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  • EmilyDaCat 1 commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Zoom is more popular than Skype because of online classes.

    However I completely agree with this topic.

    Let me change my ringtone to Megalovania please please.

    DING DING DING
    DING DING DING
    DING DING DING
    DING DING DING

    Help I've lost my sanity

  • Richard M Rubin commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    What is wrong with you? Is it possible that Microbrains has invested its money in Zoom or some other competing product and wants Skype to fail?

  • maarten commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    creating a working volume setting for the ringtone, like it used to be would be appreciated.
    in windows app volume you have 1 or 2 active skype entries, the second one only comes up as you use the rigtone. it is a dysfunctional setting since it does not save it for the next time. for some reason the second one is a bit louder (in my settings 7 for voice vs 13 for ringtone volume) but that is not enough to make me hear it.

  • The Hero commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    All i read after a search was Zoom has it and skype had it. Enough said for me and my friends.

  • Jojo Gamez commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU ADD IT. IT's SO BORING NO WONDER WHY ZOOM IS WINNING OVER SKYPE. WE WANT CREATIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT AT LEAST APPRECIATION FROM SKYPE. PLEASE LET US HAVE CUSTOMS FOR SKYPE SO THAT IT MEETS OUR TASTE. One company's product limitations is another customer's Poison

  • Jojo Gamez commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This feature Needs to come back the ringtone is not satisfying it's just boring and old we want our own tunes not one persons. Your adding Poison to people who dont like it. PLS ADD IT BACK.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Until this is *finally* implemented, you are able to override the Skype ringtone youself. But it requires some fuss (Warning, only for experienced users):

    - get access to the folder where the Skype app is located (usually a subfolder of c:\Program files\WindowsApps\).
    - browse to the Microsoft.SkypeApp_.... folder (there are three, but only one contains the "Assets\Audio" subfolder). Go to the "Assets" subfolder and take ownership of the "Audio" subfolder and the files in it. I also disabled inheritance.
    - take your favorite ringtone and create two variants of it, one about 5s long and one about 30s long.
    - convert them to AAC (I used iTunes for this step since I had it available).
    - name the short version Skype_Call_Ringing.m4a and the long one Skype_Call_Ringing_Long.m4a
    - now you will need some other operating system that gives you write access to this folder - Windows denies you these rights even as administrator :-/. I used LinuxMint, should work from a USB stick as well. Boot this system and replace the Skype_Call_Ringing... files in Assets\Audio with your own ones
    - Now reboot Windows. Skype will still work but refuses to use the ringtone. Go to the Assets folder, reactivate inheritance and set the checkbox at the bottom of the Advanced Security settings dialogue "Replace all permissions of underlying objects...". By doing so, the ringtones will get the correct entries and Skype should accept them from now on - at least until Microsoft decides to distribute an updated version of the Skype app which will undo your changes.

  • Evelyn Barney commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Are you EVER going to give back the option to change our ringtone? EVERY podcast I listen to that uses Skype (there are MANY) confuses me because the ringtones are all the same. I'm about to unsubscribe from these podcasts and withhold donations TELLING THEM IT IS YOUR FAULT - because it is.

  • Kyle L. commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Do you guys really need to hear more complaints? It's a simple fix, I'm sure. It was a simple feature that never needed to be touched, let alone removed in the first place. No one wants to hear the same ringtone every day for every call. There's a reason phones come with MULTIPLE ringtone options to begin with.

  • LAG commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Need to change the ringtone! The people here are complaining about it. Do something about it.

  • spooks commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    the ringtone is annoying and boring please give us the option to change it otherwise zoom is now my first option

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    PLEASE let me change the Skype ringtone or at least its volume. Why did you remove this feature in the first place? It renders Skype almost unusable for me.

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Make my Skype sound Professional again, let me change that awful ringtone
    Micky Kidd - The UK Solopreneur

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