Skype - Windows Phone Area
Messaging Everywhere functionally removed from the Anniversary Update
June 29, 2016 | Michael
The feature will be integrated into the Universal Skype app
Microsoft has already tested a number of implementations of the unified messaging experience promised for Windows 10. First, it was the Messaging app with integrated Skype. Later in 2016, Microsoft … Read More
How to install the UWP Skype app for Windows 10 Mobile
June 3, 2016 | Diyan
Skype for Windows 10 Mobile leaks ahead of official release
Microsoft promised to replace the old Skype app for Mobile with a brand new Universal app for both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. While the Desktop version has … Read More
Video: the new UWP Skype app for Windows 10 Mobile
May 2, 2016 | Diyan
The first test version of Skype for Windows 10 Mobile is coming soon
Microsoft released the new Universal Skype app for Windows 10 PC weeks ago, but the mobile version hasn’t yet been presented to the Windows Insiders. Now it … Read More
New Universal Skype app to launch for Windows 10 PC and Mobile
March 25, 2016 | Windows Phone Area
Messaging + Skype with an uncertain future
With the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft announced plans to streamline the Skype experience by integrating Skype into the default Messaging app and the Phone Dialer for PC and Mobile, instead of presenting … Read More
Skype photo sharing and Mojis available via the native Messaging app
February 24, 2016 | Windows Phone Area
You can finally share photos via the Messaging app in Skype mode
Microsoft has recently updated the native Messaging app for Windows 10 Mobile Redstone build 14267, and promised to roll out the upgraded app for all Windows 10 Mobile … Read More
Messaging app with integrated Skype gets demoed on Video
September 6, 2015 | Windows Phone Area
First look of Universal Skype experience in Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft announced in January an upcoming integration between Skype and the main Messaging app in Windows 10 for Mobile and Desktop, allowing users to make audio/video calls and send messages/SMS … Read More
First view of the unified messaging app with integrated Skype
August 28, 2015 | Windows Phone Area
Universal Messaging app coming soon
Microsoft is yet to release the first public version of the Messaging app for Windows 10 devices, but several screenshots have already leaked online (through the Russian website Onetile) to show us how the app … Read More
Skype Translator is coming to the Desktop app this summer
June 9, 2015 | Michael
Built-in translation tools for the Skype Desktop app
Microsoft launched its Skype Translator app last year. The service has been available to a limited number of testers as a standalone Windows 8.1 application, but Microsoft announced that support for other … Read More
Skype is built into Windows 10
January 22, 2015 | Diyan
Skype integrated into new messaging hub
Microsoft is about to dramatically improve the messaging experience with the unified Windows 10 platform. At the event yesterday, the company briefly explained how Skype would be integrated into the OS’s core, so users … Read More
Skype gets a compact design and smaller fonts
January 20, 2015 | Windows Phone Area
Improved scaling for more content
Skype for Windows Phone gets an update which does not bring extra functionalities but introduces a new compact design. If you have a small screen device (4 inches) the new scaling with smaller fonts won’t … Read More
Skype Translator Preview is now available for those who signed up
December 16, 2014 | Diyan
Microsoft begins public testing of real-time translation on Windows 8.1 & Windows 10
The real-time voice and text translation tool called Skype Translator is entering the Preview stage as Microsoft now allows users who signed up for the service to … Read More
Skype now loads Chats more quickly
December 5, 2014 | Michael
Version 2.25 gets a high-contrast theme and other improvements
A new update has been rolled out to Skype for Windows Phone, brining an improved chat experience, faster chat loading and more improvements. After the update, Skype loads Chat significantly faster than before, … Read More
