- Do you think someone else is using your skype account?
- Did you forget to logout from any device and you don't have access to that device anymore?
- Do you think that by just changing your password you will be logged out of all the devices? If yes, then you are WRONG
Skype has this security hole, it doesn't log you out from any device after changing your password, but here I will give you some simple steps which will solve this problem in a matter of seconds.
Follow these simple steps and I assure you that your problem will be resolved:
- Launch skype on any device you have access to. Sign in to your account on skype
- Open any chat window and send "/remotelogout" (without double quotes) to any friend. It will not send any message to anyone and nothing will be shown in chat window.
- Now to verify the devices where you are still logged in, type "/showplaces" (without double quotes) in any chat window.
It will show you the devices where you are logged into as shown below:
Please note that this message will not be sent to your friend.
This will surely log you out of all the devices.
Some more cloud-based chat commands and roles
You don’t need to use square brackets around your text after the command. For example, the command /topic [text] would be used as /topic Today’s Meeting Agenda.Here is a list of all common commands and their descriptions:
Command | Description |
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/add [Skype Name] | Adds a contact to the chat. For instance:/add alex_cooper1 will add that member to the chat. |
/alertson [text] | Allows you to specify what needs to appear in a chat for you to be notified. For example,/alertson London will only alert you when the word "London" appears in the chat. |
/alertsoff | Disable message notifications. |
/find [text] | Finds specific text in a chat. For example,/find Charlie will return the first instance of the word "Charlie" in the chat. |
/get admins | Details the people administrating the chat. |
/get options | Details active options for current chat - see /set options below for a list of the options available. |
/get role | Details your role in the chat. |
/showmembers | Displays list of members and their roles. |
/get uri | Creates a URL link that other people can use to join the group chat. |
/golive | Starts a group call with other participants of the chat. |
/info | Details number of people in chat and maximum number available. |
/kick [Skype Name] | Eject chat member. For instance,/kick alex_cooper1 will eject that member from the chat. |
/leave | Leave current group chat. |
/me [text] | Your name will appear followed by any text you write. For instance, /me working from home will cause the phrase "working from home" to appear next to your name in the chat. You can use this to send a message about your activities or status. |
/remotelogout | Sign out all other instances except the current one. This will also stop push notifications on all other instances. |
/set options [[+|-]flag] | Sets options for this chat. For example: /set options -JOINING_ENABLED switches off the JOINING_ENABLED option, while /set options +JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS will switch on the JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS option. |
The available flags are listed below: | |
HISTORY_DISCLOSED - Joiners can see the conversation that took place before they joined. The limit that they can see is either 400 messages or two weeks of time, depending on which is reached first. | |
JOINING_ENABLED - New users can join the chat. | |
/setrole [Skype Name] MASTER | USER | ADMIN | Allows you to set a role to each chat member. A description of roles is given in the table below. |
/showplaces | Lists other instances where this Skype name is currently signed in. |
/topic [text] | Changes the chat topic. |
Chat roles depend on whether you started the chat or were assigned a role by the chat creator or host:
Role | Description |
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Admin | Also known as chat hosts. Admins can promote other people to admins. Also known as masters |
Speaker | A member who can post messages into the chat and participate in calls. |