Considering, from an outsider perspective, that Skype has very slow (if any at all) user growth, removing an option to streamline the onboarding process feels backwards. What this means is that if you are using one of the newer versions of Skype, this change will not impact you but this announcement is a bit odd. At this time, the feature is not supported on Skype for Windows 10, the new Skype for Android and iPhone, and the new Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The company says that they are ending support for the feature on January 10th to push users towards authenticating with a Microsoft account to create a single sign-on experience across all of the company’s services. The company is ending support for this feature and starting in early January, you will no longer be able to login to the messaging platform using this authentication method.
Microsoft says that if you choose not to make the switch and you still have a balance that is in credit, you will be automatically refunded - and your Skype account cancelled - after January 10, 2018.Microsoft is making an interesting move today that will impact users who currently access Skype with their Facebook credentials. Currently, using your Facebook account to sign in to Skype is not supported on Skype for Windows 10, the new Skype for Android and iPhone, and the new Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Using a Microsoft Account will enable you to login-in via single sign-in, unlocking all your Microsoft services - including Skype, Office Online, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and more - in one experience, with just one password. On the support pages for Skype, Microsoft says:Īs we continue to roll out the new Skype, we're discontinuing the option to login via Facebook in January 2018 and will streamline all Skype logins via your Microsoft account. Thankfully, the company is making the process of switching from Facebook-login to a Microsoft account pretty simple, including automatically transferring Skype credit and so on. Microsoft has not said anything about why it is introducing the change - it would seem to make sense to make it as easy as possible for someone to sign into their account, and that's exactly what the Facebook login option did.
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