Microsoft® Lync® 2013 for iPhone is an app that brings Lync presence, instant messaging (IM), and voice and video capabilities to your mobile device. With Lync 2013 for iPhone, you can choose from several ways to communicate with others, including IM, calling, or a video call using either Wi-Fi only or your cellular data connection when you’re not connected to Wi-Fi.
Watch an introduction to using Lync on your iPhone
Watch this short video to learn how to use Lync to IM, make a call, and join a meeting on your iPhone.
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Installation requirements
You’ll need iPhone 4 or later, with Apple iOS 7.0 or later, to install Lync 2013 for iPhone.
Install Lync app
Install the Lync 2013 app on your mobile phone with a couple of steps.
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From your phone, go to the App Store, and search for Microsoft Lync 2013 for iPhone.
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Tap the Free button in the app, and then tap Install and enter your App Store Apple ID and password. As soon as the app is installed, it appears on your home screen.
Remove Lync app
To remove the Lync app from your phone, do this:
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Touch and hold your finger on the Lync app icon.
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Release your finger when the icon starts to wiggle on the screen.
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Tap the X icon that appears in the upper-left corner of the Lync icon. A prompt appears on your screen, informing you that deleting “Lync” will also delete all its data. Tap Delete.
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When the app disappears, press the Home button.
Sign in to Lync for the first time
Important: If you haven’t used Lync on your desktop computer and this is the first time you’re using Lync, you need to have a Lync account created and a sign-in address. If you don’t know this information, contact your technical support team. You cannot create a new Lync account from the Lync app on the iPhone.
The first time you sign in to Lync on your iPhone, here’s what you’ll need to do:
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Start Lync by tapping the Lync app icon.
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Now you’ll see a note explaining that in order to sign in, you need a Lync account and your IT administrator must turn on Lync for Mobile. To confirm that these are in place, tap OK.
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Enter your sign-in address (name@domain.com) and your password. (In some instances your user name will be provided in Advanced Options.)
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Tap Sign In.
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On the Never Miss a Meeting screen, tap the field for your phone number and enter your phone number with country/region codes (this should prepopulate with your call forwarding or simultaneous ring settings that you have set on Lync for the desktop). When Lync cannot use the Wi-Fi or cellular data network to make an audio or video call, Lync will call you back at this number to connect you to the audio portion of the Lync call. When you’ve finished entering your number, tap the Next arrow icon.
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The next screen displays two default settings on your phone:
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Push notifications Alerts you when you get a new IM or a VoIP call (on by default).
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Help us improve Lync Sends Microsoft anonymous data from your device for Lync quality control (off by default).
To change either setting, swipe the corresponding button either left or right.
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Click the Next arrow icon to start using Lync.
Sign in to Lync after the first time
Once you’ve signed in to Lync on your iPhone for the first time, subsequent sign-ins are faster. And you may notice that the Password field or the Save password field is gone, depending on how security has been set up for your organization.
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Start Lync by tapping the Lync app icon.
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Now do one of the following, depending on what you see on the sign-in screen:
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If the sign-in window asks for a user name and a password, enter your sign-in address (name@domain.com) and your password, and tap Sign In. (In some instances a user name will be provided in Advanced Options.)
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If the sign-in window asks only for a user name, enter your sign-in address (name@domain.com) and tap Sign In.
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If you have been taken to a new browser window, follow the sign-in instructions given there.
For help, go to Sign in to Skype for Business on a mobile device.
Sign out of Lync app
To sign out of Lync, from the My Info tab, tap the Sign Out button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
