Skype To Terminate Working On Quondam Android Phones

Popular Internet outcry upwardly service Skype volition no longer run on older Android operating systems inside few weeks together with users are existence advised to upgrade their phones to proceed using the gratuitous messenger together with telephone app.

Microsoft-owned Skype has sent an e-mail to people using smartphones amongst Android 2.2 or older alerting them close retiring the service for them.

“We've noticed that yous are, or previously were, signed into Skype on a telephone running the Android 2.2 (or below) operating system. We’re lamentable to inform yous that nosotros are directly retiring all Skype apps that operate on these older versions of the Android operating system. As a result, inside the adjacent few weeks, you'll no longer last able to sign inward together with role Skype on whatever Android 2.2 (or below) phone. If possible, nosotros recommend that yous upgrade your telephone to a newer version of Android to proceed using Skype,” it said inward a statement.

But if you’ve been using Skype on a to a greater extent than recent Android device, the higher upwardly does non apply, the tilt elaborated.

In May 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion (Dh31 billion) amongst user base of operations of 663 meg worldwide.

CNET, which publishes reviews, tidings together with articles on technology scientific discipline together with consumer electronics globally, reported final calendar week that Microsoft volition kill Skype for Windows Phone vii likewise inside the adjacent few weeks.
 

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