End of an Era Skype Shutting Down as Microsoft Pushes Teams Forward
Microsoft has confirmed that all current users will need to transfer their data to Teams as Skype will be discontinued on May 5.
Ankush Pandey
In Short
- Microsoft is discontinuing Skype.
- After May 5, 2025, Skype will no longer be accessible.
- Microsoft is giving current Skype users the option to switch to Teams for free.
Microsoft has revealed Skype's demise date. In an effort to promote Microsoft Teams, the company has declared that Skype will be unavailable as of May 5. "In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs, we will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub" , Microsoft stated in a company blog entry.Additionally, the business demands that current Skype users move their data to the Teams platform or migrate it.
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Microsoft intends to gradually switch Teams from Skype over the course of the following three months. The company has been pushing for this change since Teams was introduced, and in the blog post announcing Skype's retirement, it emphasised that while Teams offers more features, both platforms have many of the same features.
Microsoft says that in order to facilitate this transition, Skype users will be able to access Microsoft Teams for free on any compatible device using their existing login credentials. In essence, Skype users will be able to continue using features like hosting meetings, managing calendars, and joining communities on Team for free, as well as making individual and group calls, sending messages, and sharing files.
"By logging in to Teams with a Skype account, chats and contacts will automatically appear in the app so you can quickly pick up where you left off," states Microsoft. "During the transition period, Teams users can call and chat with Skype users and Skype users can do the same with Teams users" , it states.
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Users have two options when switching from Skype to Teams. By using their current Skype login information, they can either switch to Microsoft Teams for free. All Skype contacts and chats will be automatically transferred to Teams once users have logged in, enabling them to continue their conversations exactly where they left off. Users can export their Skype data, including contacts, chats, and call history, if they would rather not migrate.
Furthermore, users have the option to use Skype in addition to Teams through May 5. To accomplish that, just download the Teams app, enter your existing Skype login information, and discover all of your contacts and chats are available for use.
Notably, Microsoft is dropping Skype Credit and calling subscriptions, among other paid services, for new users. The remaining Skype Credit will remain available for use by current subscribers until the conclusion of their subsequent renewal period. Additionally, Microsoft states that Skype Dial Pad will remain available to paid users via Teams or the Skype web portal after May 5.
Microsoft's big decision, popular video calling app Skype is going to be shut down after 22 years
If you use Skype for video calling, then there is news for you. Microsoft is going to shut down Skype very soon. Let us tell you that Skype was launched 22 years ago.
Skype users get option
Let us tell you that if you switch from Skype to Microsoft Teams, then you will also have the option to shift your data. Ever since Microsoft Teams has been launched by the company, it has been requesting Skype users to shift to it. According to the company, Microsoft Teams has all the features that are available in Skype. But, there are also many such features on Teams which are not available in Skype.
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Skype was launched in 2003
Let us remind you that Skype was launched in 2003. In the year 2011, it was bought by Microsoft. For many years it has been a major app for video calling. However, Microsoft has gradually removed many features from it. The company also tried to integrate Skype into Windows 10 in the year 2015, but it was shut down after nine months.
Microsoft launched Teams in the year 2017 for video calling and official work. The company is constantly updating it and adding new features. Now the company has decided to completely shut down Skype after 22 years.
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