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Skype Lite - Free Video Call & Chat (Unreleased)?
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why not just replace regular Skype with Skype Lite? much better experience, SMS and it seem officially available even in some EU countries, not only in India anymore, seem this should be popular in US considering Signal is unheard and only other messenger handling also SMS features (like Skype Lite) it's Facebook messenger with horrible ui
It's not far off from doing that. The app is called Mingo, I have it on my phone but don't use it because it's still pretty buggy and doesn't pass through to the pc yet.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2&hl=en
It gets more updates than the WM10 version hehe.
I agree, the redesigned version 8 has been a massive disappointment. But have you tried it since 8.16 was released? It now has a more usable UI (basically a clone of WhatsApp for iOS with bottom tabs) and seems to start up on my G6 in a reasonable amount of time (I say reasonable, it's still not fast).
Otherwise if you can try Skype Lite:
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2
- https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/skype/skype-lite/
This "optimised" version of the main app appears to just be Skype Lite with the SMS features removed. But you can just disable the SMS features in Skype Lite in the settings.
They might do that with Skype Mingo https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2&hl as it supports SMS, they may add syncing support in the future.
Also Cortana syncs up calls, sms but it isn't an ideal solution for most people, not to mention that it's region restricted.
Do you want to know what's funny? Some people here think skype preview is a priority for MS.
I just discovered the android version of skype preview yesterday called Mingo and put it on my phone. It is light years ahead of skype preview.
It was comical to use it and then recall my experiences with skype preview.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2&hl=en
and fyi: Last updated January 13, 2017.
I suggest trying out Skype Lite, which is little-known but does exist:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2&hl=en_US
Some prefer it, because it hews much more closely to how Skype Android used to be before all the much-loved improvements.
If there are Skype users here, I'll suggest Skype Lite. Some tiny usability flaws but noticeably better startup time (important for a messaging app often activated with "share with ..."). Worth the try
Seems to work here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2&hl=en_US&gl=CN
But I'd be more worried that it's a year old, so yes, pretty much discontinued.
Mingo is the lightweight version of Skype
try skype lite.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2
works quite smooth even with 3k+ contacts
if you use Android device, try Skype Lite, the lite app has "Data Usage" to show you how much you used data:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.m2
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see pic:
Play Store listing has some.
Skype Lite also has a dark mode.
