Most importantly, if you spent real money on a Skype phone - one that has Skype control buttons on the handset or headset - those fancy buttons won't work after the end of the year. The Skype App Directory doesn't exist any more. Other third-party apps will have to adapt, if they can. There are also messaging apps that hook into Skype, including Trillian, Pidgin, Adium, Kopete/KDE, Miranda, IM+, and fring, which may or may not be able to communicate with the future Skype.Ī raft of miscellaneous third-party applications, once encouraged by Skype now shunned by Microsoft, have already gone out of business, including Yappernut, Ubicall, KishKish, and many more. There are dozens of recording apps, including VodBurner, Evaer, and Super Tintin, which will need a massive overhaul, assuming they can find a way to adapt. Most of the programs that use the Skype API fall into four categories. The company paid $8.5 billion but apparently didn't earmark enough additional funds to continue its API. Yes, I know the Win32 API doesn't support mobile apps. We have, therefore, decided to retire the Desktop API in December 2013. The Desktop API was created in 2004 and it doesn't support mobile application development. These changes will significantly improve the call quality and speed of delivery of instant messages, while retaining excellent battery life of mobile devices.Īs people are using Skype on more devices, we're also working hard to create a more familiar and consistent Skype experience across all major platforms. We've been working hard to develop new technologies and make improvements that will benefit Skype users across all platforms, especially on mobile devices.
Skype says my application will stop working with Skype in December 2013, why is that? But the shutdown just hit the mainstream fan over the weekend, when the following warning began appearing when users log in to Skype: Microsoft made the decision to yank the desktop API back in July, and informed developers of that decision back then.
Mocking the battle cry of "Developers, developers, developers," Microsoft is shutting down the desktop programming interface for Skype, effective the end of this year.
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