¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Someday, even diehards like me might have to give up. In addition, Skypes parent company Microsoft has been advocating for Microsoft Teams over. Astonishingly, the 50 monthly Skype credits included in Microsoft 365 Home and Personal cannot be used for Skype SMS! Even the Microsoft support reps I worked with on this issue were surprised. Pre-installed Office apps on PC/Mac Tablet and phone office apps. Use Skype to send SMS messages to mobiles worldwide. Skype does provide limited SMS capability if you purchase Skype credits. Say hello with an instant message, voice or video call all for free. This would allow anyone to set Skype as their default messenger (as we could briefly during end of the Windows Phone era) instead of relying on Google Messages. Sadly, Microsoft doesn't see the value of RCS/SMS fallback. The problem is, very few people still use Skype for messaging. Group calls: With the Skype video chat app, you can enjoy free group video calls with up to one hundred people - this feature is supported on most devices. It would be my favorite messenger as well due to the killer feature of being able to edit messages for a limited time after sending and superior Windows integration. Instant messaging and call-forwarding are also available, for times when users are not immediately available to chat. It can do virtual backgrounds on hardware where Zoom cannot and of better quality too. I actually prefer Skype for family video calls. The possibility of getting back to #1 was probably lost years ago, but these overdue enhancements might stem the decline into total irrelevancy. Specifically, the group video chatting supports up to 10 different video streams and works across platforms including Mac, Windows, and Xbox One (though Xbox requires a paid membership to unlock. Hopefully this wakeup call isn't too little too late as others are implying. We can thank competition from Zoom for most of these recent enhancements.
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