Microsoft has updated Skype for Android and Windows to version 8.52 with new features and many fixes. Skype for Android gets Dark Mode compatible with the system-wide dark mode of Android 10.

Scheduling a group call comes to Skype for all platforms. Skype for Windows gets easier wat to share contacts with the new drag and drop function.

Changelog:

Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux and Web

Just  dropping in: Want to share a contact with another contact, or just add someone to a conversation? In Skype for desktop, just drag and drop your contact right from the contact list into a conversation. You will have the option to either add or share your contact to that chat. Learn more.

Schedule a call for groups: Already used to scheduling calls from any 1:1 chat? Well now you can use this feature for a group as well! You can select all the participants of the group to pre-arrange a time for a call. Learn more.

Skype for Android, iPhone and iPad

Schedule a call for groups: Already used to scheduling calls from any 1:1 chat? Well now you can use this feature for a group as well! You can select all the participants of the group to pre-arrange a time for a call. Learn more.

Welcome to the dark side. Let the dark theme flow through your Skype on iOS & Android. With the latest OS version on your mobile device, if you select the dark theme, it will automatically set Skype to the dark theme as well. Learn more.

What’s fixed?

  • conversation window sizes and positions remembered in Split View

  • ability to move and resize your video preview during a video call in Split View

  • focus in composer after opening the conversation in Split View

  • indication of new messages in the individual conversation windows in Split View

  • minimized windows are restored when a conversation is activated from recent chats or the call monitor window in Split View

  • grouped notifications on Android