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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

The graph below depicts the number of Skype reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Skype Outage Chart 01/16/2026 21:15

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Skype Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • mcbeniwal Mahesh Chand (@mcbeniwal) reported

    @ChristosMatskas @Skype My fear is having single login for these apps makes all of them a single point of hack. I use multiple machines and apps for different purposes. For example one machine needs to be really secure that I don’t want to have anyone access to, ever.

  • CaboverPeter Cabover Pete (@CaboverPeter) reported

    @E_CoffeeCocoa2 @Skype @Viber And of course the Windows tech media never mentions crucial issues like these, and care more about rounded corners and icons.

  • WGailey24 William Gailey (@WGailey24) reported

    @Skype @MicrosoftTeams So the way that whole available/away/offline thing should work is in settings have a select 1/3 radio buttons. Select Status Update O User Selection (what it is right now) O Logon/Logoff (based on log on, log off, shut down/suspend O Camera (motion based)

  • Berniebln Bernhard 🏳️‍🌈 (@Berniebln) reported

    @elhotzo @Skype seems I‘m not the only one with that problem ;-)

  • crab_112 JJBA HATER (@crab_112) reported

    @Skype you ever gonna fix the UMISD option in settings? doesn’t work for some reason, i’ve tried everything to fix it and it won’t work

  • DarrenSlaughtr Darren Slaughter (@DarrenSlaughtr) reported

    Funny how @Skype has stronger login credentials than my bank. 😵‍💫

  • EricJohanssonLJ Eric Johansson (@EricJohanssonLJ) reported

    Not saying @Skype is a good service, but it's dial-up tone is an absolute banger

  • edithmoreno_ Edith (@edithmoreno_) reported

    @Microsoft The steps to change password on @Skype should be easy and quick. Your up-and-down steps are useless and make us get mad. You guys need emergently a UX Manager!

  • MatolCharlotte Charlotte Matol (@MatolCharlotte) reported

    @Skype How to get help from your customer service?

  • Sarah14757269 Sarah (@Sarah14757269) reported

    @Skype Unable to receive incoming calls, help please!

  • Mumma_haley35 mummamoo (@Mumma_haley35) reported

    @Skype hey, for some reason when trying to connect to my number it's just ringing their end but not my end & not even telling me either, are you having issues with connections? I've missed a lot of USA important calls the last 2 days

  • reneechristense renee christensen (@reneechristense) reported

    @Skype @Skype please help me cancel my account. so frustrating you guys make this so difficult.

  • HakeemSaaba Hakeem Saaba (@HakeemSaaba) reported

    @Skype @Bright55986931 Fix your Skype for we Africans

  • mikebratt Mike Bratt 🐝 (@mikebratt) reported

    @Skype Help !! someone is spoofing my skype number - so I'm getting callers asking why I've called them when I haven't. How do I change (or cancel) it?

  • BigMentor Peter Byers (@BigMentor) reported

    @Skype there is a problem in signing in to Skype Preview - what is happening ???

  • NoelleF32264901 Holly (@NoelleF32264901) reported

    @AmandaFBelfast @Skype @PoliceServiceNI God help some vulnerable person or child who was on the receiving end of David and his deviant behaviour. Well done you for reporting him . - why do men think females are interested in their body parts ??

  • Xzojr1 K!ranjaMkuu (@Xzojr1) reported

    @Skype What's problem with you guys. Can't access anything from your app

  • nedlowe82 Ned Lowe (@nedlowe82) reported

    @amitpgupta @Skype @Microsoft It’s completely out of control. Every time you login it starts generating new Skype IDs and nothing is linked. Last time I got my money transferred to a single account, this time I can’t be bothered.

  • omazhary Omar Elazhary (@omazhary) reported

    Is the @Skype @ubuntu repo malfunctioning? I keep getting issues with GPG keys not matching up during automatic updates.

  • nedlowe82 Ned Lowe (@nedlowe82) reported

    After not needing to login to @Skype for a little while, I had forgotten the absolute hell that @Microsoft has created with their labyrinthine identity management system. That's it - I'm done with Skype forever. A pity.

  • CryptoGaddafi Crypto Gaddafi 🧲 (@CryptoGaddafi) reported

    @elonmusk What @Skype did to you now? Their stock is down!

  • reneechristense renee christensen (@reneechristense) reported

    @Skype @Skype i am incredibly frustrated. why can't i cancel/close my account? why am i still getting charged -- it doesn't show up on my skype account but it does on my CC bill. the instructions you have on your support page don't match what i see. pls help. why is there no # to call

  • TimiSingh Timi Singh (@TimiSingh) reported

    @Skype Hi Skype - Please stop charging me, I’ve already canceled my service a few months back. Please assist with a refund. Thanks!

  • realskvsampath Sampath (@realskvsampath) reported

    @SkypeSupport There is no facility to login with mobile OTP method. Please implement the same. @Skype

  • Raton5ita Ratoncita (@Raton5ita) reported

    @Skype skypeeee help me please, someone speak spanish?? I have the problem with the app in my móvil, my english is bad.

  • BashirMijinyawa M i j i n y a w a Jnr (@BashirMijinyawa) reported

    @Skype my Skype app don't open...no error messages at all. What do I do? I used windows 10

  • necjack91 NecJack (@necjack91) reported

    @elonmusk I see it coming...tomorrow @Skype will either go up or down !

  • danielkrenn Daniel Krenn (@danielkrenn) reported

    Dear @Skype, I've just closed my account with you, and I will never return. Forge on ahead!, and keep wasting your time adding pride emojis, instead of fixing critical issues and adding useful functionality. What a pack of ********.

  • filipino_chino Filipino Chino (@filipino_chino) reported

    @Jackosaysrelax @FCDOtravelGovUK @Skype can you help this person out?

  • merlano17 Merlano Trevis (@merlano17) reported

    @SkypeSupport @SkypeSupport @Skype Are the services down? not able to call any number, its just giving a engaged tune for any number i try