Make yourself visible to only certain people on Skype - is that possible?
Unfortunately, there is no special function with Messenger Skype, with which you are only visible to certain people. With a small workaround it works anyway.
Trick: Only visible to certain people on Skype
Basically, the trick works the other way: you can be offline for certain people, even though you are actually online. You can use the Skype blocking function for this:
- If you block a contact, they can still send you messages. However, they only reach you when you unlock the contact. As a small side effect, you are also shown offline for this contact - you can take advantage of this here.
- To do this, open Skype and right-click on a contact for whom you want to be invisible or offline.
- Click the "Block ..." option in the context menu. This opens another window (see screenshot). Here you should not activate any of the check boxes and just complete the process with "Block". You can unlock the person with a right click and "unlock".
- You can now repeat this process with any number of users.
In addition to some contacts, you might also find the advertisements on display annoying. We will therefore show you how to switch off advertising in Skype! This practical tip refers to the Skype version 6.16.64.105.