Skype Celebrates 100M Skype Installation With New Skype Update

Skype installation on android devices have passed the 100 million mark.

Skype have seen its share of success since it debut on smartphones and yesterday that growth becomes evident even on the Android platform as 100 million Android devices have Skype installed on them.

In return for this landmark, Skype have decided to push out an update that adds a totally new and revamped User Interface (UI) to its VoIP application for Android devices.

The new update which is version 4.0 add a one-touch navigation method to the various menus.

This enables do user to move from one menu to another by just one touch gesture. For example, clicking on a user's image bring out the calling function, which also gives you the ability to just send a message or another tap to activate the video calling menu. All these done by a single tap and presented in one interface.

While the UI is sleek and nice, some basic and already familiar functionalities are missing which is currently making some users not interested in keeping the update on their devices.

One of the complains is the inability to set the "Away/Busy" status and the only options available is "Available/Invisible" which is also hidden deep down in the users account option.

Another problem is the inability to quickly sign out of the app if need be.

These missing features couples with push notifications not being present which are quite essential but not present in the new update and are already generating dislike for the new update.

While the new UI is good and flow at least well to an extent, it seemed as though the entire app was done in a rush thereby sacrificing usefulness and functionality for UI.

Skype should quickly fix this anomaly so that users can be happy again and the 100M celebration won't be a problem instead of otherwise.

Comments

How To Root Tecno Phantom A (Tecno F7)

There are no limit to the possibilities one can achieve on a rooted Android device compared to one that isn't rooted. As you know, Rooting is to Androin as Jailbreak is to iOS. For those that don't know what rooting means, a little definition will suffice. Rooting basically means that you install a set of programs on your phone that gives you total control over your device. Total control means that you have the right to install any applications or even delete core applications that you don't want. Simply put, you have administrative rights over your device, giving you super user access, and of course, you can use DroidVPN to have free unlimited internet. The guide below shows how you can root Tecno Phantom A also known as Tecno F7 and its super easy to achieve. Don't forget to like us on Facebook. Requirements 1. Computer with internet connection 2. PdaNet+ V4.12 zipped file 3. eroot_v1.3.3 zipped file 4. USB to connect your device to the ...

How To Unbrick Tecno F7 Smartphone

About a week ago, a friend rooted his Tecno Phantom A smartphone. He was so excited about the endless possibilities to customize his device so he kept installing a lot of applications that caught his attention unaware of the dangers some apps can create on rooted smartphones. Finally, he installed an application called Font Changer Lite and that was when it all happened. After installing this app, his phone attempted to reboot and instead of booting normally, the phone froze at the Tecno logo. It wasn’t going passed that state. He couldn’t boot into his phone. Practically, his phone was bricked and had to look for a way to unbrick and use his phone again. If you are presently in the same limbo state as described, please follow the instructions below step by step to fix your device. I recommend reading through first before actually starting the process. Kudos to Seunpayne of Nairaland for uploading his files for download and also giving instructions on the usage....

Latest Airtel and Etisalat BIS Data Plans That Work For Your Android, iPhone Smartphones and Tablets

Update: Effective 3rd of December 2013, Airtel BIS plans will stop working on non BlackBerry phones. You are advised not to subscribe such plans in your non BlackBerry phone(s) ------------------------------------------------------------------- It has being observed that as smartphones get better, offering outstanding screen resolution, better camera power and faster modems so also is the data consumed by these smartphones also rising. It may also be due to the what one can achieve with the smartphone when connected to the internet. For example, visiting Facebook and uploading an image that is huge in size, record videos and upload to YouTube, make purchases online, communicate constantly with emails. The need for more data on our smartphones is surging dramatically but it seem as though Nigerian telecoms network don't want their consumers to have an affordable plan that will cater for their Internet data needs except for BlackBerry devices which enjoy such r...

All About Smartphones

Search This Blog