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MC1019985Microsoft Skype interoperability with Microsoft Teams will retire

This announcement expired on Jul 25, 2025 and is no longer active in Message Center.

Summary

Microsoft Skype interoperability with Microsoft Teams will retire on May 1, 2025. Teams users will no longer communicate with Skype accounts after this date. No admin action is required, but users should be notified, and documentation updated. More information is available [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-skype-interop).

More information

We will retire Microsoft Skype interoperability from Microsoft Teams on May 1, 2025. Teams users will no longer be able to communicate with Skype accounts after this change is implemented.

This retirement will happen automatically by the specified date. No admin action is required. Please notify your users about this change, update relevant documentation, and share information about continuing communication through Teams free interoperability.

Learn more: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2302203