You can use private conversations on Skype to send messages or make calls that are encrypted end-to-end.

The official Skype app is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The first step, of course, is to download the app. Alternatively, you can use Skype Online from any browser.

To send files on the Skype desktop app, you can simply drag files into the app. On a phone, you can only send photos.

Skype has introduced support for custom backgrounds in video calls, following the recent popularity of an equivalent feature in Zoom. The option to use custom backgrounds is part of the version 8.59.0 ...