Skype update changes FaceTime default for calls setting in FaceTime Preferences

This isn't a question, but a heads up for people who are experiencing Click To Call issues after upgrading to the latest version of Skype (8.67.0.96) on MacOS Catalina, I've not replicated the issue on other versions of MacOS.


After you upgrade to the latest version of Skype, when you click on a phone number tel: link in an email or on a webpage, the click to call action opens Skype instead of the FaceTime call dialog in the top right of the screen. This is due to Skype changing the Default for calls: option in FaceTime preferences.


To change this back to FaceTime, simply open FaceTime and click the FaceTime Menu top left and select Preferences from the drop down menu. Alternatively press ⌘, to open the Preferences panel.


Once the Preferences panel is opened, on the Settings tab there is a drop down menu at the very bottom labelled Default for calls: click the drop down list and select FaceTime from the list. This will change your click to call actions back to FaceTime from Skype.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 7:39 AM

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Skype update changes FaceTime default for calls setting in FaceTime Preferences

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