Skype now supports emergency calls to 911 in the United States. You can also enable 911 emergency location sharing to permit Skype to automatically capture and share your location with emergency operators when making a 911 call.

Feb 20, 2022 · Skype previously told people who attempted to call emergency services that it couldn't be used for that purpose. Now there's one more way for people in the US to call 911 in a crisis.

Mar 3, 2022 · If you call 911, Skype can now automatically send your location to the operator. However, you have to enable this in your profile beforehand. To do so, follow the steps below: Open Skype, then click/tap your profile photo. Choose Settings. Go to Privacy, then turn on 911 emergency location sharing.

Feb 21, 2022 · Skype has updated its mobile, desktop, and web apps to allow emergency calling in the U.S. for the first time in its 18-year history.

Feb 21, 2022 · How to Use Skype 911 Call Feature, Enable Skype Emergency Location Sharing. To further emphasize, Skype stated that "you can also enable 911 emergency location sharing to permit Skype to automatically capture and share your location with emergency operators when making a 911 call."

Feb 18, 2022 · Skype users can now use the service to call 911 in the US. It also supports emergency location sharing that can help emergency service providers locate you more precisely in a crisis.

We recently enabled 'Emergency calling support in Skype for the United States'. As a result, we have received reports that Skype users that the 911 notification pops up on the screen, whenever they try to make a call, and won't let you access the dial to make a call, even if you delete it.

Feb 21, 2022 · Skype now supports emergency calling from the United States. The feature lets you contact 911 and share your location with emergency operators.

Detailed information regarding Skype emergency calling. Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and can't be used for emergency calling.

Feb 19, 2022 · Microsoft has released Skype version 8.80, and it comes with the ability to make 911 calls if you're in the US.