

On the profile page that opens up, your ID is listed in front of the heading, “Skype Name.”.At the top left of the screen where you have your profile picture and name, click on either your profile picture or name to open up the menu.On the Profile page, locate your Skype ID listed in front of the heading, “Skype Name.”.If you’re prompted to do so, sign in with your Microsoft account credentials.For example, if your email address is your Skype ID will be live:john_doe. If you sign up with your email address, your Skype ID will be “live:” + the local-part of the email address (the part of the email address before the sign). The system generates live IDs for Skype differently, based on what credentials you use to sign up. However, things have changed since Skype got acquired by Microsoft Skype Live IDs are now automatically generated by the system when signing up, and you can no longer change your live ID once it is created. Back when Skype was still a standalone company, users could specify their own usernames and customize it even after creating their account. A Skype ID is unique to each Skype account and identifies that account amongst the global collection of Skype accounts. Hence, you can think of it in the same context that you think of usernames on other apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. To top things off, the company goes a mile further and adds multiple account support.Simply put, your Skype Live ID is your Skype username.

The ultimate solution to all of our Skype related problems will be this: Microsoft turns the app into a universal binary, meaning it will be a universal download for both iPhone and iPad. On iPhone you're purely out of luck as you can't download multiple apps from the same developer something which the iPad gets away with if there's an 'iPhone-only' version of the app available. If you are using macOS or even Windows, just sign into the official app while also signing into Skype for the web with your second account. But on the iPad, you have the workaround which we have outlined above. Given the popularity of Skype, it baffles us to this day why Microsoft does not support multiple accounts to be used at the same time on the very same device. Related Story Uzair Ghani Reboot Your iPhone Using Siri in iOS 16
