Sometimes you can’t always launch into a full-blown mobile video call, but the latest update to Skype for Android ensures you can still share what’s going on with friends. The 2.6 update to Skype now enables picture- and video-sending over Wi-Fi or 3G. There are some added optimizations for devices running on an NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip, which should improve battery life and video quality.
Skype’s app for Android added video calling support relatively recently, and has since expanded device support. While VoIP might be Skype’s bread and butter, they’re getting their feet wet in dedicated messaging services like GroupMe. As LTE networks spread and supporting devices start trickling out, video calling is becoming more viable due to bandwidth alone, but after being available for years in some form or another, it’s still not something that you’d consider mainstream.
That said, it’s great that Skype is fleshing out the other aspects of its mobile app so that it’s a full-bodied messaging client, and not just for video calling. To get downloading, you can find Skype in the Android Market here, or nab it for iOS at the link below.