Skype for Windows Phone 8 is moving out of beta and into full swing in version 2.5, now available for devices running the WP8 OS.
The Skype team chose to put special focus “on general improvements and reliability” in the latest version, so don’t expect anything really groundbreaking here. One notable improvement is that the message notifications for Messenger buddies are now on by default, which is good considering the fact that Windows Live Messenger was recently axed everywhere except mainland China.
The issues in particular that were fixed in the latest release cover four categories: Stability, Notifications, Calling, and Video Calling. The following contains a specific listing of all the improvements:
- Stability – Skype crashing on startup for some users who signed in with Microsoft Account
- Notifications – Message notifications sometimes had contact names separated with 20% instead of space.
- Calling – Video call button was disabled straight after accepting incoming contact request
- Video Calling – Full screen local video preview was stretched sometimes
- Video Calling – Incoming 720p video on portrait mode was zoomed in
Ready to end the beta test? The new version of Skype is now available in the Windows Phone Store.