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

Why are nearly all background effects completely unavailable on this app? You've spammed the internet with instructions for settings that do NOT exist in the android app. The only Audio & Video setting you have on Android is for noise cancellation. Why can't I blur my background or put up a custom image? Changing the settings on Windows does not carry over. Despite still sending out "updates" you do not seem to be supporting the app.

Had Skype while I was in a foreign country, seemed to be a great work around. I've since subscribed & had 2 major complaints. 1) I know that when I selected a US plan, it had described "unlimited" in the title... once I paid, that word had not appeared on any invoices or billing information - needless to say, there's nothing unlimited; calls or texts 2) I have received unknown numbers/messages, not even a week after getting the new number... One in particular was definitely a scam, beware

Emojis good, bandwidth overhead terrible. Also when I swipe to other apps sometimes when I come by Skype will only be using half my screen with no option to change. It's frustrating. I try another app and it'll send my texts and pics while Skype just sputters. Now they added their AI stuff. I keep accidentally touching it when trying to type then I have to delete everything and start over. When I share photos I have to work to avoid sharing things to Skype or bing accounts that I can't remove

What's new

- Long-press a message for emoji reactions & refreshed design that adapts to your theme
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

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