Skype for Business for Android

Skype is a convenient communication application for messaging and video calls. It's a useful way to stay connected with people around the world.

wants too many permissions and won't work without the permissions. basically you are giving it full access and control

SKYPE ❤️📥

SKYPE ❤️📥

bakvash app

data wiped and changed TIme Stamps

it is my 1st time.

GULZAMEEN

Privacy nightmare, don't trust this app

A classic app that still works fine for international calls and basic chatting, though it feels a bit dated now that most people have moved on to newer messaging and video platforms

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Skype keeps you connected with crystal-clear calls, instant messages, and even screen sharing—all without the Zoom fatigue. Perfect for catching up with friends, family, or that one relative who still says “the internet is a fad.” 🌍💬

Can you maybe update this app so that it actually works considering I have no choice but to use it for work. When I'm on a call it doesn't block notifications from other apps, cell phone calls ring right over Skype calls, there's only 2 notifications for this app and one has to be turned off in the android OS settings because it interrupts Skype calls, and most of the time when I make a call the person on the other end doesn't hear me and hangs up and I have to call back....literal garbage app.

like it buts it's bad for now it doesn't let me sign in

I just wish you guys never got rid of the original, makes me very sad.

osm

good

SKYPE IS BACK!!!! LOL

Great

Good

good app working

please help to service device and account

phanominal thanks 👍

Personal data is shared with second party apps, second party apps share with second and third party businesses. It's a nice loophole so you can say that data isn't shared with "third" party apps, but the data is still shared. Skype is just yet another app that was brilliant, then was bought by Microsoft and became a useless waste of space. doesn't do it's intended or advertised job, even if you pay. So it's a breach of Australian consumer laws in that respect.

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Skype is a reliable and easy-to-use communication app for staying connected with family, friends, and colleagues. I enjoy its voice and video calls, group calls, instant messaging, screen sharing, and file-sharing features. It is especially useful for communicating with people in different locations. The interface is simple and convenient, making it easy to start conversations and manage contacts. Overall, Skype is a practical platform for personal communication, online meetings.

Microsoft makes obtaining tech support as difficult as possible to assist them and their wilfully satanic co-offenders at AFP and more commonly ex-AFP to prevent you from having access to your email addresses. Microsoft is the primary source of identity fraud and bank fraud. Their and Google's AI technology is primarily used by criminals. They claim the viruses they develop in collaboration with AVG, Norton and the now deceased McAfee are just to stop crime. But they always increase it.

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yeah 👍🏾

skype for chat

Perfect 👌

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bad

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I have been using Skype for years, and it is still my go-to app for staying connected. Getting a dedicated Skype Number has been amazing because my family overseas can call me directly on my app just like a local phone number. The group video chats are smooth, the screen-sharing feature works great for helping parents with tech issues, and the fun reactions keep chats lively. It is completely free for Skype-to-Skype calls, making it an essential app for keeping long-distance relationships close.

I don't think this is useable in 2026 ever since skype was discontinued in 2025.

so easygoing app, so smooth to go through it

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Very good

wont even connect anymore. was looking for something more professional, but i guess i'll just stick to discord

yeas

Long live Skype, before it got killed. Wasn't great, but better than teams.

Used Skype since 2013. I take full owner ship and accountability for the choice I made.

gud kahoo

very helpfull app

Skype app its so difficult to login than old version. I didnt understand the way to login...

Rip skype you will be missed i wish Microsoft never acquired you

no issues

99.99% login problem 😡😡

it is not a experience I really dont know how to sign it without Microsoft in the application

The application is currently frozen, displaying only the signing screen and preventing any further progress, which creates a frustrating experience for users who are unable to move past this point. Furthermore, it seems that there is no visible option available for new users to register and create an account, leaving those who are attempting to join at a complete standstill without guidance or alternatives to get started.

good luck 🍀🍀🍀

Look at this foolish donkey. They can bring Skype back p2p connect device-based not server-based. Even in the ending moment of Skype they can get back up again redshift to device based. But again lol. They can bring back Skype name interface easy and icon as it was but lol again. Even now they can do and have a try by bringing all back but not getting that. They bought and destroyed a brand. Western companies usally do these. Example : Facebook's group community chats, X Corp Twitter to X. Lol.

Warning: Skype records and saves all your conversations. Zero privacy!

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this app becomes useless

GoooooooD...

Simpley to use

good

good

My phone restarted & deleted a few apps. Skype was 1 of them. I installed it earlier & it said my email is not a "Business.""" Ah, really no shite mate...wth!??

