe on iOS app and Website, users liked my messages, but screen readers could not read likes. I wanted to know who liked my messages. I know sighted people can see likes, but I don't.
Also, Voice-Over cannot see date and time for messages on iOS app.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure about Android app because I don't have it, but you should investigate it.
Can you please fix the issue?
Thank you,
Otto4 votes -
Remove the often inappropriate smile in the :O emoticon animation
Please change the :O animation so the in-between state is no longer a smile.
The :O smiley is used in a lot of occasions where a smile is simply wildly inappropriate (e.g. legitimate shock and surprise over a bad event), so the current animation is very out of touch with the actual use. If you need to keep the silly animation, revert between a neutral face and the open mouth, and not a smile and an open mouth.
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allow paste into skype uwp keypad during calls
Skype desktop app allows you to paste in both the number you are calling and any pin codes you need once connected; the windows store skype app doesn't let you paste into the dialpad in a call so you have to type out long conference calling codes by hand, much less convenient!
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2 votes
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Extend Skype Translate to Group Chats so the Deaf can Read What is Being Said
There is no current solution for a blind person, a deaf (but can speak) person, and a paraplegic (can speak, but can not type quickly) person to telecommunicate. Skype Translate could solve this. Skype translate turns speech into text of another language displayed on the screen. It only allows two people to use this function at a time though. I propose that Skype Translate be extended to allow larger group chats for this purpose.
2 votes
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