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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.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Skype Outage Chart 01/02/2026 12:50

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Skype Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • TwiceBriceBrice Brice, forsooth! (@TwiceBriceBrice) reported from Islington, England

    @SpotlightUK Waiting for my 1 to 1 and n Skype. Should have started 8 mins ago. Help!

  • MissAJJohnston AJ Johnston (@MissAJJohnston) reported from Melbourne, State of Victoria

    Really feeling for everyone with kids today 💛 wish I could help! I’m home and have all the time in the world, so if I can be of any digital help, please let me know. I can skype your kids and read them a story or play a game with them somehow if you want a break.

  • lukeredpath Luke Redpath (@lukeredpath) reported from Colchester, England

    @Caged I haven’t found anything that’s great either but we are using 888Poker with a private lobby and Skype for chat. They’ve had a few network issues this week though. The only other option I found was Pokerstars private clubs.

  • MikeAClare Mike Clare (@MikeAClare) reported from Eastleigh, England

    @WaterSHEDLab Nope - back to back Skype/zoom/gotomeeting/Team meetings. Hope that winds down soon as it’s relentless...

  • ohmz Omar Kooheji 🔇 (@ohmz) reported from Kirkfieldbank, Scotland

    Played a game of D&D over video call today. Initially tried Skype because everyone had it installed, switched to Zoom because we were having issues hearing each other. I’m flabbergasted at how much better Zoom was. Skype struggled with audio, zoom managed video with no issues.

  • CarrandCo Carr & Co Solicitors (@CarrandCo) reported from Morpeth, England

    Don’t suffer in silence if you need #help #divorce #FamilyLaw we offer fixed fee appointments by telephone or #skype #Zoom 0191 2840363

  • ajaxgolfer Roland Schlichting (@ajaxgolfer) reported from Ajax, Ontario

    @RogersHelps please please help. I live in south AJAX and the internet is so very weak. I am trying to work from home during this pandemic but can even do my skype calls. I have your best modem and very expensive unlimited internet package. Please please help

  • BarrosSarnataro Marilene Barros-Sarnataro (@BarrosSarnataro) reported from Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg Region

    @MiaFarrow My spouse is a surgeon and the answer is no. Sorry I am just trying to help. Here in Germany we are even accepting patients from France. This virus is spreading fast. Be vigilant. Use FaceTime, Skype or whatever works for you. Best wishes from Germany.

  • GurtlerDavid David Gurtler (@GurtlerDavid) reported from Barnet, England

    A week since my last face to face work meeting, no Skype/MS Teams/Zoom meetings since then either. Now beginning to look like a down and out, wonder how long I can go without shaving.

  • smithbarryc Barry C Smith (@smithbarryc) reported from Islington, England

    @keith_wilson :) Or two many calls Skype, Zoom, emails, calls Twitter threads. Too much! Calm down people

  • mesudharsanan Sudharsanan Natarajan (@mesudharsanan) reported from Sholinganallur, State of Tamil Nādu

    @MicrosoftIndia These are the following issues when using @Skype and @Outlook on Android. 1. The Skype and outlook are not in sync with company portal. Asking to sign up/enter credentials everytime when I open these apps

  • justizin Unstable Non-Genius 🏳️‍🌈 (@justizin) reported from San Francisco, California

    @WilRockall @hacks4pancakes i dont care, origibal skype would organize chat within an office during an internet outage, nothing since has been like it.

  • _WakePraySLAY Aileen Castro (@_WakePraySLAY) reported from Houston, Texas

    If anyone else experiences this problem, the user was also connected to Skype. Signing out of Skype resolved the Darth Vader voice issue. #TechTip

  • nealmcquaid Neal McQuaid (@nealmcquaid) reported from Dublin City, Leinster

    @internetthought And Skype for Business is to be shut down and replaced with Teams. (Not a bad thing in my view).

  • IAmTJMO 𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘫 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘰 ☤⚕️ (@IAmTJMO) reported from Taguig City, National Capital Region

    Ingay nila sa skype sa work. I put them on mute and lay down on my bed. Balakayojan.

  • melissa_maye Melissa Maye (@melissa_maye) reported from Columbia Heights, Minnesota

    Today I had to help interview someone for a position at my work via Skype. I put on a full face of makeup for the first time in weeks. Still didn’t wear pants though.

