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Microsoft will shut down Skype today. Photo Courtesy: Unsplash

Microsoft's Skype to end its journey today

| @indiablooms | May 05, 2025, at 02:33 pm

Microsoft-owned communication platform Skype will end its journey on Monday, ending its two-decade run when people used the medium to connect across the globe.

Long before internet users started using platforms like Zoom and WhatsApp calls, a trend that gained pace during the COVID-19 lockdown, Skype helped people hear and see them online with just the help of a computer and an internet connection.

Microsoft's decision

IT major Microsoft decided to end Skype's journey to focus on Microsoft Teams (free).

In a blog post, the company said: "With Teams, users have access to many of the same core features they use in Skype, such as one-on-one calls and group calls, messaging, and file sharing."

Teams offers enhanced features like hosting meetings, managing calendars, and building and joining communities for free.

Next step for Skype users

Microsoft said Skype users can sign into Teams (free) on any supported device using their Skype credentials.

"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," Microsoft said.

"During the transition period, Teams users can call and chat with Skype users and Skype users can do the same with Teams users," the software major said.

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The company said people who are unwilling to shift to Teams can export data, including chats, contacts, and call history.

How to get started with Teams for free?

Download Teams on your device from the official Microsoft Teams website. 

Log in with your Skype credentials. 

Start using Teams with all your Skype chats and contacts ready to go. 

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