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Recently Skype shows me as online to my contacts even when

  • I do not have any instance of Skype running on my desktop
  • I signed out of Skype on my mobile

Apparently, this is a feature not a bug. Although many people complained, it seems like in the Skype world "close program" != "I'm not available". The suggested behaviour is to manually go offline in every Skype instance.

This is unacceptable, as lots of my contacts complain I'm being rude when I don't take their call or answer their IMs (it's because I'm not even running Skype!).

Is there a workaround for this that does not involve switching to a different software altogether?

Am I doing something wrong?

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    Isn't the workaround right there in your question? What do you expect of answers?
    – Daniel Beck
    Apr 18, 2014 at 15:48
  • @DanielBeck I was hoping I missed something. Hence my asking.
    – lorenzog
    Apr 18, 2014 at 15:50

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Skype Problem ON even when OFF:

  1. Type /showplaces to a chat box to show the devices you are logged on.
  2. Type /remotelogout to remotely log you off from the other devives.
  3. Type /showplaces again to check
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As per the links you provided, you must change your status to "Offline" before closing the application. Until Skype changes this behavior, it seems like your only 1-step solution.

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  • Yes, that's the only solution it seems. I just refuse to believe it has to be like that..
    – lorenzog
    Apr 18, 2014 at 15:49
  • Your most productive course of action is to use it as is, and let your voice be heard with Skype. As you say, many people have complained and I suspect this "feature" will be reversed or adjusted to user's liking.
    – Wutnaut
    Apr 18, 2014 at 16:03
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Have you checked that skype isn't still running on your phone? It happens quite often on my Galaxy S3 where I will exit the app but it still runs in the background without the icon in the taskbar and no notifications. Usually when this happens I just go to the app info and force close it.

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