Skype for Android

Skype today released (finally) an Android version, the need for which the Bolsheviks and Gadgetans had been talking about for so long.
Skype for Android allows you to:

• call other Skype users using 3G or WiFi connection
• call phone numbers via skype out
• chat in chat, including group
• receive calls made to the Skype online number (Skype-In)

Of the features of this version, it is worth noting:

• Skype for Android uses the branded Skype SILK codec, which provides better sound quality than conventional cellular communication. More details about how SILK is different, and how much it is noticeable to the human ear, can be read here .
• Skype can synchronize with the address book of your smartphone so that you don’t have to switch between different contact lists. In addition, when Skype is running, you can make Skype calls directly from the main contact list.

• In the contact list of the application itself, it became possible to mark some of them as Favorites, which moves them to the top of the list and facilitates access to them (on a mobile phone this can be very useful).

• Incoming Skype calls made while you are on the phone will be marked as missed or forwarded (according to your settings). If they call you on the phone while you are talking on Skype, you can take this call, your conversation on Skype will go on hold in this case.
• A Skype for Android user will not be able to start a conference call himself, but will be able to take part in it if someone else initiates it.

Technical requirements:
Skype for Android works on Android version 2.1 and higher.
The device must have a processor with a frequency of 600 MHz and above, and the screen size is 480 * 320, 800 * 480 or 854 * 480. Skype may not work properly on models with a processor slower than 600 MHz and other screen resolutions.
Skype testing was done on HTC Desire, HTC Legend, Motorola Milestone XT 720, Motorola Milestone.