Skype for Windows Phone gets Update Adds Location Sharing and More

Mumbai: Microsoft has started rolling out an update for its Skype app for Windows Phone 8and Windows Phone 8.1 platforms, adding several new features of which the most notable is location sharing.

Users can now share their locations from within a chat window by taping on the + icon and selecting Share location with the people who are in the conversation. The recipients would see a Bing map showing the exact location of the user.

Here’s the change log for the new 2.22 version of the Skype Windows Phone app:

• Location Sharing- Click the ‘+’ icon in a chat and select ‘share location’ to share your location with the people in your conversation
• Save Picture – To save a photo: tap the image to enlarge it, then tap for more menu options and select ‘save photo’
• Notification Controls for Individual Conversations – In a chat, tap for more options and select ‘notifications’. Here you can choose to turn notifications for that conversation on or off, so you’re only notified about incoming messages if you want to be.

What do you think of this new Skype update for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1?

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