Skype now promises not to drain your Android's battery
The free calls and video calls service over the Internet from Microsoft continues in its profound process of change since last year. And it is that its visual and functional redesign is being followed by other novelties to try to find its place among the already crowded ecosystem of applications of messaging That is why it now releases a new update for the platform Androidwith interesting news.
This is the version 4.7 of Skype for Android, in which there are no appearance or functional novelties, and that is its most transcendental changes are under the hood In such a way, and as the Skype team promised a few months ago, they were looking for a tool that could have active in the terminal throughout the day without consuming the battery And it seems that they have achieved it.
In this way they have worked to modify the way in which Skype works to achieve a substantial energy saving having the tool always active in the terminal. This means being able to receive messages at any time without logging in and out of the app. Something that to date was the usual trend if you wanted to get to the end of the day with a charge on your mobile.Now this “aggressive” saving can transform the habits and way of using the application, being able to count on it at any time without having to open it to consult new messages.
Although no data of any kind is provided, those responsible for Skype affirm that they continue working on extending this improvement with new changes and features. However, along the way, some issues have to be sacrificed to achieve maximum efficiency. A good example is the messages and notifications from group chats, which will not be displayed by an alert to save energy. Something that they claim to be working on and that, if desired, can be reactivated from the menu Settings
In addition to these internal changes that have resulted in drastic power savings when using Skype, the update is accompanied by other minor issues and the solution of various problems.Among them the bug that forced the application to close in terminals updated to Android KitKat when the camera was synchronized in the background , or improving audio and video on tablets that do not have a Bluetooth connection and, finally, the introduction of the Windows Live Messenger contacts in their own section and not only in that of all contacts .
In short, a notable update that will be appreciated, above all, by the most frequent users of this tool. An application that will continue to receive changes in the future to become even more efficient and useful for users who want a direct communication channel without exhausting the useful life of their terminal. This Skype version 4.7 is now available for full download free via Google Play
