Other cosmetic changes include redesigned chat headers with an improved layout, new fluent icons across the UI, refreshed themes, colorful avatars (for those without a profile picture), etc. Users with disabled cameras will also appear on the call stage with customizable backgrounds (you can disable video and hide non-video participants), and previews will be larger when someone shares their screen. Also, Skype will arrange video feeds into 'a more natural grid' to keep everyone together and in focus. Microsoft improved the looks to make the UI more modern and polished. One of the UI changes in the new Skype is the call stage. Microsoft says the new version is faster, reliable, and 'super modern-looking.' Most notably, user feedback inspired a big part of the changes, so those sticking to Skype will like the update (unlike those updates back in 2017). Microsoft published a post on the official Skype website, providing users with more details about the upcoming update. Quite the opposite: the company has just announced a major upgrade with new features, new user interfaces, and significantly improved performance. Still, it appears that Microsoft is not planning to kill Skype any time soon. It is not difficult to understand why some might have thought that Skype was going down: Teams turned out to be a big success for Microsoft, and the company even integrated a consumer-based version of the service directly into the taskbar in Windows 11.

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