Yes, they are the same. Some users tend to term Skype Names as Skype ID, Skype handle, Skype username, etc. You can refer to this link on how to locate your account's Skype Name.
After the acquisition, the Skype name or handle you see takes the form of live:name, where the name is your username or the first part of the email address you use to sign into Skype. You can either use their email address or phone number, though searching with live:username also works.
The traditional way is to give your colleague or friend your Skype Name. She will then use this to search for you in Skype, find you, invite you using Add Contact, and/or send you a short Skype text message.
To make a call to someone who is not yet on your contact list, you can search his/her Skype name or email address in Skype and click the call button. But if the person you want to call asks you to call their landline or mobile number, simply click the dial pad and dial the number then hit the call button.
Skype names can't be created anymore, therefore those users can't be changed either. You are now required to use a Microsoft account that looks like an email address. You are entitled to use your former Skype account as is if you created one in the past. It is like an alias to your Microsoft account.
Share All sharing options for: You can now use Skype without an account. Microsoft is making Skype a little easier to use without the need for a full account. Skype without an account works on the web, and up to 300 people can participate in a Skype group chat, with up to 25 people on a voice or video call.
No Gmail Option
Skype enables you to add contacts from Facebook, Microsoft Outlook and a number of other email services, but not Gmail. According to a Skype support article, you cannot use your Google account to sign in to Skype on an Android device. You still have to create or use a Skype account.Skype does not display your email address. No one can see it when looking at your profile. Only friends who already know your email address can use it to search for you.
What's my Skype Name? Your Skype name is the username you created when you first joined Skype, other than your email address or phone number. If you sign in with an email address or phone number instead, then you have a Microsoft account, not a Skype Name.
Just tap the Skype button next to the person you want to call. (Available in Skype on Android (6.0+), iPhone and iPad).
- From your Calls. list, select Start a new call.
- Select New Group call .
- Select all the participants you want to call.
- Select the audio , or video. button.
You can use Skype on a computer, mobile phone or tablet*. If you are both using Skype, the call is completely free. Users only need to pay when using premium features like voice mail, SMS texts or making calls to a landline, cell or outside of Skype. *Wi-Fi connection or mobile data plan required.
You can't choose your own Skype Name but you can choose and change your Profile Name, sometimes called Display Name. Your Microsoft account / Skype username or login name is typically your email address or phone number. Skype Name is no longer so important.
Your
Skype name is the
username you created when you first joined
Skype, other than your
email address or phone number.
What's my Skype Name?
- While in Skype, tap or click your profile picture.
- Tap or click Skype profile.
- Select the Edit.
- Update your Skype display name and select the check mark to save.
How to Change Your Skype Display Name on Windows and Mac
- Launch the Skype app.
- Select your Skype profile image or display name, both of which are in the top-left corner of the screen.
- Select Skype Profile.
- Select the Edit Pencil icon and type a new name.
Your Skype name is the username you created when you first joined Skype, other than your email address or phone number. If you sign in with an email address or phone number instead, then you have a Microsoft account, not a Skype Name.
