Skype Updates (shutting down Skype in May 2025)

[Siva]

Skype update adds SMS messaging, app shortcuts, and more

 

[sumitroy]

Microsoft's Skype team has launched the new Skype for Web, meaning all your Skype calls can be made from the browser without having to install the app.
Microsoft notes in a blogpost that the new Skype for Web requires Windows and MacOS 10.12 or higher and the latest versions of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
Skype for Web won't work on a Chromebook or on an Ubuntu or any other Linux machine, and nor will it work in the Firefox browser.

Windows 10, macOS get new Skype for Web: HD video, call recording but Linux misses out | ZDNet

 

[sumitroy]

Microsoft is planning to allow Skype users to share their mobile screens during calls. The software maker has started testing new Android and iOS Skype apps that enable the screen sharing feature, allowing anyone to share anything on their phone displays to friends, family, or coworkers.

You’ll need to be a Skype Insider (beta tester) to get access to the mobile screen sharing feature, and you can sign up for beta access here.

Skype now lets you share your Android or iOS phone screen on video calls

 

[Rajat Basak]

What is the current situation of skype? Do people still use Skype? It was a popular app for video calling longtime ago..

 

[anubhav]

I use it. Its much better than whatsapp video calls

 

[OnlyTech]

Microsoft has updated the Skype app with new themes and added color schemes to let users select their favorite color on light and dark themes for Skype.

Microsoft announces visual updates and enhancements to the Skype app

 

[Bapun]

 

[Bapun]

You’ll no longer see ads appearing inside Skype chats or channels.

Microsoft is removing ads from Skype

The ad-free Skype experience is rolling out soon.

www.theverge.com

 

[honey95]

Skype Subscription based in-coming. This is also a useful thing for cooperate users for voice, video calling around the world.

 

[Bapun]

There's a message inside of the latest Skype for Windows preview that says, "Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available. Continue your calls and chats in Teams." That's followed by a note that a certain number "of your friends have already moved to Teams free", presumably based on your contacts.

Exclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May

Feel free to use Teams

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