Redesigned Skype, nice do not ask, can download

So far, Skype has often been synonymous with "video chat". The application earned Microsoft $ 8.5 billion in 2012, downloaded more than 1 billion times on phones, not to mention PCs and other devices.

However, Skype has not had any significant design changes since 2006 when it first launched video calling. Meanwhile, Facebook Messenger, a relatively new name, has 1.2 billion users and Apple's FaceTime has become a popular app on iPhone and Mac.

Skype vice president Amritaansh Raghav said "We don't think Skype will stand still like that". Today, Skype "fired up" with new updates from the interface to smart features on both text chat and video chat. This "new generation" Skype will appear on Android devices first today, iOS, Windows and Mac devices will be updated later this year.

Video introducing new Skype generation

"The smallest things change," Raghav said.

Besides the colorful new interface, all the old features, including phone calls, remain the same. The main point of this update is that Skype becomes smarter, Rgahav said, building on a major update of the back-end system last year.
You can call the bot while chatting, share the latest information without leaving the conversation. During a video call, users can share photos, call some bots, drag the screen, add stickers and use filters. In addition, Skype also has a way to share photos with friends quite similar to Snapchat Stories.

With Facebook or against Facebook?

Raghav shared that this big update of Skype stems from the feedback they receive from customers. Users, especially young users, often use Skype once or twice a week to video chat with friends and family, but they use Facebook or Google apps daily to chat. Raghav says that shows the biggest strength of Skype: That's where people talk directly to the most important people in their lives.

Conversely, on Facebook, users interact with friends, colleagues and acquaintances. That may also be the reason why many people do not share their personal life on Facebook as much as they used to, Raghav said, "Sharing, one of the most natural interactions of a person is not common. out on social networks ".

Skype's new group chat screen

The main purpose of the new design and these new features is to create a small, private world for you and your loved ones. Skype contacts are basically dependent on your choice, which are the people you care about most, closer to your Facebook friends.

Raghav said that, with new features, Skype is trying to connect more relationships. While the bot gives you a person to speak, a game to play, the new video chat feature encourages you to stay longer. Skype even mentioned that it will officially support the Minecraft stream on Skype.

Skype Highlights allows sharing images similar to Snapchat Stories

Skype says they are an additional option with Facebook, not competitors. Facebook is for everyone and Skype is for a smaller circle. In the long run, Raghav says he hopes Skype will win all other new applications and become a group chat application unlike any other. In the short term, he hopes current Skype users will continue to be happy with the application in the next 10 years.

Currently you can download the Preview version here: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/skype/skype-preview/