14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 will come with a brand new Messaging app that will provide users with iMessage-like functionality on phones and PCs, letting them switch between SMS and Skype in a second when chatting with their contacts.
And thanks to a new update released this weekend, the Messaging app is taking shape nicely, as the previously rather basic program now features support for Skype contacts too.
The first version of the Messaging app was pretty much just a basic software solution supposed to allow you to send and receive text messages, just like the default option that's bundled into the operating system. But thanks to an update released today, which pushes the version number to 1.10.7000, the Messaging app also gets Skype support, which finally makes it possible to chat with contacts who are online on the VoIP platform.
How it works
The Windows 10 Messaging app works in a way similar to Apple's iMessage, which allows you to chat with your contacts either using a standard text message or through iMessage, if the contact has an iPhone and uses this messaging service.
In Windows 10, users can chat with each other via text messages, but in case they're also online on Skype, the operating system automatically detects this and sends the message on the VoIP platform, thus saving carrier costs and making the conversation seamless.
The application will be available on Windows 10 Mobile devices when they go on sale next month (although there are some sources who claim that it might be introduced with an update at a later time), and will also arrive on Windows 10 PCs sometime in the near future.
A major update for Windows 10 is projected to debut later this month or in November, so this could be the moment when the Messaging app finally makes its debut on PCs. Microsoft is yet to confirm this, but it's very clear that the Messaging app is just around the corner.