We need your number - group chat?

[vodda]

After upgrading to latest insiders build I always get asked to sign in my number:

To get group chat, read notifications and other Chat features, you'll need to tell us your phone number.

What is this all about, I cant find any more info about this features and what it does?

 

[TechFreak1]

Is that in the SMS app or Skype App or?

 

[vodda]

Its in the SMS app, thou I believe they were merged? If I open Conversations its there. then if I go under messaging and settings there are new input options for Chat (and old ones are SMS/MMS), it also says "we need your phone number so we can set up chat."

I guess this is skype related then? but why would it need my phone number?

 

[srikanth reddy4]

Is your number linked with skype???

 

[vodda]

I dont even use skype, I used to use it, but not anymore...

 

[srikanth reddy4]

Okay. May be your number is not registered with Skype and it is asking number to register with the skype services as wm10 uses skype for group messaging.

 

[vodda]

Ok, I am going to disable it then.

But how does it work, I wonder, as skype uses servers to communicate why would it need my phone number? I mean...my past experience from skype (when it replaced MSN messanger) was always without phone number, what changed in this version?

 

[Maurizio Troso]

Ok, I am going to disable it then.

But how does it work, I wonder, as skype uses servers to communicate why would it need my phone number? I mean...my past experience from skype (when it replaced MSN messanger) was always without phone number, what changed in this version?

I din't put any number, I disabled everything, inlcluding sync. Works like a charm as before that unuseful merge. They ask for number I guess as same as Skype app for desktop,to redirect via sms when unconnected, only if you want it.

 

[msirapian]

According to me this has NOTHING to do with Skype :

a) on my 640 single SIM LTE : I have the conversation/chat 3 option sliders, but not that field "we need your phone number"
b) on my 535 DS : I have the option only for my "main" SIM, the one used for data connection. Again : no field for phone number
c) According to reports on this forum, the chat mode enables a new kind of receipt, tagging messages as "delivered". And this, for NON skype messages. Look here: http://forums.windowscentral.com/wi...-finally-have-decent-sms-delivery-report.html

Then, I don't understand why the phone number field appears on some device and not others, or even, why conversation/chat mode is on some devices and not others. Maybe we'll know more with the next build.