As an example, the ability to blur your background during video calls is only coming this week to Skype for iPhone and iPad, while the new 3x3 grid views for video calls is not available on mobile yet. Microsoft now releases Skype updates at the same time across platforms, though some features now ship first on the desktop versions of the app. These two features are gone in the latest Skype for Windows 10 update, though the change is all about consistency. Skype is the official app from the popular video calling program from Microsoft, thanks to which you can send and receive text messages, make voice calls, and even make video calls from an Android phone, so long as you are connected to the Internet (via WiFi or 3G).

Indeed, the previous Skype for Windows 10 app had unique features like Share Charm integration, and it also was one of the few apps that supported the now deprecated My People feature on Windows 10. 'We tried to preserve all the functionality of existing Skype for Windows 10 experience, but there are a couple of things that are not yet supported on this platform.' This lets us give the newest updates and improvements regardless of where you get Skype, from the Microsoft Store or from ,” the Skype team explained on a support page.

When I came to re-install it, it asked me for my microsoft login which I have never had and was definitely not connected to my old account. 'Skype for Windows 10 and Skype for Desktop are becoming one so we can provide a consistent experience. A month ago my laptop needed to be fixed and all the data was wiped, including skype.

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