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The app works as it should.

nice

good

The app is okay to use but can be improved

good

cant access my account

great application ever

Why a phone app should have access to photos? and wouldn't perform without access?

wants ALL the permissions. gotta have a business.

rest in peace, skype.

old is gold

nice and using good

As Skype retired in March 2026, I glad this app still works. But I'm not using it, I'm just keeping it as a memory of Skype

skype is back

don't like it

Eh, mmdas ahorita no

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Skype is truly a very potential app to conduct, safe & confidential businesses with other business related or oriented business persons.

app not working at all

can't even signup

it's a good app

Good

great

why are yall still trying to use skype isnt this app shutted down?🫩🫩🫩🫩🫩

Skype for busines more like Skype for dead

They don't even have Skype anymore. It won't even let me on it. You people still try you? Google Play still trying to get me to add them.

glad that this still works than the original Skype that retired in May 5, 2025

very nice 💯

wow

Swell App!

this app is rubbish i can't even sign in 😡😡

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I cannot login

WARNING: Skype for business is still buggy and dangerous to use. It displays notification of new message and then doesn't show the message after opening the app! It just dissappears. It has no message history and app messages are not synced with PC. I was forced multiple time to ask the sender to resend last message. It also crashes or stops working and requires to be stopped via app manager. It's absolutely mind boggling how Microsoft is still not able to deliver working IM solution!

Great to see if you have a message, but horrible interface with the computer. I'll get a message on my phone, and when I get to my computer to respond, it's like it doesn't even exist. I'll also have conversations on it that don't show up in my message history, which makes it hard to reference when things happen or continue conversations that have started.

Simple to use. Not as good as zoom for meetings that have more than a few people, restricted to people from same company. it has the advantage though of sharing screen vs zoom which shares only app window. If you are doing a presentation in powepoint and then want to open an excel table to show side by side, you can do this in skype. But in zoom you would need to stop presenting the powerpoint and then present the excel sheet, just one at a time. And each time it takes a few seconds to load.

This app is just an unbelievable trial. For about 2 years, until recently, it actually sort of worked for receiving calls (as in about half the time you could actually get a call with only about a 5 second delay upon answering). The latest version is broken again. It is totally unreliable at receiving incoming calls - most get missed, or you get other ridiculous behaviour such as the phone vibrating but no notification to be able to answer it. It also repeatedly rings my cell number despite every possible setting (client and SfB server) being forced to "VOIP only" to prevent cellular redirects. This happens even when the app is actually left running in the background. The number of hours I have wasted with this piece of junk over the years would have to be going for some sort of record. It has just been an incredible source of frustration for something which should be simple.

This app is the biggest source of digital grief in my life because it is mandated by my employer but performs horribly! It constantly loses connections mid-call, proximity sensors are an unsolvable mystery for it, it forwards calls to GSM despite a different settings and it is baffled by multiple clients running on separate endpoints, to name but a few problems. The UI is terrible, too. It wouldn't have come out worse if I had written this program myself.

It's a great app and it makes wfh much easier. Only issue is when other calls come in and I'm on the phone already, the person I'm talking to will say they cannot hear me properly. This is for about about 8 seconds each time. It can be very disruptive if there are a number of calls that come through when I'm already on the phone. I have wondered if this is a common issue?

Does not work properly as an app. If someone calls me I don't get a notification that it's coming from Skype and so I miss many calls. Even if I do pick up, they often cannot hear me, or I get an annoying beeping sound that plays throughout the call as if it's still trying to connect. This also happens when I call out. Works on the computer but this app needs some considerable improvement. Given this is mainly used for work purposes, simple calling is the least you'd ask for.

Worked great when you first download. Now no one can hear me unless I'm on speaker phone. Tried playing with all the settings on my mic and everything is the same. I've had to re-download this app too many times. I obviously use this for work so it comes across very unprofessional and I end up having to use my personal number half the time

This app has become increasingly difficult to use as I'm not being notified of calls at random, and there will be times where no sound from my end will be sent to the caller, whether that is to cell phones, home phones, or even my co-workers who are also using Skype. It will require me to log out, quit the app, then re-open it to go through the drawn-out process of the log-in again. When I can't answer my calls in that timeframe, it's frustrating.

I use this app for work. It's alright, and makes it more convenient to communicate when I step away from my computer. But something happened and I can no longer see anyone in my list of contacts other than "Recent contacts." It used to be synced with the desktop version, but now it's as if I have no contacts, and this makes it much less useful, for me at least. I have tried everything I can think of with the settings; uninstalled and reinstalled the app; etc. and no luck.

When the phone is locked (screen off) and you have an incoming call the application doesn't open in full screen. You need to open the phone to see as a pop-up notification that there's an incoming call. You should be able to make the application go full screen when you receive an incoming call. Very frustrating and annoying!!

