

Spend as much time as you want together, now and throughout the year “As customers from around the globe depend on Skype for their communication needs in life, we are committed to bringing delightful and expressive moments to their everyday interactions." "These are the latest of a multitude of beautiful rich backgrounds and themes we created this year in partnership with myriad talented artists and designers,” says Nando Costa, Microsoft Partner Director of Design, XC Storytelling.

One nice thing about celebrating remotely is you can use Background Replace to hide that messy living room!ĭid you know, Skype’s new ‘Together Mode’ feature brings even more fun to the festivities and makes you feel that you are in the same room when on a video chat with your friends and family this way you can feel closer together even when apart.

And you know how you usually have to deep-clean your place before a social get together? Not this year. With Background Replace, your imagination rules. Or upload a moonscape for an out-of-this-world holiday. Try one of our colorful holiday-themed backgrounds to set the mood. Feel like you’re in a favorite holiday spot with Background Replace “People should be able say something like, ‘wow, that sounds exactly like my friend Sam, he’s expressing himself the same way he would if he were in front of me.’ That’s the legacy of Skype’s quirkiness and humor: our emojis and expressions help make it as authentic as possible." "It’s all about creating more authentic connections,” says Sam Cundall, Animator and Principal Designer for Skype, Seattle, USA. Skype puts seasonal-themed emojis at your fingertips as you type! Talking with your cousin in London about whether reindeers really know how to fly? Give her Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer emoji with a blinking red nose! Get a sweet message from your Mom in the chat window? Respond to her comment with a holiday-themed reaction. Did the story your Uncle John just told make you sentimental? Pop a holiday tree emoji in the chat window. A smile, a wink, a hand signal, the nod of the head, or even a quiet little chuckle: it deepens, enriches, and engages.

There’s so much more to a conversation than speaking.
