Skype will also connect with users by their phone number
The company Microsoft continues to invest in its messaging tool Skypeand looking for formulas to extend its use. And it is difficult for this application, well known for allowing videoconferences and calls to anywhere in the world to compete against others such as WhatsApp or LINE Among other issues because its operation is not so easy or comfortable when using add new contactsOr at least that's what was happening until now, as a new update is about to change that forever.
This is an update that, for the moment, only arrives for the platform Android With it, and in the coming weeks, A system very similar to that seen in other applications such as WhatsApp will begin to be implemented to be able to add contactsAnd it is that Skype wants to read the contact book of the user to add new people to this application and be able to start chatting or video calling more conveniently, without having to share and search for complex email addresses or strange usernames.
With this update Skype for Android reaches itsversion 5.0 A turning point that continues to show the intentions of Microsoft to make Skype a simple messaging tool for daily use. Something for which it has decided to eliminate the barriers when adding users to its ranks. To do this, the possibility of automatically adding those contacts from the phonebook that have Skype has been introduced. Thus, it will suffice to add the phone number of a person and review the contact list of this application to start a conversation.
Of course, for this, and after the update, the user will receive a notice from the application Skype to register their phone numberIn addition, you will have to give permission for this tool to check your entire contact book In this way, you can check which other users have also registered your phone number and therefore they have some kind of relationship, making them also appear as Skype contactsSomething that skips all the obstacles to accessing the add contact menu and performing the search according to Microsoftor nickname.
An extra point is that from the menu Settings the user can block this new function to prevent new contacts from automatically appearing in the application Skype And this change in operation may also mean a change in philosophy in the way this tool was used up to now video calls Something that Microsoft seems to be after. The good thing is that the phone number is not made visible to other contacts. The downside is that for now only the platform Android can start adding to contacts by their phone number.
In short, an update that seeks to give a new push to this tool, facilitating the way to find contacts beyond an unsuccessful search through the app.Version 5.0 of Skype for Android is now fully available free viaGoogle Play However, this feature will be rolled out gradually over the coming weeks.
