Most of the messaging apps that are really popular in the market sometimes have more than just the ability to send text messages going for them. In fact, a lot of them do not rely on actual text or words but on little drawings, icons that allow you to express yourself better. Skype is still primariy a communication platform, where you can have both personal and business conversations, serious and fun as well. The newest update brings a bit more emphasis on the fun.
Those drawings and icons we mentioned are of course more popularly known as emojis. Skype has now added support for these cute little things, so you can add it to the app’s own emoticons and express yourself even better, all without using much words, or any words at all. And when you use Skype’s very own emoticons, it will now have a large animated version, to make it even more interesting. Even the look of your conversation is now different as they have finally adapted the bubble style chat layout that you’ve probably seen on the dektop version and maybe some other platforms that Skype has.
If your device is connected to the newly-launched Android Auto, then you will be able to use Skype as well because it now supports sending messages through speech to text. You can Skype with someone even while driving (but make sure you’re not too distracted okay?) There are other new improvements to the app as well. When new messages come in, it will not automatically bring you to the latest message, so it will be easier to catch up with conversations. If you maintain more than one Skype account, it’s also easier now because when you sign out, you’ll need to re-enter your username and password again. Now if you just have one account, that could be a hassle though.
Skype version 5.3 is now rolling out to various devices. If you don’t have it yet, you can download it from the Google Play Store for free.
SOURCE: Skype