The app can't be used if I don't grant every permission right after first launch. That's absolutely against the idea of asking for every permission individually when they're needed. I want to use it only for voice calls. I won't grant any permission but using the microphone. There is no reason I should allow access to my contacts or to manage not skype calls, etc... App uninstalled

I had an interview with skype. The voice was fine at the beginning then it started dropping down. I had joined the meeting from mobile phone. the recruiters couldn't hear a word. Yes, I checked my headphones, my connection. Tried reconnecting 3 times. The same issue. The recruiter was kind enough to postpone. The second time, I logged in from PC to make sure that doesn't happen. Even worse, I was not heard and I couldn't hear a thing. The manager left the meeting and that's that.

Downloaded for work; having a terrible time. App will crash to homescreen multiple times before stabilising enough to let me use it (takes a good 3-5 minutes to open properly), and won't sync conversations across devices (so a chat message on my PC won't load on the app, and sometimes duplicates on the app without my replies), causing confusion and frustration. Update: Down to 1 star from 2 bc I've spent 20 minutes trying to open the app. Constant crashes. I just want to make a call.

Too intrusive. I haven't even used it, as it would only work if I allowed it to access contact, files, video. This is a personal phone, which I would use for work calls, so I do not wish to grant all of the permissions. I just need to make calls. This is poor design for a common use case, ie making work calls on personal device. I tried to deny access to these functions -the app asked me to allow or deny each function, and I denied non-essential ones... Only for the app to say they're essential!

1. Why Microsoft didn't maintain a conversation in one thread? (Desktop version also) 2. Some conversations are even missing also 3. Push notifications are not satisfied why can't we get all messages in notifications like whatsapp? 4. Skype notifications are not real time there is a very large delay in receiving messages 5. Can't able to run the app in background so that always needs to open the app There are lot to improve.....

Most of the time I click on a message in the notifications, it goes into the app and the conversation is empty. Therefore I have no idea what the other person said apart from the small preview I'd seen in the status bar. I use this to supplement the app on my work laptop, so I can be reachable even when I am AFK. Now I'm thinking of unistalling it because it's making me miss important messages. This is a fundamental feature. It should work flawlessly. Also no way to recover conversations.

Need below improvemnts- 1. it doesnt show the conversation history like windows app,you should work on that. 2. Messages gets lost if you are logged in on different devices at same time. 3. Many times if I click on the message notification ,it opens chat window but no message is seen in conversation or chat window.

It's ok, not great. I have to use it for work and it gets frustrating when I get kicked out all the time, and then signing in again is a total pain. I keep getting told my creds are wrong when they're not - I type them slowly and meticulously letter by letter. If not for that, I'd probably use the app a lot more.

I have to use this app for work, but it's pretty bad. Calls take forever to connect when I'm answering a call. Some missed incoming calls show up in the call log 30-40 times as occurring at exactly the same time. For some outgoing calls, Skype for Business will place the call 4-8 times simultaneously, so I have to frantically try to hang up on all of them, and then try calling again. In short, it's a lousy app, but I am forced to use it anyway.

1. If someone pings on Skype for business mobile app and you are not seeing the message at the same time, the message disappears. 2. Another problem is if you swipe away the notifications then also you will not be able to see the messages. 3. We are not able to save conversation on mobile app like we can do on desktop app. 4. Most of the time saying " not able to connect to Microsoft exchange". 5. Sometimes on slow Internet, keeps on loading and finally says enter your password to continue.

The app is not very user friendly or customizable. Answering a call requires you to navigate back to the app and the ringer is so low calls can easily be missed. Also sometimes call ring through as if they were a personal call or it looks like calls are coming from my work number. This happens randomly so often I will dismiss a call. The call quality is also spotty, sometimes good sometimes not.

Works pretty well, when it works. I got this app for work calls. However, it's routinely a struggle to stay connected to meetings especially is the signal is even slightly low. It's a good concept however, the idea would be that it is a mobile app so would be capable of functioning out in the wild (i.e. not your office) but seems it is only consistent when you're in excellent signal areas. The chat that comes through to the app also is not displayed on your desktop so messages can be missed

Sounds is sub par. In Android, the text disappears entirely when you click on the notification. I've lost so many messages when someone tries to message me and it goes thru my app. Only when I have the app running on the computer that messages are sent to both that I do not lose my messages. That's a very critical bug for a messaging app.

Call quality is very, very good, especially when compared to calling into a Skype meeting using cell service. Even sounds better than some calls I've had with Skype Desktop app. Removing one star because the calendar settings don't have sufficient options. It defaults to Google calendar, but my office uses a different calendar server (Microsoft exchange). Add ability to select calendar server for 5 stars.

