Skype

Skype officially shuts down: Here’s what will happen to your data

Microsoft has confirmed that Skype users will have until January 2026 to export or delete their existing data.

How to move your chats from Skype to Teams

Skype is shutting down in May 2025, and Microsoft is moving users to Teams. Easily transfer your chats and contacts by signing into Teams with your Skype account. Sync happens automatically, so you won’t lose conversations.

Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams

The decline was partly because Skype's underlying technology was not suited for the smartphone era

Skype rolls out major UI overhaul; updates video calling screen appearance

Skype claims that it has designed the “most beautiful call stage in the world” with new features, layouts, and themes.

Microsoft introduces AI-enabled noise cancellation feature into Skype desktop app

To activate the bakground noise suppression feature on Skype, users should click on ‘Settings’ and select the audio tab. The noise cancellation feature shows up, with the options auto, low, and high.

Not opportune time to suggest comprehensive regulatory framework for OTT services: TRAI

OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the internet and ride on an operator's network. Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and Hike are some of the popular and widely-used OTT services.

EU court rules against Skype, says it can be classified as telecoms operator

Skype had argued that it did not transmit signals itself and did not provide any electronic communications services such as those defined by current EU rules.

New Skype update introduces background blur for video

Users can activate this feature by hovering over the Skype video button and click on ‘Blur my background’.

TRAI may issue consultation paper on OTT players in November: Report

Some telecom operators are of the view that a level playing field needs to be established

TRAI to reduce regulation for WhatsApp, Skype as data consumption on apps rise

Earlier, the telecom operators were pushing for a regulatory framework around OTT players alleging that they were cutting telecom revenues in the voice call and messaging segments

Skype launches end-to-end encryption: Here's how to use it

One can switch between a Skype and private conversation by hitting the Skype or Private tabs up at the top. One can also start a private conversation with someone already being spoken to by selecting ‘New Private Conversation’ from their profile.

After user backlash, Microsoft extends support for classic Skype ‘for some time’

Last month, Microsoft had announced that Skype 7 will be discontinued from September, making way for the newly redesigned and features-driven Skype 8.0.

Coming soon: Use mobiles in flight; make WhatsApp calls to cellphones, landlines

These two were among the several key recommendations of the regulator that the Telecom Commission today gave its approval to with some changes.

Internet is all about data and every second counts — Here's why

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Microsoft testing 'Private Conversations' feature on Skype for end-to-end encryption

This new end to end encryption would mean that all the chats and audio messages will be transmitted with utmost security through skype and will be readable only by the receiver

Skype joins list of apps on China's blacklist

Skype is no longer available for download from the Chinese Apple Store or popular Android sites, with Chinese web-users saying it had been gone for weeks.

Microsoft CEO Nadella launches Skype Lite: All you need to know

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday launched Skype Lite, a made-in-India avatar of its popular video calling app Skype, which comes loaded with features meant for low-end smartphones. The app, which has been developed at the tech giant"s Hyderabad R&D centre, consumes low data and will allow Aadhaar verification in the time to come.

Satya Nadella pitches for poor, unveils tech for semi-skilled

"If digital technology is only the purview of the large businesses and the start-ups, I think that is not sufficient for an economy to make progress," the India-born Nadella said speaking at a company event here.

Future Decoded: Microsoft boosts Aadhaar with Skype Lite

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, in his keynote speech at the company's Future Decoded summit in Mumbai, unveiled the apps explaining how they can revolutionise the way candidate verification processes at big companies and SMEs.

Trai shifts deadline for comments on net neutrality to March 15

Telecom regulator TRAI today extended the last date for comments on the contentious Net neutrality by a month to March 15.

Jio subscribers at 72.4 mn at Dec end; PoI issues continue:RIL

Reliance Industries today said its telecom subsidiary Jio has garnered 72.4 million subscribers within four months of commencement of services but continues to face congestion issues as interconnect capacity provided by some large operators is "still way below requirement".

Recommendations on Internet telephony by February: Trai

"Provision of Internet telephony has been in telecom licence, but it has not expanded in country. Today, we discussed issues that are holding on to its expansion," Trai Chairman RS Sharma told reporters here on the sidelines of Open House Discussion on Internet telephony.