If you are using your Android phone directly to send or receive Skype calls, you may not get the best audio quality. You might get some improvements if you use the speaker phone function on Skype, or if you use a hands-free headset to make those calls. Microsoft also recommends that your phone should be connected to a Wi-Fi network for the best quality Skype calls.

How To Use Skype On Android For Beginners

You should also try to remove all current running tasks on your phone so that Skype is the only app running, and therefor the only one using your mobile network or Wi-Fi connection. Actually low on space? You may want to use more than one Skype account on your phone one for personal use, one for business, etc. While you will have to sign in manually to use Skype every time, you can now use more than one of your Skype accounts.

If they are unchecked, fix that, and you should start getting Skype notifications. It goes without saying that making a Skype video call uses much more data compared to a text or audio call. If you are on a network with a limited data plan, you can save some of it while still making Skype video chats. Then tap on the Video Call Qualith and set the video quality to a lower lever.

That should reduce the amount of data used by the app for video chats.

If you encounter issues with signing into Skype, the first and obvious solution is to make sure you are using the right username and password. Then tap on the Video Call Qualith and set the video quality to a lower lever.

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That should reduce the amount of data used by the app for video chats. If you encounter issues with signing into Skype, the first and obvious solution is to make sure you are using the right username and password.

Tap on it, go into the storage option and clear the app cache and data files. Then exit, launch Skype on your phone and start the setup process again, As a last resort, you may have to uninstall the app, reboot your phone and reinstall it again from the Google Play Store.

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If you are using an older Android phone, but can no longer use Skype, the first thing you should do is to update it to the latest version from the Google Play Store. If it still does not work, your phone may not have the hardware needed to run the latest version. If that is indeed the case, another option is to use Skype Lite , which was made for the Indian phone market, but is available everywhere. If you were not already on a WiFi connection, you might want to connect your phone to one; it should solve this scrolling problem.

Starting in January , Microsoft disabled the feature in the Android Skype app that let you log in with your Facebook account. If you want to log in to use the app, you must do it via an already established Skype account or with a new Microsoft Account. Download Skype from Google Play. Download Skype Lite from Google Play. Enhanced search — Search for conversation content, in addition to contacts and group names.

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Easier and more ways to share Share with groups — Share photos from your photo gallery directly to a Skype group conversation. Additionally, in group chats, you can tap on images and files to forward them to another contact or group. Upgraded Mojis — Received a cool Moji? Just tap on it to forward it to another friend or to a group. Read more.

Microsoft contractors are listening to some Skype calls for quality control purposes. Search Downloads. WhatsApp Beta for Android.