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Microsoft recently shipped an update for the desktop version of Skype that adds support for emergency calling in the United States. Skype users can now call 911 and share their location information with emergency operators through their PCs. The same update also allows voice messages of up to five minutes and adds a handful of other new features.
Skype also supports calling emergency services from the desktop in Australia, Denmark, Finland, and the UK. The communication app supports a much longer list of countries when it comes to contacting emergency services from mobile devices.
The addition of emergency calling support on the desktop came as part of an update that brings the app to version 8.80. Here’s the changelog:
Microsoft outlines the limitations of emergency calling support in a support document. Notably, you may need to allow location sharing to use the feature.
Skype is a popular communication app that lets you message and call people around the world. Now, it supports calling emergency services in the United States from a PC.
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