Skype Web SDK compatibility with S4B 2019 Server

Peter Meier 1 Reputation point
2022-02-15T15:25:09.2+00:00

What is happening with the Skype Web SDK? The page here has not been updated for 3 years:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skype-sdk/websdk/docs/apiproductkeys

As we have a commercial solution in place, I need to know whether the SDK supports Skype for Business Server 2019.
Also, what about the new Edge Browser? The Audio capabilities are apparently no longer working with it.

What can I tell our customers which like to upgrade to S4B 2019 and want to use a different browser than IE?
Is there a future for the Skype Web SDK?

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  1. JimmyYang-MSFT 52,796 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-02-16T06:07:11.367+00:00

    Hi @Peter Meier

    The Skype for Business App SDK will continue to function for on-premise Skype for Business Server 2019 deployments. But the retirement of SfB Online is reducing the market of addressable communication deployments for the SfB App SDK, and many SfB organizations are migrating to Teams.


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  2. Meier, Peter 1 Reputation point
    2022-02-23T16:26:43.04+00:00

    @JimmyYang-MSFT
    Yes, I see that our WebRTC app works with S4B Server 2019, but I miss an official statement about the support of the Skype Web SDK for S4B Server 2019. I could not find any statement from MS about this. Also, the Edge Browser is obviously no longer supported at all but still mentioned on the site. Without Edge Browser, IE remains the only browser that supports WebRTC's Audio Capabilities on Windows. But as we know, IE has not a big future, so what's going to happen with these things?

    Because of these reasons, I believe it is dangerous to run a commercial application built on Skype Web SDK and S4B 2019. Will it continue to work or suddenly stop? Therefore, I'd really appreciate an official statement about support or EOL inside the Skype Web SDK documentation.
    Thanks - Peter


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