Skype for business works pretty well and I like that it integrates with my work Outlook calendar. It's best for one on one meetings - calls with multiple people can be let down by the audio not being able to work out who is speaking, making conversation stilted. Zoom seems to be better for multi person meetings tbh.

it's ok. could be better. always got a pop up saying my credentials aren't right (which they are). so don't always get notifications sounds when getting new message. overall the chat box could be made better. ie. not sure if it possible to send a picture. if you can I've not found how yet.

Rating it a star lower not due to the android version, but the PC version in my personal laptop (Works normal in office PC & phone, but doesn't work in my personal laptop. Very difficult to connect the app each time). Too much of older technology like certificates & other things. Very unreliable & have made issues during planned meetings. Once connected the call quality is good.

In this new world my organisation are trying to find ways to connect with service users to deliver life skills intervention. Unfortunately most of my clients don't have a laptop or computer, so I was really disappointed to see that I can't share the whiteboard option with someone if they're on their phone. Is this likely to be changed soon? PowerPoint presentations are not interactive enough for my work where I'm trying to effect change. Kind regards Lindsey

It's working well, mostly. Today when using the phone app, I selected the "call me" option, which is the option I've been using. Unfortunately, when I connected, my phone began a constant vibrating and audible ring. I tried it twice before being forced to use the "use Skype for business" option. This option worked okay, but I found that the volume of the Skype app doesn't get as loud as using the phone call option.

Just like Microsoft Office 365 products, Skype for Business only works half of the time. It is full of bugs and issues. App will crash. Sometimes incoming calls will not ring but instead are instantly marked as "missed", call drop despite a good connection. Like I said, it's just as reliable as Microsoft 365 which only works properly half of the time. If Microsoft would opensource their products, we would have MUCH better versions of their products by the end of the week.

This app has been very essential to me meeting my work deadlines and working virtually during the CoVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The sound is good as well as the interface, which is simply and minimalistic. Even better, it allows me to multitask as my hands are free and I'm not required to carry a laptop around as I would usually fo. I recommend it for all meetings.

This is an embarrassingly bad app. It constantly has syncing issues, making the app fairly useless. What's the point of an IM tool that notifies you hours late when someone sends you a message? And there's no way to seemlessly switch between the desktop app and the mobile app. On top of all that, it has some serious optimization issues. This app drains my battery, even with the run in the background settings disabled.

A necessary mobile application to have when we need to attend an official call or talk to a colleague in case away from desk. However there are few issues faced as well at times like- 1. Sometimes the call gets stuck. 2. In case we are logged in to both mobile and machine, some messages get lost in transmission or half of msgs get delivered at either locations. It is not consistent. Overall a good app to have in situations.

DO NOT UPDATE to the latest version. The app won't load anymore. I just uninstalled and reinstalled it a couple of times. Everytime I try to open it up, it tells me that it's "Missing Libraries". I've Googled the problem and it seems I am not the only one having this issue after updating. Microsoft is pointing the finger at Chromebook support.

Doesn't receive messages most of the time, but if not logged in on PC, then SFB shows a notification, but there's actually no message when you click through. Also in this case message is never delivered to computer. Need to uninstall to prevent lost communications. Aka, doesn't work well enough to be remotely useful.

1) It loses the conversation history with ~50 chance (gone from the app, missing from "Conversation History" in outlook). It is absolutely unreliable. It's a joke that it's "for business". 2) Active conversations are not synced across all my devices. It is really unproductive. 3) If I or the other person go offline or something - you would get "your message was not sent" or "We can't connect to the server" and it hangs - I even cannot type, even after the connection is restored. That's stupid. The worst messager app I know. Updates change nothing.

Despite saying "only asks for permissioms when needed" immediately demands access to my files and contacts, and refuses to start without them. I can understand "record audio", but files doesn't make sense. I don't wish for this app to have them, especially as it doesn't explain what it is doing with them, so I can't use it.

The idea is great - streamline the collaboration across a company. So far so good. But then comes the interface....... None of the functions commonlybfound in apps is available. Instead being part of Msoft family, the app feels cheap and made onlybfor market share purpose. Can't select multiple conversations to delete in one go. Can't select multiple contact to add. When there are fair number of contact in serch result list, only few are displayed without option to display more ..........

Update 2020-02-05: App consistently crashes. I've been unable to attend any mtgs using it. The PC app is OK. It is still a failure because I can't add people to my groups but at least it works in a way that I can communicate. We're moving to a more reliable app anyway. The Android version is a thousand times worse. This app is complete garbage and I never use it.

Limited functionality that is very buggy makes this an app that I only use when I really have to, not because I want to. Certificate sign-on is very frustrating for some on unknown reason. It will get stuck in a loop of continuous sign-on when starting the app up and connecting to the company network. The only advantage Skype has over just calling in normally is that I can see the whole company directory, otherwise it is a bigger hassle.

