App Profile: Skype

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Skype

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Rating:

4.73

Total Reviews:

279.77k

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US, RU, GB

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Reviews: What People Think About Skype

Hillary Tr.

Rating: 5/5

Hi, I want to start this by saying I want to send my deepest gratitude & appreciation for Skype over the last 10 years. Me and my fiancé are texting & still having daily text through Skype. We first met & started talking a bit over 10 years ago in 2014, and been using Skype since then. Now you may wonder why don’t we use phone texting like regular people. The story was I did not have a cell phone nor phone number 10 years ago, I had an iPad, so creating a Skype account for free was the best choice I had back then to text, and surprisingly he agreed to create one & we’ve been using Skype together just 2 of us daily text since 2014. For people, texting through Skype as a couple is an odd thing to do, but we don’t think so. We think it makes us different from other, since we the only 2 out of our hundreds of friends using it haha Skype isn’t just an app, it has our daily text & good night video call for the last 10yrs, and we still can’t process the thought of our old friend Skype is being retired this May 2025. It is an extremely sad news for us to know that Skype is being retired, and we for sure miss it a lot. Skype is and will always have a special place in our heart, it sounds silly I know haha but it’s true. Thank you for the team behind Skype that work effortlessly to maintain & run Skype. I do hope that Skype will return one day, even though it just my hope. You did great Skype :) thank you once again, hope to see you again soon!

Willie, Better Than Blended

Rating: 5/5

Our family is in a trip for the week atone of the Hocking Hills cabins where there is no cellular service or connections but they do have WiFi. We thought we’d be able to use WiFi calling but it didn’t work. The cabin also has an internet phone but was experiencing difficulties with connecting so we had NO phone. It wasn’t a huge deal but for safety reasons I prefer to have an emergency line to call out. I downloaded several apps that said we could make calls via WiFi and none worked. I also tried using my business line which we use a digital service provider for and it worked but only twice then kept failing. Our second day here while in my wife’s computer Skype popped up which I had forgotten about. And man was I glad it did because it worked AMAZINGLY! Outside of a lag in the call it was the ONLY things that worked which allowed us to contact the cabin staff regarding the phone and schedule some of the events we wanted to do with the kiddos. Truly appreciate having Skype!

JPimemtel

Rating: 4/5

My girlfriend and I are long distance so we call each other on the daily until she visits. I’ve used Skype over other apps and I have to say it has it’s ups and downs. Pros: You can expect calls to work perfectly as long as you both have good internet connections. Even when you internet slows down you can still see each other but the quality drops so you can load the video. As someone who’s used Skype for years I’ve noticed on newer phones that selecting things actually works unlike on slower phones where its stutters and takes time. Cons: They’re pushing too much with emojis and filters and stuff. Why do I have an option to take a picture in the middle of a Skype call? I can literally just turn on my camera and show the person. I have to press speaker all the time when I first make a call and I’m constantly pressing the camera button and waiting forever just to close it. After a call I’m literally asked every time how the quality was. Stop shoving things in my face please. I just wanna call, not see every “great feature you have”. Personally I don’t use 90% of the things Skype has to offer. I just call and turn on my camera. I wish it would focus on that and keep it simple. I don’t wanna have a 1/8 of my screen covered by something I don’t use. Please just make calling easier, it’s starting to make me think I should switch to Discord.

About Skype

Skype is retiring in May 2025. Log in to Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype account, and your chats and contacts will be ready for you. Enjoy the features you love about Skype and more including free calling, meetings, messaging, calendar, communities, and more - all on Teams.

Thank you for being a part of the Skype community. We’re excited about the opportunities ahead with Microsoft Teams and look forward to continuing to support your everyday connections in new and improved ways.

With gratitude,

The Skype team

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• Microsoft Services Agreement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=530144
• EU Contract Summary: https://go.skype.com/eu.contract.summary
• Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2259814

Access Permissions:
All permissions are optional and require consent (you can continue using Skype without granting these permissions, but certain features may not be available).

• Contacts - Skype can sync and upload your device contacts to Microsoft's servers so that you can easily find and connect with your contacts that already use Skype.
• Microphone - The microphone is needed for people to hear you during audio or video calls or for you to record audio messages.
• Camera - The camera is needed for people to see you during video calls, or for you to be able to take photos or videos whilst you’re using Skype.
• Location - You can share your location with other users or use your location to help find relevant places near you.
• Photo Library - Storage is needed to be able to store photos or to share your photos with others you may chat with.
• Notifications - Notifications allow users to know when messages or calls are received even when Skype is not actively being used.
• Siri - This allows Siri to make calls in Skype.
• Calendar - Access to the calendar is so that calls can be scheduled and added to the calendar.
• Motion Usage - Motion usage is used so that Skype can detect when your device is rotated, so that Skype can orientate the camera correctly.

File size: 189734912

Launched countries: USAUFRDEGBITJPKRRUARATBEBRCLCOCRHRCZDKDOECEGSVFIGRGTHKHUINIDIEILKZKWLBLTLUMOMYMXNLNZNOPKPAPEPHPLPTQAROSASGSKSIZAESLKSECHTWTHTRAEUYVEVNEELVNIPYMTCN

Minimum OS version: 14.0

Release Date: 1238482800000

Published by Skype Communications S.a.r.l

Website url: https://www.skype.com/new

Publisher country: Luxembourg

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