Skype

Skype

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

Skype – Connect, Create, Talk & Discover, now with Microsoft Copilot

COPILOT YOUR WAY THROUGH LIFE
Use Microsoft Copilot in Skype
Work smarter, be more productive, boost creativity, and stay connected to the people and things in your life with Copilot — an AI companion that works everywhere you do and on any device.
Whatever you're into - browsing the web, searching for answers, exploring your creative potential, or coming up with more useful content, Copilot can help you uncover new possibilities.

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

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

• Privacy and Cookies policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=507539
• 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.
• External Storage - 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 used.
• Read Phone state - Access to phone state allows you to place a call on hold when a regular phone call is in progress.
• System Alert Window - This setting allows Skype screensharing, which requires access to all information on the screen or played on the device whilst you record or broadcast content.

Ratings and reviews

The former updates were a nightmare slowing the app down. The recent updates even more. I use a pixel 6 and the latest updates slow down loading times significantly (not the positive way!). Very disappointing development. Also there is no history. Just recent chat from 1-2 days is available. Reloading chat from weeks ago or even months or years is not possible at all. Fix this by adding a timeline or the like so one can jump back to conversations.

I have been using Skype for international calls for over 15 years. My usage has always been infrequent, so Skype Credits were a great option for me. However, I recently discovered that "Skype Credit is no longer available. For new purchases, check out the monthly subscriptions or make a free Skype call to anyone anytime." This change is a dealbreaker for me. Now, you have to subscribe, and the subscription only covers one country unless you opt for the more expensive world subscription.

It's 2024, and Skype still hasn't addressed a critical privacy issue—strangers can easily add users into random groups, often leading to fraud and scam attempts. It's frustrating that this problem persists, and one has to wonder what the developers have been doing all this time—sitting comfortably without any sense of urgency. It's crazy that this remains unresolved.

What’s new

- Sign in faster: Already signed into another Microsoft app? No need to re-enter your password in Skype.
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.

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