Most annoying app ever.. keeps notifying when reconnecting... cant turn it off withput turning off all notifications. Have to use scheduled silent mode on phone to stop it waking me up in the middle of the night. Unable to store conversation history.. so messages i send and receive are not saved at all. I have it set to save on pc.. but only getting half the picture now.

The app is stuck on the 'Signing in' screen. Cannot use it at all. Even after reinstalling. I wanted to email the developer directly under the email address given below, and after sending out the email I immediately received an automated response that my email message has been blocked. I finally managed to log in, after trying for an hour. Oh Microsoft...

This is very helpful app but it needs major fixes. I am able to see the new message in notifications when someone pings me, when I press on it the app opens up and there are no messages at all. I am missing important communications here. Also I am able to see only one message in the notification even thoigh the person has sent 4 to 5 messages. Please fix this.. It is causing high inconvenience

Not being able to control the notifications independent of phone settings is frustrating. My default notification setting is silent because I don't want random notifications from apps so to only be able to use phone settings or turn off is not user friendly. please fix this. Also going idle after a few minutes of not using the app defeats the purpose. Need option to stay active and available even when app and phone are not in use.

It serves the purpose but what I miss the most is a section for missed messages. Once I click the notifications and the chat window loads up, the actual message is lost and I have to request the sender to resend the message which at times is awkward and always redundant. Secondly, the handshake between the mobile app and desktop app is not seamless. It is strange that if the chat is active on phone and one wants to continue it on the desktop, the state is not maintained.

I'm getting thrown out of meetings very often, I can understand that it's a problem if the network is bad, but why can't the App reconnect automatically? Also my phone displays 2 (or 3 in call) notification icons, for running, logged in, and in call. I'd like to switch off the two former. My phone allows distinguishing between important and unimportant notifications, but this doesn't seem to be supported by SfB.! Why is split screen not supported?! Would be very useful!

message disappear sometimes. when you get a notification, you click on the notification, it disappears and the message disappears before u can read it. not sure why there is a need for a list of history on the main page. serves no purpose. not accurate and cannot delete all. makes the UI ugly. The interface of this tools is amateurish. Thanks

It's a great working tool especifically for when you don't have immediate access to your laptop. However, there are some pain points to attack; for example, sync between app and desktop chats, and presentation is not available without WiFi, which is understandable but with 5G coming, it should be left to the user's decision.

Even though my peers are able to log in I am not able to log in. All my peers have same user set up as I have. It seems skype chooses one unlucky guy to dicriminate. Error: we cant sign you in because you aren't set up to use skype for business. neither Microsoft,nor its administration could resolve it. i tried it myself searching online from non support site. now changed rating from 1/5 to 2/5 as the voice issues still persist. Able to use it but still some issue causes to disconnect.

The app does not synchronise messages and call history with the desktop app. Messages are not received simultaneously both mobile and desktop apps. What is the use of having an instant communication tool that can't even perform these basic tasks well? And these issues are longstanding ones. Please fix it. Thanks!

All Skype related applications suffer from the same problems: heavy, slow, unreliable, counter intuitive. They try hard and it is noticeable, but it's been years and years since the last time Skype was considered a good option. It is now just the option pushed to all companies with any Microsoft partnership or relation. I guess it works well when it works. Hope it worked more often.

I haven't been able to figure out how to change my contacts view to be normal like on the PC. The mobile app defaults to Recent conversations which is not very helpful. I would like to see the normal contact list with the ability to sort by availability and alphabetically like on the PC app. If this is already possible and I am just missing it, please advise.

Very bad that messages are not delivered when other users are not logged in, even freeware like WhatsApp provides that basic functionality. I also get regularly errors when trying to send messages to users who are supposed to be online (green circle next to their names)...I have to send them emails instead and that's far from ideal since an email is definitely not a real time comunication mechanism.

This is the most unreliable and horrific messaging app I have ever used. It always logs me out, I have to try to sign in multiple times, it takes minutes for the app to actually sign me in when I select my account, and there is no synchronization across the desktop and mobile experience. I only use it because it's required for work and everyone at work complains about it.

Starts off with lies about permissions: "If you want to review or change the permissions later, you can easily do that in the app settings on your device" before asking for all permissions immediately instead of when the app actually needs something. Attempting to proceed without giving it the permissions it demands gives an error: "All requested permissions are required for the app to perform. Please grant permissions." At least it seems to function as a chat app I guess?

Absolute dog s*** application. Constantly getting "disconnected from the server", hard to find your most recent threads with people since they consistently disappear and many threads are just duplicated. Phone calling is extremely shotty, so good luck carrying on a good conversation with somebody without things just dropping on you, or the app cutting out your Bluetooth. oftentimes when I'm searching for someone in my contact list I'm served up a ton of bogus results that aren't even clickable.

