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Skype is an instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. Users may transmit both text and video messages and may exchange digital documents such as images, text, and video. Skype allows video conference calls.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Skype users through our website.
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Sign in (33%)
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Messaging (26%)
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Connection (26%)
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App Crashing (10%)
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Multimedia (2%)
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Glitches (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Skype outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Florence |
App Crashing | |
 Epsom |
Sign in | |
 Pinehurst |
Sign in | |
| Florence |
Sign in | |
 Gorcy |
Messaging | |
 Quito |
Messaging |
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Skype Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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The Lost Messenger
(@MessengerLost) reported
@Minty_Root I remember the days of when group chats were held on Skype. It was considered a minor miracle whenever the program worked without any problems for a whole day.
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Pyrii ♿🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇧🦉
(@Pyrii) reported
@SignpostMarv That's the only upside to this. Microsoft butchered Skype so bad that Discord became as popular as it is because of how bad Skype got to use. They just can't help trying to remake MSN messenger, bugs and all
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Linebeck (Lin)
(@J_Linebeck) reported
Dunno why people are saying Microsoft ruined Skype, it was already terrible beforehand
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Haruhiko
(@jackyharuhiko) reported
@stroughtonsmith My recent experience with video calling on Skype made me nostalgic about 15 years ago. The call quality is just the same. Laggy, pixelated, terrible voice quality.
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Dream Walker
(@Dream_WaIker) reported
@business nothing imminent, just initial talks theres also a chance Discord could go public MSFT owns Skype. failed & shut down Mixer. and are now interested in Discord. interesting to see how the situation develops ...How do you feel about this?
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VTuber Stan Yubel | #BlackLivesMatter
(@StanYubel) reported
@Lonely_Fricker I swear skype was a paid service but I'm probably just an idiot (so nothing out of the ordinary tbh)
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VergiliZenos Propaganda (ACAB)
(@Vergiliaux) reported
@Amo_Embersign lmao I just ditched my Skype acc when they had a nasty security breach and they kept breaking into it right after I changed my password several times and remember the ads on Skype that slowed the whole thing down?
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Ten Years Of Something
(@somethingguy912) reported
@business I mean if it can regulate the furry **** (redundancy) chats that promulgate Discord, cool. Although I can't help but think they'll treat it as poorly as they did skype
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MizuMikomi
(@MizuMikomi) reported
@business Oh god no. We left Skype for Discord because Microsoft ****** it up in the first place, don't make a god damned mess of a program that was literally made to be the ANTITHESIS of what your service is.
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10-4
(@bigtenfourCS) reported
@JakeBaldino I mean, look what they did with Skype? Nothing. Microsoft will probably run it to the ground in 4-5 years. Skype should have been THE video conferencing service to use during the lockdown, instead they got beat by the new kid on the block, Zoom
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EG Eric Aaberg
(@Erictigerawr) reported
@Jamalrus Interesting perspective for sure, maybe it's just because I'm more on the Google suite side of things? Tbh my experiences with M365 haven't been the best - and the issues I've always had with Skype back in the day probs just give me the bad impression of Msft
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Disaster
(@MoonlightUmbry) reported
The funny thing about the idea of MS buying Discord is that they'll have to take Skype out back and put it down
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Crusader, Lord of the Realm
(@Crusader3456) reported
@PixelMetal @Romudeth Only problem i have had is due to how our VPN works. If I don't restart Teams after reconnecting it gets upset, but so does Outlook and Skype.
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Ryan :slight_smile:
(@Ryan_Recon) reported
@vTRouter skype was always ****, i still dont see a problem with them wanting to buy discord
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eyestrain kitsune🌈🦊💖
(@roxsune) reported
@yourcompanionAI i guess at least theyre the least likely to do excessively weird **** with it beyond use it to supplant skype and maybe force microsoft accounts for login like theyre working on doing with java!mc
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Christopher Komer
(@dustbunnyck) reported
@JakeBaldino I hope not Discord would get ruined cause Skype has been complete garbage since forever and they shut down msn messenger too
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Just me
(@KREEPYKRAWLLY) reported
@business The service is about to die a horrible death. Look at Skype
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Koriko
(@Curator_Koriko) reported
@xx_hannah_xx Yeah, unpopular opinion, but I think moving Discord to Azure and dealing with all the problems that crop up might mean more stability for the service in the long term. If I had to trust my life Skype or Discord to send a message, it would be Skype.
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Roya Rockwood
(@Royameadow) reported
Skype and Discord merging together could have the potential of fixing select issues with both platforms though: I don't like the Timed Limitations on some Discord Servers that forces you to be a Twitch or Patreon subscriber, and Call Recording on Skype had been trash for years.
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Björk
(@__phantomderp) reported
@boring_cactus No, but it is a thing that's been exceptionally poorly executed on. And if you can fail Lync/Skype/Teams and a handful of other communication platforms, maaaaybe you should sit down and look in the mirror rather than just trying to paper it over with another shiny service!
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🐮CamronJK🐻 and 16 others
(@CamronJK) reported
@LenaAxios /me stares at Skype... Like even ignoring what they did the Mixer, they have a service that worked the same way, and they butchered it.
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Generalkidd 🏳️🌈
(@Generalkidd) reported
@Hayden_G230 Modern Skype isn't that bad I feel. Old Skype used to be riddled with connection issues. At the very least I'm just hoping I can discord call on Xbox while playing a game.
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Mush
(@MushPIush) reported
@SuperBones5000 Skype was something MS bought, mismanaged so bad it basically died, and Microsoft Teams is basically a video chat service
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Rigor
(@Rigorsbastion) reported
@HBJohnXuandou Maybe they could fix their OS and Skype before jumping ship. Awful software engineers for how many resources they have to throw at things.
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Cypher
(@CypherCyborg) reported
@discord Do not accept Microsoft's offer. They killed skype already and we moved over to your service for that EXACT REASON.
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Ivy Doomsday
(@IvyDoomsday) reported
@Hytsia @business You're right. It's called people left skype cause discord came to be. If discord never popped up Skype would still be the #1 service in that area today. And discord only took over the market cause it was more tailored to gamers, the main demographic for skype for awhile.
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Gloomy
(@gloomygalleon) reported
instead of fixing their own service, they’d rather just bog another one down. funny how that turns out. didn’t we leave Skype for this same exact reason lmao (I doubt it would happen for this cord though)
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matt
(@Matt_Volk) reported
@TravisHymas @EFF Skype is the worst to use for communication in a job. It's so outdated and just terrible.
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berwyn 🍁
(@_berwyn_) reported
@pixelyunicorn And honestly, I can't fault them on Skype's fate, it was already broken beyond repair before they got it and just needed an actual competitor to finally fall into the grave. Can't say they really _helped_ avert that fate tho
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boff
(@calvinbugalo) reported
Twitter spaces be bussin though 🤞🏼 Skype really down the drain