Skype for Android lets users schedule calls, open Office files

PanARMENIAN.Net - Skype on Wednesday, January 20 updated its Android app with a new scheduling feature and Microsoft Office integration. Users can download the latest version now from Google Play, VentureBeat reports.

Last week, Microsoft updated Outlook for Android and iOS with support to schedule Skype calls. Now the Microsoft-owned company is returning the favor: you can now add calls to your Outlook schedule from Skype for Android.

In fact, the call scheduling should work with any calendar app. To use the feature, just tap on the person you plan to call, tap the menu in the upper right, and select “Schedule a call.” Skype will create an event and send out the calendar invite, VentureBeat says.

Next up, Skype for Android now integrates with the Microsoft Office apps on Google’s mobile platform. You can now easily open documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that you receive in Skype chats.

If you receive a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file, tapping it will open the corresponding app for Android. If you don’t have the Office app installed, tapping on the file will tell you how to download and install it.

Skype didn’t share when these features will come to iOS, nor when Windows 10 Mobile users can expect them. We expect iOS will probably get them first, as Skype’s integration for Windows 10 is still very much in the works.

“Windows users remain a top priority for Skype,” a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat in October 2015. “We are focusing our efforts on integrating Skype capabilities into Windows 10 communications apps to deliver great experiences to Windows users. We’ll have more to share in the future.”