Windows applications[edit]
Skype has changed many times on Windows. It has offered a desktop-only app since 2003. Later, a mobile version was created for Windows Phones. In 2012, Skype introduced a new version for Windows 8 similar to the Windows Phone version that ran in the Metro interface.[85] On July 7, 2015 Skype modified the app to direct Windows users to download the desktop version of the app, but it was set to continue working on Windows RT until October 2016.[86] In November 2015, Skype introduced three new apps, called Messaging, Skype Video, and Phone, intended to provide an integrated Skype experience in Windows 10.[87][88] On March 24, 2016, Skype announced the integrated apps did not satisfy most users' needs and announced that they and the desktop app would eventually be replaced with a new UWP app.[89]
Currently, Skype offers a Win32 desktop-only app and Skype Preview app that is the default Skype app in Windows 10 Mobile and included as an option in the latest update to Windows 10.