Contact showing online when they are offline

Question

Same problem. Maybe it is depending on version/OS running.The situation is as follows: Using Skype (last version) simultaneously on laptop, running Ubuntu Raring, and tablet PC, running Android 4.2.2. Skype is switched on on both machines, but active contacts differ - three of my contacts are seen as offline on the Android, and are unaccesible. At the laptop more people are activeAt the same time I just did a Video Call with one of them on the PC/Ubuntu. The other person is running Skype on his I-pad. Another of them is running Skype on his Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S? - not sure about the exact model).Please helpPS Uninstall and reinstall Skype changed nothing. Changing the status to offline and back to online caused one conact to appear, but the other, running iOS did't change

Answer 1

Here's the reality of this PROBLEM. It has nothing to do with your software on your phones or tablets! Even when your friend powers right down (phone or tablet not even on) and/or disconnects from the net, you still can see them on line. You can completely exist Skype and remove it from memory totally (so that none of its services are running) and when you log back on, you see your friend show as on line again, even though their phone/tabelet is powered right off. THIS IS A SERVER PROBLEM ON SKYPE'S SIDE! When you log off, or better, completely power down, Skype's servers are not polling your device properly and logging off the server-side account. As an example, when I Log off Skpe then power down, the server SHOULD also disconnect the session.  But it's not. Also, the server software should check all "active" connections periodically and poll the device to confirm it's actually even on line (the entire device and the Skype client).  Again, it's not doing that or if it is, it's not doing it correctly. In my case, we have 2 smart phones (both brand new).  I use my phone all day long.  The other phone, is used from about 3.40pm to about 4.30 pm and then powered down. Yet, like this morning, when I go into MY phone and into Skype (logging on), I can see that no one is connected.... then the "Echo / Sound Test Service" becomes available (green dot) as it should, showing me that I am connected to the net, but then, our other connection also pops up with the green dot showing on line.  The other phone is not even powered on. The server did not release the session, even over night. The other problem I'm seeing is that Skype is VERY VERY VERY unstable!!!  I honestly HATE IT!   Like yesterday, and everyday, actually, both phones are on the net and skype is logged on.  On each phone, we see the green dot for each other.  That SHOULD mean that we are both connected to Skype's server. Yet, when one tries to call the other, it just rings and rings (video), but on the other phone Skype never sees the incoming call!!! We've done this standing side by side.  Yesterday in fact. So then, we ended that "call" and tried from the other phone to mine.  This time, it worked. So then, we tried again from my phone to the other phone and that now worked. After that, we powered down both phones and then I powered up mine. Yup, the session of the other phone still has green dot.  And NO, there's not a Skype service running.   I'm a Certified Computer Tech and control what's going on with our equipment. As this thread has been going on for over 1 year, it's clear that Skype either doesn't give a rat's petutie or has no clue how to fix this problem. I've hated Skype for a long time because I find their software and system so unstable.  I had hoped that by now they would have figured things out.  Which is why I installed Skype on the 2 new smart phones.  Clearly, I was wrong. It's time to see what other options are out there that actually work. So ya'll can stop believing that the problem is on your phone... it's not! (well, as far as the server session staying active).