Skype for iOS and Android drops Windows Phone-like design

Skype’s user interface feels like it’s constantly being updated and tweaked, and a new mobile update brings even more changes today. Skype 6.0 is rolling out for Android and iOS, and with it comes a big new redesign. The last time Microsoft attempted to change its Skype mobile interface was back in June 2014 when the company brought a taste of Windows Phone to its iOS and Android apps. Microsoft is ditching that design today.

The replacement focuses on being “more natural and intuitive,” according to Microsoft. Instead of forcing the Windows Phone-like swiping between sections, Microsoft is adopting the iOS style of navigation. That means buttons at the bottom of the app to clearly mark out sections, and Microsoft has done the same on...

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