When reviving an old iPhone, I installed Skype from a backup IPA I have, and my sign in wouldn’t work.

I didn’t think much more of it until yesterday. Microsoft is killing off old systems and old versions, resulting in these older versions no longer being able to sign in – and for some with no option to upgrade because of hardware or OS limitations, they are left out in the cold. In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype, and I remember thinking at the time that this was going to mean big changes – and I was right.Īfter a frantic post on my local Mac group from a member having problems signing in to her once perfectly fine Skype setup, I went hunting for answers, and the whole scenario unveiled. In 2007, there were even Skype branded mobile phones called Skypephone available in the UK on the Three network – however these are no longer offered.īefore Facebook and iMessage, Skype was my main method of messaging people both overseas and locally – and I know a lot of people who also did the same.

With its built-in messaging service, it was a great way of communicating with people all over the world across multiple platforms, operating systems, and devices. Its name has become a generic term for such a service. Skype used to work on just about any system, but recent changes has seen system requirements increased and lots of devices cut.įor a decade, Skype has been the number one name in video calling.

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