Skype Video Chat Comes to Android

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Sarah Kessler
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Skype Video Chat Comes to Android

An update to Skype for Android includes one-to-one video chat. The new version of Skype's app allows users to make free video calls between their phones and Skype contacts who are using any Skype-enabled device.

Other new features of the Android app include easy contact navigation and a new "mood message box" at the top of the app that makes it easy to set a status.

All Android users have been able to use Skype, minus video features, since October. And it's long been possible to make non-Skype video calls between Android phones through apps like Google Talk and Oovoo. iOS device owners have been able to make video calls over Skype since late last year.

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