Skype was an overall app developed by Skype Communications S.a.r.l. It was removed from Google Play Apr 30, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
User Ratings
Skype was rated 4.72 out of 5 stars, based on 280 thousand ratings.
App Information
Skype was free to download. The APK download size was 222.40 MB. The last available version was 8.138.2. The last update was on April 3, 2025.
Technical Requirements
The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play before 2010.
Description
Skype is retiring in May 2025. Log in to Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype account, and your chats and contacts will be ready for you. Enjoy the features you love about Skype and more including free calling, meetings, messaging, calendar, communities, and more - all on Teams.
Thank you for being a part of the Skype community. We’re excited about the opportunities ahead with Microsoft Teams and look forward to continuing to support your everyday connections in new and improved ways.
With gratitude,
The Skype team
• Privacy and Cookies policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=507539 • Microsoft Services Agreement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=530144 • EU Contract Summary: https://go.skype.com/eu.contract.summary • Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2259814
Access Permissions: All permissions are optional and require consent (you can continue using Skype without granting these permissions, but certain features may not be available).
• Contacts - Skype can sync and upload your device contacts to Microsoft's servers so that you can easily find and connect with your contacts that already use Skype. • Microphone - The microphone is needed for people to hear you during audio or video calls or for you to record audio messages. • Camera - The camera is needed for people to see you during video calls, or for you to be able to take photos or videos whilst you’re using Skype. • Location - You can share your location with other users or use your location to help find relevant places near you. • Photo Library - Storage is needed to be able to store photos or to share your photos with others you may chat with. • Notifications - Notifications allow users to know when messages or calls are received even when Skype is not actively being used. • Siri - This allows Siri to make calls in Skype. • Calendar - Access to the calendar is so that calls can be scheduled and added to the calendar. • Motion Usage - Motion usage is used so that Skype can detect when your device is rotated, so that Skype can orientate the camera correctly.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
