

Additionally, just like before, you can add people directly from search or when swiping the command bar. To add someone, just select the icon below, type in a name, email address, Microsoft account or SkypeID.


That’s still a problem, where if you have a Surface, your Windows Phone, your PC and the Xbox, all may ring at one time for an incoming call. However, there is still work to do as there still needs to be a fix for notifications across devices. Now you can have peace of mind that your friends will receive messages even if they’re not on Skype at the time you hit “send,” and, if you’ve read a Skype message on your phone, it’ll show as “read” when you check your messages on your laptop later in the evening.” “We also understand the importance of knowing that messages you send have been delivered and that you receive all of the messages sent to you. Skype went on to explain about sending messages to people not online too: We use Skype all day here at Windows Phone Central for intra-company communications, so this is a big deal for our team. Skype posted the news on their blog today, and it’s certainly a step in the right direction.
