It will not work on OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks or OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The system requirements for Skype for Business on Mac are OS X 10.11 El Capitan or macOS Sierra 10.12 ans above. System RequirementsĪs stated in the introduction, anyone can now download Skype for Business for Mac from Microsoft. Here’s an overview of the new Skype for Business 2016 Mac client. Until now, Mac users have either been stuck with the Lync or had to use Skype for Business online or the recently released Skype Meetings service in the meantime (more on those two later). SfB has been long awaited on Mac to replace the highly unreliable and maligned Lync for Mac which hasn’t been updated by Microsoft since 2011. It’s now clear that Microsoft simply left it very late in the month to release Skype for Business on Mac. It was originally due for release in Q3 2016 but then revised to October 2016 although this seemed increasingly unlikely as October drew to a close.Įven just a few days ago Microsoft support stated “we aren’t able to provide the exact date when Skype for Business 2016 Mac Client will be released”. The long awaited release of the Skype for Business Mac client was delayed in Q3 by Microsoft.

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Image Capture works with compatible devices you connect to your Mac, not with your Mac's inbuilt camera. Image Capture (No Camera Or Scanner Connected).ĭon't try to make your Mac's camera work with Image Capture. Be sure to backup your Mac and deauthorize iTunes before tendering it for service. (4) If none of the above suggestions resolve your trouble, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider to have your Mac professionally serviced. Don't bother testing Skype or other third-party apps until you have your camera working with Apple apps. (3) If your cam won't work properly even with Apple apps, use OS X Recovery to completely reinstall your Mac OS from the Recovery System stored on your startup drive. Ī ' Standard' user account is all you need for testing.

If you need help, how to do it is explained in. If you do not have more than one user account for the testing, create a new one now. Do NOT use the 'Guest' account for this test. However, after the article was published, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from 'iSight' to 'FaceTime' and then to 'FaceTime HD.' Regardless of the name of your built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)īe sure to test more than one Apple app (Photo Booth, FaceTime, iMovie, QuickTime Player, etc.) in more than one user account. (BTW - The Troubleshooting article calls the camera an 'iSight'. (1) If restarting your Mac doesn't fix the problem, Built-in iSight in photo booth or skype or whatever Not working.

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