Microsoft is removing ads from Skype

Microsoft is making Skype ad-free successful an update that volition rollout to users crossed each platforms soon. The update besides includes improved AI representation instauration tools connected Skype for Windows and macOS, and the quality to motion successful automatically connected iOS if you’re already signed into different Microsoft app.

“Our latest update removes each ads from Skype channels and the full Skype platform, ensuring a smoother, decluttered and much enjoyable idiosyncratic experience,” says Skype merchandise manager Irene Namuganyi.

The removal of ads successful Skype means you’ll nary longer spot ads successful the main chat interface, oregon successful the channels section. Microsoft says it has listened to feedback astir ads successful Skype, and decided to “focus connected your chats without immoderate advertisement distractions, making your Skype acquisition cleaner and much user-friendly.”

The contiguous conception of Skype volition stay though, implicit with the quality provender that’s powered by MSN. It’s a tab that I’m definite astir Skype users ignore, but you tin inactive disable this successful Settings > Appearance if you privation to get escaped of it fully.

Here’s hoping Microsoft besides listens to feedback astir ads successful Windows. The bundle elephantine has been adding malware-like Bing prompts, ads successful the Start menu, and utilizing plenty of tricks to effort and get Windows users to power to Edge.

Alongside the advertisement removal successful Skype, Microsoft is besides improving the AI representation instauration features wrong the app connected Windows and macOS. You’ll soon beryllium capable to rapidly entree the AI representation creator wrong chat windows, and AI-generated images volition grow connected click. Microsoft has besides fixed up immoderate UI elements, portion besides making the representation creator consciousness much astatine location with Apple’s macOS design.

Microsoft is besides bringing OneAuth integration to Skype for iOS, which allows you to motion into the app automatically if you’re already utilizing different Microsoft app. If you’ve been having issues sending photos oregon videos implicit 5G with Skype, Microsoft has besides fixed this bug successful the upcoming update that volition beryllium disposable successful the coming days.