Hello David, I wonder if your issue has to do with the fact that if you use Skype on an iPhone you will always show as signed in unless you actually go into the Settings and sign out of your account which of course means everytime you open the app you have to sign in with your Skype Id and Password. The reason why this is so has to do with the ability of Skype to deliver push notifications to your iPhone if somebody sends you a chat. If you want to receive instant notifications if somebody sends you a text chat, you can close the app and even remove it from the app switcher, but that won't actually sign you out and any chats somebody sends will be pushed to your phone. So, keep in mind that if you use the /RemoteLogout command these push notifications will stop until you use the Skype app again, but maybe it will help to clear up your status issue, worth a try anyways.
Having said all this, there is a way to see where you are signed in and, what's more, to completely sign you out on all devices by using so-called chat commands in Skype. These are always proceeded by a "/" (forward slash). Basically you start a chat (doesn't matter to which contact since they never see any of what you type as long as it is a valid chat command) and you type in these commands to get the information or perform certain functions. I suggest you do this from your PC/laptop and start off with the /ShowPlaces and /RemoteLogout commands to see where you are signed in and to sign out of everything so you can start fresh. I am giving examples of this below, but first some links to articles which give more details what you can do with chat commands especially if you use group chats. Get Help on Skype Chat Commands http://www.skype.com/go/help.chathelp What are chat commands and roles https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10042/what-are-chat-commands-and-roles?intcmp=blogs-_-generic-click-_-managing-your-group-chats-like-a-boss Managing your group chats like a boss http://blogs.skype.com/2013/03/08/managing-your-group-chats-like-a-boss Here is an explanation of the two commands I recommend you try: /RemoteLogout: Sign out all other instances except the current one. This will also stop push notifications on all other instances. /ShowPlaces: Shows all instances/devices you are logged in on, they are referred to as "end points" You can also type /help and it Gives you a list of available commands you can use in the chat you are in. If it's just a chat with one person there are not too many options, if it is a group chat /help will show more commands. Example: I opened a new chat with one of my contacts and used show places and it told me I was signed in on my laptop which is called Q7, my iPhone 5S and iPod Touch: /ShowPlaces System: You have 3 online endpoints: {d69ab989-e628-1d39-e6fb-45d7bd8fee43}) Q7 Windows Skype {0582f6ff-be98-0fc9-be98-42c642c6be98}) Sieghards-iPhone-5S iOS Skype {376b870b-be98-15ff-be98-42c642c6be98}) sieghards-iPod iOS Skype Sent on Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:57:31 AM Example: I now typed the /RemoteLogout command. It is not shown in the chat history and nothing obvious happens, but if you did the /ShowPlaces command first and saw that you were signed in on multiple devices/end points, you can now see the effect of /RemoteLogout by typing /ShowPlaces again, here is what it looks like for me, Before it showed me 3 end points, after the RemoteLogout command it only shows 1 end point which is the laptop I used since it won't sign you out of whatever device you are using when you type the commands: /ShowPlaces System: You have 1 online endpoints: {d69ab989-e628-1d39-e6fb-45d7bd8fee43}) Q7 Windows Skype Sent on Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:58:59 AM Hope this helps, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Perplexing skype problem yes. I quit skype in my system tray after closing down skype. cheers, Dave. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 9:47 PM Subject: Re: Perplexing skype problem have you shut down i.e., quit Skype on your PC, via the System Tray, Skype right-mouse menu, and there activated Quit? Setting your status in Skype to Invisible is not enough. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[email protected]> To: "VIPhone Post" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:59 PM Subject: Perplexing skype problem HI. I am having a very perplexing Skype problem. I started off with Skype on a windows machine, iPad and iPhone. No matter what I seem to do, when I shut Skype down on my pc, I get shown as away. Here is what I have tried. going offline on all devices, signing out of all devices, and finally removing Skype from my iDevices. Still when I quit Skype on my pc which is set to invisible I bounce back to away. Have I removed this app from my apple devices for nothing? I would like to be able to use Skype on all my devices without having the statuses change on their own. I do always make sure the status is the same on all devices. I have even tried unchecking and checking the box that says show me as away when inactive. I did this on the windows machine. I have even tried to set this to 999 minutes without success. does anyone have a solution to this problem?. Dave. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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