Skype

Skype

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About this app

SKYPE WITH MICROSOFT BING, POWERED BY GPT-4
Ask Bing 1:1 or in any group chat:
- Help me plan a trip to Europe this summer
- Write a dad joke and translate it into any language
- Ask for movie recommendations
- Unleash your creativity
Skype is now integrated with Bing, cutting-edge AI-powered copilot, the latest generative language model from OpenAI that you can use for free. With ChatGPT in Skype, you don’t need any technical knowledge, just ask a question like you would a friend.
Bonus points: Try asking ChatGPT in your native language and find the most interesting question to ask!

SKYPE WITH ANYONE FOR FREE
Skype is the best way to stay connected with anyone, anywhere, anytime. You can make free video calls with up to 100 people, send and receive free text messages and use ChatGPT with others. With Skype, you can send voice messages, emojis, share your screen to show what you’re working on.

ADD A SECOND NUMBER TO YOUR PHONE
Need more privacy? Get a second phone number. With private Skype Number, you can keep your personal and business life separate and enjoy affordable calling to landlines and mobiles around the world.

PERSONALIZED NEWS
With Skype’s new Today tab you can get free personalized news. Stay informed, productive, entertained, and inspired with up-to-date news.

Skype-to-Skype calls are free. Operator data charges may apply. We recommend using an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection.

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• Microsoft Services Agreement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=530144
• EU Contract Summary: https://go.skype.com/eu.contract.summary

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.

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoy using Skype, the built in live translator is a plus. The issue I'm having with the program is while in a video call, if I switch to view another app and come back to Skype, the video is reduced by about a third. Also, the video does not work unless the service area is good. Other video call applications do not have an issue in a lower quality service area. I have a Google Pixel 6 pro phone.

The underlying VOIP technology is great, but the interface on Android is a mess. A call comes through, and it's a crapshoot as to what sort of experience I'll get trying to answer. It will either be in walkie-talkie mode SCREAMING in my ear, or it might be at normal phone volume. Then good luck actually ending the call. Notifications come many minutes after a missed call, or you'll get missed call notifications hours after a successful call. The Skype service seems to have no way of knowing that I'm connected successfully on my PC version of Skype, and will begin ringing - notifying me of a call that I initiated and am currently engaged in. This frustrating experience resulted in this review, as well as me uninstalling the app.

Edit: Calls no longer work. I can receive calls and hear the caller, but they can't hear me. Definitely going to stop paying for this garbage. Calls work OK, but it won't play voicemails. I have cleared the cache and reinstalled the app. It just doesn't work. Support forums show this has been an issue on the mobile Skype apps for years. I assume at this point they have no real interest in fixing it.

What's new

- Ask Bing to draw and create images in 1:1 chats
- Modernised and refreshed sign-in screen
- Auto-play for back-to-back audio messages
- Quick access to search prompts in the search bar
- Interact directly with Bing chat prompts
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

Visit https://go.skype.com/whatsnew for more details.