Through Skype Video Messaging, users can record a video message of up to 3 minutes and send it to people on their contacts list if they're offline. Th new update also brings the recently launched video messages allowing users to send and receive unlimited number of video messages from their Skype contacts.

It adds that it focused on stability, performance, and load time while giving the app a makeover. Microsoft says that it rebuilt the Skype for Android app from the ground up to be faster and more reliable. However, the Settings and options to change your status, add Skype credit and sign-out are now available from the Me page that can be accessed by tapping the Me icon from the top right corner. The two shortcuts for the Skype dialler and for initiating a new conversation are omnipresent across the three tabs, putting communication in focus. Adding people is also easy through the add icon located at the bottom within the chat thread. One can just tap on a name or a chat thread to start chatting, sending files or video messages or initiating a video or voice call. The redesigned user interface gets rid of clutter and offers Recent, Favourite and People tabs listing the user's recent chats, list of Favourite people and all Contacts, respectively.

The update is only available for Android phones at the time of writing of this post but Microsoft says that it intends to bring an updated app for tablets very shortly. Microsoft has updated the Skype app for Android (version 4.0) revamping its user interface inline with the company's modern design philosophy seen in the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 versions of the app.

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