Make group video calls with Skype on iOS

In the situation in which we find ourselves, many isolated at home due to the Coronavirus, maintaining contact with friends and family it seems as something essential. It is true that we can use the classic phone call or messaging applications and send messages. But what if we want a more direct contact?

Is what calls allow. Either by WhatsApp, Google Hangouts or like this option at hand, Skype, it is a way to pass the time and not lose contact, even if it is virtually. Therefore, we are going to explain how to make group calls in Skype and how to do it from Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

Skype on iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows

As a prerequisite, in all these cases it will be necessary to have the Skype application on our computers. In the case of Windows, it can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store if it is not already installed. For its part in macOS it is available at this link, while in Google Play for Android it can be downloaded here and for iOS in the App Store at this other link. And having said all this, let's go with the necessary steps.

Skype Group Video Call on Windows

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We start with the Microsoft operating system in which once the Skype app is opened we will see how the screen, after logging in, appears divided into two parts. We look at the one on the left, in the section New Chat."

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We click to see a menu with three options from which we will choose New group chat moment in which another window opens for you to Let&39;s give that group a name."

With the group and its name already established, we only have to select the contacts from our agenda or by invitation, which we want add to the group conversation so that in the last window, lists appear before pressing the button on the camcorder with which to start the call.

Group video call with Skype on macOS

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With the application open and the login made with our Microsoft account, we go to the top bar, at the top of the screen and look for File ."

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Once located, press and among the visible options we will mark New Group, which will take us to a window with the contacts of our account to add those we want to add to the video call."

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Once the group is created, press accept to give it a name and we will see how a window opens in Skype with the name of said group cluster. At the top three icons, video call>"

Group video call with Skype on Android

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Once we have the application downloaded from Google Play and we are logged in, we look at the symbol with the blue pencil at the bottom right, on which we must click to see how a new window opens in the that we will see, in the upper right part, the icon New group chat"

Click on it so that the application asks us to select a name for the group. At this point, all that remains is to add the contacts that we want to add and it will be then when the app takes us to the group chat.

In the upper right, we will see the camera icon to start the call with those users we have added.

Skype Group Video Call on iOS

In the case of iOS, there are few differences with Android, mainly limited to the placement of the icons. And it is that in this case, the pencil icon is in the upper right part.

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Clicking on it takes us to the conversations tab, where we must mark New group chat and once selected give it a name ."

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We add the contacts that we want to be part of the conversation and on the final screen, already in the group chat, click on the button video call>. "

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