I have two issues with this app. 1) When you use the Skype audio, muting/un-muting is very slow and notifications keep popping up, with sounds, which is distracting. 2) I keep getting notifications that I received a message, and I can read part of it in the notification, but when I open the app, I don't see the message. I see that there is a conversation but it's blank.

I call this app "Skype for going out of business". the app keeps reconnecting in the middle of the call (for "reauthentication"). if you change the password, forget about quickly connecting back - it just sits there at login. you have to uninstall the app and then maybe you can get lucky and it will connect. phone call (call back) does not always connect - you may keep hearing a conversation and app's chime at the same time.

Requires a phone number and all permissions. You can put all zeros for the phone but you cannot use the app unless you have every single permission allowed (except for camera, you can use it with that off). There's no reason for that if you just want basic messaging, so it seems like data mining instead of a need for it. There's also no option to set quiet hours or manage availability. I will stick with Slack for work messaging.

I used to use this app all the time for work. The latest update has caused it to be completely unusable without giving it access to my local contacts. I have a contact list for person and a contact list for business. They don't need to mix. Uninstalling until Microsoft can come out with a version that doesn't require invasion of personal information.

UPDATE: I frequnetly have to open meeting links multiple times to get Skype to join the meeting. This has good chat functionality, but as our company's phone system, the app needs to function more like a dialer - register the app as an Android dialer so that when I make calls I can choose to dial out from my own number or Skype. It would also be awesome if you could figure out how to integrate statuses into contacts on Android so I could see status when using email or other apps.

you'd think after all this time you could make calls and have them stay connected at least once, it doesn't. constantly reconnecting you cannot hear them they can't hear you. the only issue i don't have is synching desktop b to phone. everyone at my company has b issues with Skype. slow to connect functions are slow to respond. i never do not have an issues and forced to use it daily m frustrating is all i can say. any other so is better for calls and webinars

Messages do not appear on more than one device at a time (unlike Messenger for example), such as my phone and PC. Calls sometimes appear on the phone, sometimes on the PC, and sometimes in both locations. It would be a much better application if all messages and calls appeared on all connected devices (like Messenger does).

Complete ....! You cant even rate with zero stars 🤮! With ALL permissions mandatory the app is being unistalled because its useless. Its does not sync on all devices like many other apps do, connection does not survive network change, skype did this before Microsoft! User status is not being updated. All of these also apply for the desktop app. Bye.

I haven't seen any other conversation app with so many issues. Why can't you sync chats between devices? No chat history either. Other people's status is not reliable. It shows offline but they are online or vice versa. The voice doesn't connect with my bluetooth headphones at first, I have to restart the phones which is not the case with any other app. Just fed up. If my company gives me the choice, I would dump this app in a jiffy. Pc version is the same - full of bugs.

This is possibly my most used (mobile) business application outside of Outlook. It keeps me connected like no other application great functionality on the palm of my hand. I definitely use it more than my desktop Skype for Business version, as I am always on the road. You can send messages, share your desktop to present documents with others, you can view other people's documents, can use video to join real time meetings. It is just really really great!!

It is usually reliable and easy to access meetings. Getting out of certain screens can be non-intuitive, like when I tap the speaker icon box to expand it, then I had to pause to figure out how to get back to the presentation being displayed. I actually got out of the app view (which was still running) back to my phone home screen and then re-select Skype.

I fail to see why it had to disconnect all the time when not actively used. Other apps seem to make that work but this one times out constantly. Also missed message notifications don't show you the contents of the message. Seems an easy one to solve. And last but not least the Lync 2013 app (yes, it's been 2 years by now) still doesn't contain the possibility to see screen sharing from the presenter... GoToMeeting and WebEx seem to have this covered. The IOS app of Lync too, so what's up with that?!

An utter disaster. Lacks features (e.g. muting, screen sharing etc). Extremely unreliable, there seem to be more lines of code in this thing for error messages than actual functionality. // Edit: it's been going worse and worse, now it won't even work at all. How a company with the power of Microsoft can do such a disastrous job at mobile apps is beyond amazing.

The app works, and I'm happy to see since last time I installed it the app now runs only when I start it and not constantly in the background. But on my Chromebook there's a bug - whenever I wake the Chromebook from sleep and log in, Skype starts then says it's unable to join a call, then quits again. Sometimes that happens 2-3 times before it finally stops. So - I'm going to uninstall again until the next time I'm desperate and simply have to use it for work.

By far, and with a large margin, the worst one. No ability to have continuous discussions between devices. No reluability in behaviour when using (e.g. you can be having a call with someone on skype on your computer, and someone else is ringing you only on another device without any notification on the one you are already using), convoluted and incompatible with many of my clients' computers. Hate it.

