Internet related News · 2018-09-05

Now you can record calls on Skype

Skype call recording, anyone? It was about a decade ago when video calls were allowed on VoIP Skype. Today, Microsoft announced users can even record calls.

Recording is Cloud-based & is available on the latest version of Skype, & on most platforms, except Windows 10. On the latter, it will be coming in a few weeks.

As soon as you start recording, everyone in the call is notified that the call is being recorded — so there are no surprises. If you are on a video call, Skype will record everyone’s video as well as any screens shared during the call. After the call, you can save & share the recorded call for the next 30 days.

How Skype call recording works

You can start call recording any time during a Skype call on both the desktop & mobile devices.

To start call recording on the desktop, at the bottom of the screen click the  sign, then select, ‘Start recording’.

Start recording a call on desktop.

To start call recording on mobile, tap the  sign & then tap  ‘Start recording’.

On both desktop & mobile, a banner appears in your Skype screen letting everyone know you’ve started recording the call.

After the call, the recording is finalized & then posted to your chat where it is available for 30 days. You and everyone on the call can save the recording locally or share the recording to your contacts any time during the 30 days.

How to save a Skype call recording

To save a call on desktop, go to your chat & click  ‘More options’, & then select ‘Save to Downloads’ to save to your downloads folder. You can also select ‘Save as’ & navigate to the folder where you want it saved. The recording will be saved as an MP4 file.

On mobile, just tap & hold the recorded call in the chat. When the menu is displayed, tap ‘Save’. The recording will automatically download & save to your device’s camera roll as an MP4 file.

Save a recorded call on mobile.

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Image & Source Credit: Skype Blog

 

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