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Skype on multiple devices has been in ruins for years. I'm not sure why, but being 'active' on two different products causes absolute meltdowns. Calls you can

Skype on multiple devices has been in ruins for years. I'm not sure why, but being 'active' on two different products causes absolute meltdowns. Calls you can't answer, no sound or no video, the second device ringing endlessly after the first picks up, and anything else I can think of.

divbit 10y ago
I feel it has gotten better recently, I've used Skype as a phone replacement ( with an actual skype number and in conjunction with google voice for sms) for a few years now, and currently run it on two laptops and two phones and haven't had issues for several months (I did have problems when I used it with android a while back, but have not since I no longer use it on that platform).
- Bartweiss 10y ago
  Interesting. I'll have to look into whether it's improved, or has Android specific bugs. Most of my multi-device experiences have included android, and that's reliably been the worst situation.
  - divbit 10y ago
    For reference my devices with skype installed are my personal phone with win 10, my development phone with ios, and win 10 / osx laptops. I also have a (5.1) android for development, but no skype on there.
- vardump 10y ago
  Skype is pretty horrible (at least for me) on Windows 10. Freezes often. OS X Skype seems to work the best. Android version seems to be using a random number generator for displaying contact list availability status.
  - divbit 10y ago
    I use the app version on win 10(anniversary) not the desktop. Don't know if that makes a difference but works fine for me. Even talking across the great firewall of china works fine surprisingly.
- vardump 10y ago
  Skype is pretty horrible (at least for me) on Windows 10. Freezes often. OS X Skype seems to work the best. Android version seems to be using a random number generator for displaying contact list availability status.
TillE 10y ago
Even text messaging on multiple devices is a disaster. If I have Skype running on a PC and an iPhone, the phone app will almost never receive new messages.

divbit 10y ago

I feel it has gotten better recently, I've used Skype as a phone replacement ( with an actual skype number and in conjunction with google voice for sms) for a few years now, and currently run it on two laptops and two phones and haven't had issues for several months (I did have problems when I used it with android a while back, but have not since I no longer use it on that platform).

Bartweiss 10y ago
Interesting. I'll have to look into whether it's improved, or has Android specific bugs. Most of my multi-device experiences have included android, and that's reliably been the worst situation.
- divbit 10y ago
  For reference my devices with skype installed are my personal phone with win 10, my development phone with ios, and win 10 / osx laptops. I also have a (5.1) android for development, but no skype on there.
vardump 10y ago
Skype is pretty horrible (at least for me) on Windows 10. Freezes often. OS X Skype seems to work the best. Android version seems to be using a random number generator for displaying contact list availability status.
- divbit 10y ago
  I use the app version on win 10(anniversary) not the desktop. Don't know if that makes a difference but works fine for me. Even talking across the great firewall of china works fine surprisingly.
vardump 10y ago
Skype is pretty horrible (at least for me) on Windows 10. Freezes often. OS X Skype seems to work the best. Android version seems to be using a random number generator for displaying contact list availability status.

TillE 10y ago

Even text messaging on multiple devices is a disaster. If I have Skype running on a PC and an iPhone, the phone app will almost never receive new messages.