New Skype for Android: Lighter, Faster, Even Easier to Use

The latest update also brings more bug fixes, including a fix for an issue that prevented users from making calls or changing their availability status to online. The update awaits you in the Google Play Store, so get over there and download it so you can finally sign out.

Features:

• Find all your friends and family in an instant - With over 250 million people using Skype, you're bound to bump into someone you know.
• Talk with your fingers - No matter where you are, your friends are always at your fingertips with free instant messaging.
• Call your world from Skype - Talk to your heart's content with free voice and video calls to all your friends and family on Skype.
• Low cost calls to mobiles and landlines too - Keep in touch, even if they're not on Skype, with low cost calls and SMS to mobiles and landlines on the other side of town or the world.
• Share your favourite snaps - Got a favourite photo to share? Send it over Skype to friends and family and you won't have to worry about email size limits or expensive MMS charges.
• Chat with anyone, anywhere - Skype's available on smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs, and even TVs. Whatever device your friends or family use, Skype just works. Simple.
• Video messaging - Record life's everyday amoments and share them with the people who matter most, with free and unlimited video messaging over Skype.
• Operator data charges may apply. We recommend using an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection.

What's in this version:

• It's still the all new Skype, only now it's better...
• Thanks to your feedback, you can now sign out from any of the home screens in addition to the profile screen. Just hit the menu key from any of them.
• For good measure we've fixed some more bugs too, including one that might have prevented you from making any calls or changing your status to online.

Source: Skype