  • George_Pinno george pinnington (@George_Pinno) reported from Bromley, England

    @NiecyOKeeffe I was shouted at in work for not having a profile pic for my Skype calls but the issue was solved by me uploading a school photo (year 2 at Primary school). I have a phobia about seeing myself, I don't have a graduation photo and I only consented to wedding pics under duress

  • WedgeLIVE Wedge LIVE! (@WedgeLIVE) reported from Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Bad news is that a pandemic is bearing down on all of us, causing the City Council to go from 12 committees, with meetings held at City Hall, to 2 committees conducted via Skype. The good news is the acronym for one of the new committees is POGO.

  • queststar Linda (@queststar) reported from Culemborg, Provincie Gelderland

    @themultifwriter Well, I did. And that's why my babysitter is going to help with my oldest kid's homework through Skype tomorrow because I just can't do it anymore 😅

  • classik_e Eric (@classik_e) reported from Calgary, Alberta

    If anyone is bored as **** and wants to chat I’m down to Skype/team/zoom what ever tomorrow. 🤙🏻

  • AllenMenefield Allen (@AllenMenefield) reported from Niagara Falls, New York

    These churches should be converted into mini hospitals. House of the lord. He won’t trip. Skype services until this blows over. Convert gyms too until this blows over. We can’t make GAINS anyway. I’ll pay my membership fee to do my part. Many solutions to help. Logic helps.

  • FamMedPURCSI Jabatan Perubatan Keluarga di Universiti Perdana (@FamMedPURCSI) reported from Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

    Some “older” profs are ok with tech: running Kahoot through Skype, Zoom etc. There’s always someone to help. Especially your students. Take a bow @Vimalan97 ! @kausellalaland @dhillon_kabir @Currypuff95 @Swarnah_J14 @mikelarvin @Queenkarenaa @HanaFaris93 @keeran_gopal @Seanthum

  • Liryns Liryn (@Liryns) reported from Central Place, Louisiana

    @Zullell @alphagare can confirm. Skype is terrible.

  • swallusch Sebastian Wallusch (@swallusch) reported from Bremen, Bremen

    @SkypeSupport: my account (wallusch) has Bern hacked! No chance to reset my password due to filing a unknown email adress. Pls help!

  • IamPablo Pablo 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🥑 #MSFTStudentPartner #ImagineCup (@IamPablo) reported from Seattle, Washington

    @MichaelGillett I can confirm, after not having used my #Kinect with @Skype on the @Xbox One for almost 2 years, that stability has improved greatly! The Kinect no longer shuts itself down requiring a reboot of the system! (knock on wood) #Miraclesdohappen!

  • Time2learnPiano Catherine Jones T2LP (@Time2learnPiano) reported from Rodborough, England

    My teenage sons need to get on with school work I need to run my collapsing business and need Skype to teach music. Yes you're busy, we all are but your service needs to improve.

  • AndyeelesEeles Andrew eeles (@AndyeelesEeles) reported from Barnsley, England

    @BorisJohnson So my stay home you need to order order people to do this not keep asking it I. Your power to shut this country down or lose you job after it all over 75 % of uk gov say you should. So when I’d the mouse going to be Churchill never because it coward. Hide from the bug Skype

  • DarrellaaS Darrell as a Service 🛎 (@DarrellaaS) reported from Auckland, Auckland

    @ActivateLearn Wow. Some passionate defence of Microsoft on this thread. I have to agree though that Skype (consumer) has dropped off my apps. I only installed it on my phone again yesterday to give some advice to someone who wanted to run a virtual church service over it.

  • rpwagner Rick Wagner (@rpwagner) reported from San Diego, California

    @hippyvanstorage Right after the sirens I heard a helicopter and was like “uh oh, something even more serious is going down”. And the neighbors knocked it off. Maybe it was a Skype party.

  • SeanMacGabhann SeanMacGabhann (@SeanMacGabhann) reported from Lewes, England

    So many years of forcing users to give feedback after a call - all of which was ignored , even when people did bother to say “this was shit. Quality was poor on video and audio. Interface is a mess. Fix all of this!l” Skype: thanks for your feedback!!!