Latest Method to Change Your Skype Phone Number

The transition from 11-digit to 10-digit phone numbers affects many services, including Skype. If you don't change your Skype phone number promptly, you might find yourself needing to recover your Skype password at some point if you forget it. Your phone number can also be a means to recover your Skype password when needed.

For those already using 10-digit subscriptions, this issue isn't concerning. Unlike some apps or software, Skype doesn't automatically change numbers for users, so users have to do it themselves.

Guide to Changing Your Skype Phone Number

1. Changing Your Skype Phone Number on iPhone, Android.

The latest version of Skype mobile is consistent for both iPhone and Android, so this guide will focus on changing your Skype phone number on Android. iPhone users can follow the same steps.

Step 1: First, simply double-tap on your avatar icon on the Skype app to access your profile section, where you scroll down and select Mobile.

Step 2: Another menu will appear, click on edit to proceed with changing your phone number, here you just need to modify your Mobile phone or Home phone if you want to change that as well.

Don't forget to click on Verify number to confirm changing your Skype phone number.

Step 3: Then you can optionally check the 2 lines below if you are a Skype Call user, otherwise click on Save changes to complete the process of saving your Skype phone number change.

2. Changing Your Skype Phone Number on Computer.

Step 1: For the Skype PC version, it's also very simple, double-click on your avatar to access your personal Profile section.

Step 2: Your personal Profile interface will appear, scroll down and you will see the section for changing your Skype phone number.

Step 3: Here, you just need to click on the Mobile section > then choose Edit to proceed with changing your Skype phone number.

Step 4: The system will automatically open a website for you (no need to log in), here choose Contact details to be able to edit your phone number.

Step 5: Proceed to change the phone number in this section by scrolling down to the bottom and selecting Edit profile.

Step 6: Then proceed to change your Skype phone number, don't forget to click on Verify number to change the displayed phone number.

Step 7: Finally, scroll back down to the bottom and select save to save the change of your Skype phone number.

Changing your Skype phone number is not as straightforward as you might think, whether you're using a phone or the computer version of Skype. Skype provides fairly good support for users to change their Skype phone numbers quickly and according to their preferences. However, not every service or software offers such good support. For Zalo users, although the process of changing Zalo phone numbers is not difficult, there are still some regulations set for users.

Can you apply changing your Skype phone number to changing your Microsoft phone number? The answer is yes, because your Microsoft account is now also your Skype account. So when encountering these two concepts, you can use the same method to change the passwords for both accounts.

For those who are using Zalo and also need to change their Zalo phone numbers like Skype, check out the guide here. Mytour has provided a detailed guide on how to change your Zalo phone number so that users can quickly update their phone numbers.