Poor feature set compared to desktop app, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Regularly fails to notice incoming calls and has to be reinstalled. Drops calls if moving between WiFi and mobile signal every time. Constantly needs to be signed in, or says it does when it doesn't. Just unreliable in every way, so not what you need or should expect.

The app has become very buggy since the last couple of updates. I'm unable to join a call without logging out and logging back in at least 3 to 4 times. even then, it's not smooth sailing. if the screen fades out, I get booted from the call and can't rejoin without going through the whole routine of logging out and logging back in. since I dial in before heading out to work, it's very dangerous when the call drops and I have to reconnect while driving. MS, if it ain't broke, don't break it.

The app doesnt allow you to stay signes it. You will be automatically logged out every hour or so. This is extremely frustrating as it makes the app only useful if you messagw aomeonw, but if someone needs to message you then tough luck, the app has automatically logged you out. I havw tried the "keep skype running in the background" setting but that doesnt sole the peoblem. Why can't I remain signed in indefinitely like on the PC version of SfB??

Warning: this app does not respect silent mode or 'do not disturb'. If you don't also put your media volume to zero, it will ring aloud during theatres and funerals alike. Additionally, it's very inconsistent. Sometimes it's running in background, sometimes it isn't so you will not get messages / calls reliably. Other chat applications achieve this, but not Skype for Business. It also lacks several needed features. For example, you can't participate in a group message IMs through the app.

My issue is the app stop running in the background for a sometime then it notify me it is running in background again while I have checked the “keep running in background” option in the setting. In a result of that, calls cannot be received on the app while it is working fine on the desktop version?! Which make it unreliable if I am out of office. Please advise.

Usually pretty good, but the app frequently opens audio on 4G even when the callback option is selected. UI also hides ability to control the call so the only way you can hang up is to sign out. Downgraded from 2 to 1. Every call starts on wifi even though a valid callback number is selected. Usually the first meeting works if I restart my phone but every other meeting ignores the selection. Even worse, you can't navigate to call controls so when a meeting ends I can't drop unless I sign out

An extremely buggy mess . How did this pass QA? I have experienced many usability issues with this app that need work. Firstly when I open the app for the first time in the day I can join meetings right from my meeting list. If i open the app later in the day to do the same thing, I always get an error message telling me that the app cannot connect to the exchange server. I have to clear the app from memory and restart it to get it to work correctly.

I like this app and use it every day for work. However, my one complaint is that new messages do not show in the actual app. I receive a notification with the message, but clicking the notification opens the app without the message. It doesn't even open a message window with the other person. I have to search for the person, create a discussion window, and, more than likely ask them to type their message again.

will not function without full access to your device. for answering skype calls and messages, it wants full access to your device files, camera, contacts, and more. if you deny any of them it will not launch and force you to give it access to your device. i don't see any reason for it to do this other than to mine personal data for Microsoft. Will have to wait and see if they fix this.

Trash app. Works on its will,otherwise not. One day I can sign in my office account, next day it will say can't sign in, please try again and keeps loading and then later will start working again on same network and credentials. For an app to call its "business app", it's highly unreliable. I am using the same account on work desktop it works totally fine, but on Android it's annotingly inconsistent.

I loved this App until this week it started running in the background without my permission. I only have it on my phone to use when I'm unable to call into a meeting from my computer, which is rare (like once or twice a week). Now I have to logout and login everytime, instead of just closing the app. Please fix this to restore previous functionality!

This a horrendously bad app that, unfortunately, my company has settled on. As a messenger it's OK, I suppose, except that you get multiple different conversations displayed for the same correspondent. It is perfectly normal these days to have a number of devices connected to a service - all the others manage a coherent view of a single conversation - Skype For Business does not - I habitually get a conversation split over the different devices and usually have to rely on the eventual "missed conversation" email to tie them all together - to be clear, I haven't missed the conversation at all so the email shouldn't even be sent - but it usually is. But the conf call facility is practically useless. In environments where I can guarantee the strongest most stable of WiFi connections, I CONSTANTLY get "Poor Connection" warnings, and more and more, the call gets dropped multiple times during a meeting. Rumor has it this piece of garbage is gradually being sunsetted by MS - one can only dream!

When i get a new message notification, i can read the first part of the message. When i press the notification, applications opens up but i cannot see the message. I have to ask the sender to send the message again. Also it doesn't sync with desktop application. This application is far from enabling productivity for business.

This program is not based on the Skype codebase. With real Skype, if someone sends me a message, it appears on every computer (including smartphones) that I am logged in with. With "Skype" for Business, it seems to try to guess which computer I am using (often incorrectly), and sends the message only to that one. Unfortunately, it's often incorrect, so I don't see the message until later. Also, if the message goes to my smartphone, I see a message preview, but if I tap it, the message isn't there. This is just another example of commercial, closed-source software working worse than free software.

