Skype for Android Gets Ads Too, Update Supports More Devices
Recently, Skype released an update for their PC, Mac, and iOS users. And now, before Android consumers get all frantic and jealous, Skype released version 2.5 for Android gadgets as well.
First, let’s get the negativities out of the way. Yes, it also has the new ad platform that everyone is whining about. And not all the features in the new version can be utilized in all Android devices.
Now, onto the updated features: users can now switch between portrait and landscape mode during video calls, and zoom in and out with a simple double tap on the screen. Conversations are now grouped around your contacts, and there’s improved support for bluetooth headsets. You can edit and delete IM messages, and there’s been a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements as well; for example, Skype will no longer restart in the background when you sign out.
Before the update, Skype for Android only supported video calling for 27 devices. But the update adds 14 more supported devices bringing the total to 41 supported Android devices. Below are the recently added supported devices:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
- HTC Nexus One
- HTC Shooter (aka EVO 3D)
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Live with Walkman
- Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
- LG Optimus Black
- LG Optimus 3D
- LG Optimus 2x
- Motorola Photon
- Motorola Droid 3
- Motorola Bionic
- Motorola Xoom
- Motorola Atrix
- Acer Iconia
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