Skype has finally added some much-needed features to its Android client. The one that’s getting most of the attention is video chat. Android users will be able to use their phones to make Skype video calls. The receiver can be on a mobile phone or a PC. Unfortunately, this functionality is currently restricted to a handful of Android phones: the Google Nexus S, the HTC Desire S, the Sony Xperia neo, and the Sony Xperia pro.
The feature that I’m excited about is that finally — and I say that similar to how The Rock says, “Finally!” — the Android client gets SMS functionality. This is a huge addition for people that send international text messages. I send several every day and it’s so much cheaper on Skype than through a mobile phone.
Skype for Android is still a red-headed stepchild compared to its iOS counterpart, but I’m thrilled that the Google version is finally catching up to the Apple version.
I use Skype everyday on my phone for chatting. I don't use any of the other features. Heck I accidentally fat-fingered the phone and that's how I found out I could make calls on Skype Mobile.
I have yet to use Skype and I use Whatsapp for international texting.
DAMN YOU SKYPE.
There was just an update for my Skype. Now it Force Closes randomly. Also they changed the size of the font in the Chat window to be MUCH smaller. I hate updates