Microsoft introduces Skype call recording support

Microsoft is adding a feature to Skype that allows users to record and save conversations. The same goes for video calls. The functionality is now available on most platforms; only Windows 10 users have to wait a few more weeks.

Microsoft writes that the call recordings are stored on servers and are kept there for thirty days. Within this time frame, users can choose to save the recording locally or share it with a known Skype contact. The recordings can be downloaded as MP4 files.

As soon as a user starts recording, all participants in the conversation are notified by means of a banner that appears. Any shared screens are also recorded. The recording feature can be enabled at any time during a call and there is no difference between the feature on the desktop or mobile platforms.

To use the recording function, users need to update Skype to version 8.0. Skype Classis, or version 7.0, is no longer supported since September 1.

Peter Skillman, a director at Microsoft, recently reported that a number of new features added to Skype are being removed based on negative user feedback. With this, the Skype experience on the desktop started to look somewhat like a mobile experience, but users complained about complex navigation, for example, and weren’t happy with the Snapchat-esque Highlights functionality.