14 DAY TRIAL // While the world’s leading platforms today are WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, and others, Microsoft continues to be very committed to keeping Skype on the market.
And the company has just reiterated this commitment with the release of a major Skype update that includes everything from new features to an improved UI.
First and foremost, the first thing you’ll notice is that Skype looks more modern following the update, as it includes new themes and header colors.
“The theme colors have been updated from last year’s release and we’ve added additional color options so you can choose your very own favorite color on light and dark theme for Skype. These beautiful new vibrant colors can now be seen more prominently throughout the product,” Microsoft explains.
New Skype now rolling out
The mobile calling experience, however, is the one getting most of the love as part of this update. For example, Microsoft says that it substantially improved the performance of video calls, so starting with this new version, the video quality should be much better.
“As a first step, we have made sure that the mobile experience matches current, and gorgeous, desktop call stage. You will now be able to enjoy the light theme as well as lovely backgrounds for participants without video. We also made a few technical improvements to improve stability and performance of any video call. But this is only the first milestone of our plan in this exciting area!” Microsoft says.
Skype is also getting a new Today tab that will display personalized articles and news stores right withing the app. Of course, users can fully customize this experience by picking their interests, with options to share articles directly to anyone on Skype with the press of a button. You can also share the articles with others using email or other apps.