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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 12/01/2025 11:50

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Skype Issues Reports

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  • OrangeLion5 🍊Orange Lion🦁 (@OrangeLion5) reported

    @JessStumpf Two big things for me: 1) a message/call service (currently using Teams, but Skype and GoTo have also been used) to try to keep the team feel going even though we're remote. 2) my phone's alarm to remind me when breaks/lunch are. The burnout is real if I skip those.

  • sergiol1979 Sergio Longoria (@sergiol1979) reported

    @HeresKellie Then he remembers Microsoft Teams is still not as great even with a Slack outage and Skype for Business is the equivalent to Myspace now.

  • Trefender Trevor・トレヴァー (@Trefender) reported

    @sirultimos Honestly, I like Skype more than most of its newer alternatives for simple communication. It might be a bit bloaty, but it also does a much better job of being simple. That said, it's pretty terrible for copy-and-pasting code...

  • l_vanhout l van h (@l_vanhout) reported

    @SkypeSupport bought Skype credit when logged into my acct. then put in other email to send confirmation to. Skype has now created an acct with that email and put the credit on that. Don’t have login info for that acct as it was automatically created, can’t transfer the money.

  • SquishyFishy9 Caz (SquishyFishy) (@SquishyFishy9) reported

    @linksbabyblues @chefjess1234 Thanks guys <3 Just getting to the point where I don't know how to cope with months more of this. I miss seeing my friends. Skype and phone just don't help as much.

  • JONGDAESHINING anna🌙 (@JONGDAESHINING) reported

    I'm supposed to tutor two kids tomorrow via Skype but the wifi has been down since noon 😭😭 hopefully it'll work again in the morning

  • DexTheDragon Dex 🔞 (@DexTheDragon) reported

    @gc_arilin so many years they’ve had to fix things since MS stopped doing IE exclusive things the only thing we still have to use IE for at work now is the old skype for business server, because they made the web console use silverlight which no modern browser seems to support

  • Abzcfc1 Abz_cfc (@Abzcfc1) reported

    They have to cut down university prices ffs we gotta pay 9k for Skype

  • sergiol1979 Sergio Longoria (@sergiol1979) reported

    @darkpixel @iamdevloper Even with the outage Slack has better functionality than Skype for Business

  • DAMitsDevon Devon (Loser Socialist) (@DAMitsDevon) reported

    @lisasaurstomp Kind of regretting having IT fix my email and Skype setup and now literally cringing every time someone Skypes me

  • suchaPollyanna Polly ✨ (@suchaPollyanna) reported

    To 3rd Year Students: I did my dissertation when the unis first shut and there was even less organisation than there was now - I got marked down for ‘limited materials’ bc the library was shut. We also only had a 3 day extension and the most limited Skype feedback. Good luck.

  • WaaAbuu abdi (@WaaAbuu) reported

    Slack is down so we've reverted back to our roots. Skype for business 🤢

  • hammen Robert Hammen (@hammen) reported

    @bbezanson Oh, I’m intimately familiar with that product. It’s like someone developed a chat app, by viewing screen shots of Slack, but never actually using it. Terrible Electron app on macOS and Windows. Limited by Exchange/Sharepoint/OneDrive/Skype for Business infrastructure.

  • MpiR_Music MpiR (@MpiR_Music) reported

    @SkypeSupport @Skype What is wrong with you? Do you think I have nothing else to do as to play a verification game for a skype account that fails every time? You got my email and I provided the code. The game is not working for me. What now?

  • defiboo Daniele Finan (@defiboo) reported

    Hi @SkypeSupport There is a bug on my skype profile : My skype number doesn’t work (error message when I call it) can’t see it on my profile to remove it and I keep receiving the invoices every 3 months to pay for it can you please help me? And please a HUMAN cust rep

  • LitterisMike Mike Litteris (@LitterisMike) reported

    @bjpenndotcom Honest question, can you livestream it on a platform like Zoom or Skype? Basically, I would pay for it and stream it on my computer and screenshare. Anyone have experience with this? I'd like to try this out and help my poor friends watch the show.

  • KevinBr42785684 Kevin Brookes (@KevinBr42785684) reported

    @DebraDipstick @bobscartoons To talk and listen and find out. I have zero medical training, but having experienced people who never, ever wanted to ask, what's hurting you? I could only try to help him. You would need to find out about me 1st. In the long term, Skype each other, your son and myself?? I'm 70.

  • soonerdm The Legend (@soonerdm) reported

    Odd day for tech today. Slack, our trade platform, and access to Skype all went down... Related?

  • NZKaren Kintsugi_KC (@NZKaren) reported

    @1scrummymummy Oh, I'm living free down here with no restrictions - just wanting to break up the monotony of you all in other places! Le me know when you want to skype!! xx

  • mistressc1 Mistress Carol, Melter of Minds (@mistressc1) reported

    I offer Online ********** & Skype sessions to those I enjoy interacting with. It's a "one strike and you are out service". If you abuse it or behave poorly or inappropriately, I won't engage with you again. My personal joy is too valuable to me to put up with your bad behavior.

  • Karawith3kids Kara (@Karawith3kids) reported

    @jameshamblin @DrJenGunter I haven’t left my house since 12/23. I am right now trying to see how long I can stretch that shower from 1/2. My pajama pants can walk on their own and my boss gave me a kudos for brushing my hair before our Skype call. I need help. But I did not infect anyone today. Go me!

  • CognitiveIdeal Will (@CognitiveIdeal) reported

    @bt_uk Tried all sorts of fault finding. Replacement set was ordered, delivered this morning and is now working. Therefore not a BT problem but her equipment failure. Troubleshooting with a 90 year old via Skype was challenging...

  • TimRoseJr Tim Rose Jr (@TimRoseJr) reported

    @The_NinjaKnight @JDollaSignShow Lol. Supporting me? It’s my actual job, not some Skype YouTube channel. I was offering to help you not look terrible. You’ll never ever succeed with this “me against the world because I’m edgy” gimmick. It hasn’t worked for you so far.

  • _abhayshah Abhay Shah (@_abhayshah) reported

    All you people complaining about Slack being down and I’m stuck in Skype/Symphony 🖕🏾

  • judicialist The Judicialist (@judicialist) reported

    @PunsUnfunny Slack is a chat app, like Skype, that most of the tech industry uses. With everybody working remotely, Slack being down means that a LOT of work is slowing to a crawl.

  • vander_iam Mayor Howard Vander (@vander_iam) reported

    Hollow gets mad when I skype call him late and ask him to write down the things I tell him, but that’s why he’s a producer and not a content creator, some people just don’t get “process”

  • CooleJada Jada Like Pinkett Smith😌😘👸🏽 (@CooleJada) reported

    @kay65937875 @vintagecrowstu1 I understand love I am unable to ft due to the fact I don’t have a Apple ID but if you help me out and get this room for a month because I’m literally 30$ off for this wen I get the chance I will make a new Apple ID and ft or Skype you 🥺💯

  • TheCthululu The Lulu ❄️ (@TheCthululu) reported

    Ah yes, the Great Slack Outage of 2021. One of my co-workers was like "just get on Skype" and I threw up in my mouth.

  • BUFFM0NA_BOT buff mona (@BUFFM0NA_BOT) reported

    Im a nonthreatening feminist boy, come talk to me on Skype! talk to me on skype about your problems as a woman i sympathize i’m taking womens studies. I took women’s studies I know what ‘systematic’ means.

  • sirultimos Justin Arnott (@sirultimos) reported

    You all laughed when I said we used Skype at work. But with Slack down, who's laughing now? Still you. Skype sucks.