Data calls are way too buggy. Line regularly drops. Audio drops sometimes when screen turns off or when switching apps while in a data call. The part I hate the most is it constantly nags for feedback with no way to turn off when all I want to do is jump onto the next call right away. Time is of the essence when it takes at least 5 minutes for the app to get it's bearings again after the last call. Restarting the app usually clears issues. The app should probably kill or restart itself every night so it can be ready for business the next day.

Irritating when I get notifications of folks skype message me and when I flip to Skype for business and click on the name, i can't find the message.. it just disappears into thin air.... tried pushing the window higher which I saw on ios, the message is hidden under the message bar but for android, can't seem to see it..

Chat window randomly closes while multitasking causing me to lose conversations completely. getting message, tap on it in the notification bar, Skype opens and messages erased. It just seems to be an awfully "forgetful" app. Update: still drops IM's when I click to view them from my notification bar. Does not duplicate messages well between mobile and desktop apps. Please fix this! Update #2:. After using for nearly two years this is app is still pure rubbish. Crashes, won't sync, borderline unusable. None of the previous problems fixed. And this was made by a software company!?

This app ask way too many permissions when I just want to use the chat part (each request would be granted when I would use them) so like all other apps that does not work without accept requests I don't want to grant, will be immediately uninstalled. Too much data leak these days just because of these requests (yes, i read the small letters too).

This app has always been a let down. They should have started with Skype when they bought it instead of just renaming Lync. A recent update has made it such that the "Status bar icon" option has no effect so you don't even know the app is still running until you get IMed at 7pm from someone who thinks you're available...

The new update is even worse than the old one. Without giving the app every single permission it asks for, the app simply refuses to run with a pop-up "permissions required". And no, Skype for business certainly does not need the camera, contacts or calendar permissions to function. Yes, it needs those permissions if you want to make a video call, or call a personal contact in your phone with your work phone. But the problem is that work contacts come from exchange, not from my phone. And I never make video calls using the app. So, why does it require these permissions just to start the app? The old version worked just fine without these permissions either.

Can't use it on my Note8 with Android Oreo (8.0) constantly looping between "you have an incompatible version of the Chrome app, please update...." when pressing update; playstore shows "Item not found" uninstall, clear cache, etc. all don't work! Unbelievable that Microsoft puts out such half-backed apps and is gutsy enough to call it "for Business"

Very slow and whenever I am able to connect, it disconnects within few minutes. Apart from that, it is a memory hog, if I try to keep it running in background, it won't. Also, there are no basic features which are required in IMs like widget support, reply from notification etc. Update - Apart from being a memory hog, it is a battery hog as well, it drains up my phone's battery very quickly.

This app has a major bug. I am using Android phone and I can't connect to my meetings/conference calls. 1. At the beginning I could see both video and audio but it was auto-muted. I couldn't unmute it. 2. Later the audio completely stopped. I could see the video though. 3. Now I CAN'T EVEN JOIN THE CALLS!!!! Congratulations!!!! This app is too bad and needs immediate fix.

The single worst piece of software I have ever used. My 14 year old brother writes more stable code than this. Now on my 12th attempt to call a landline number after multiple failed attempts led to dropping the call, crashing the app, and ultimately crashing the whole OS. This isn't an isolated incident either, it's been like this off at least 2 years. If you have literally any possible alternative then avoid this app like the plague.

Unable to log in after the update. Tried to clear the cache, reinstall the app but no luck. I agree with the other reviewers here: the app is worthless - even before the update when I could use it, it was unstable, buggy, messages did not go through, calls were cut off (on LTE). Microsoft, you need to get your act together and re-write this app from scratch.

This is the most non-functional mobile app I've used since 2007. Loses teleconference connection frequently and any shared screen does not reconnect successfully. Chat contents disappear after about a day and chats don't stay in sync between desktop and mobile. It does keep track of all the Skype calls I make, which is nearly useless. I'd rather keep track of chats.

I had to update my work password and now this app won't work at all. Everything else is working fine so I know it has something to do with this app in particular. I tried reinstalling the app numerous times and tried a few other recommendations mentioned online and nothing worked. I finally gave up on trying to use this app. Update: if i can't even login anymore, how do you expect me to send you logs by going to my profile?

The worst mobile Office applications from Microsoft. Very unstable. It's always closing or logging out even if you select the "run in the background" option. It doesn't always update the conversations and the conversations isn't in sync between mobile and desktop. Moreover t's very confusing to have a list of many conversations from the same person. When connected both on mobile and desktop, if you receive a call and answer on desktop, then the mobile will continue ringing or vibrating for no reason. You can't do screen sharing unless you join a meeting.