Skype - free IM & video calls APK for Android

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffMay 13, 2025

Skype brings to your device the essential desktop experience of the immensely popular communications service, making a positive impression with its beautifully simplified interface and the high audio and video call quality it offers. While this app proves to be at least as fun and accessible as the original software, you will have to put up with occasional quirks like dropped calls or app crashes mid call.

Pros

Portability: Skype for Android features the voice/video call and instant messaging with file sharing features of the original app and bundles them up in an accessible UI with a pleasant layout, proving to be more handy to use than the desktop version in many cases.

Gorgeous video calls: If your device comes with a good camera, the fluid, lag-free video call quality this app offers is up there with FaceTime. Moreover, you can use the back camera to share what you see.

Cons

Service issues: From time to time calls are dropped or fail to connect for no good reason. Though this feels more like a server than app issue, it remains annoying.

Crashes: The app is prone to crash occasionally during video calls, especially if the other person uses a desktop or non-Android device.

Bottom Line

This version of Skype for mobile devices proves highly appealing despite its occasional performance issues. Visually and in terms of features, this is probably the best VoIP app for Android. Download it right now, but keep in mind that its performance will likely depend on your specs and OS version.

What’s new in version 8.150.0.125

Easier deletion of multiple contacts.
Added support for Android Auto.
Bug fixes and stability improvements.

Skype - free IM & video calls APK for Android

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: October 15, 2020

Latest update: May 13, 2025

Version: 8.150.0.125

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Android

Operating System: Android 13.0

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Total Downloads: 373,503

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.3/5

15 User Votes

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livepargotOctober 21, 2014
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Summary
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awesome product
alice.gladingOctober 15, 2014
Pros
can chat with my parents from overseas
Cons
wish the emoticons were cuter
Summary
Fantastic for staying in touch!
bzieltestAugust 29, 2014
Pros
Lets me stay in touch with people overseas with ease.
Cons
Video and audio can get choppy with low bandwidth connections.
Summary
<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Aug 29, 2014<p/>This is an economical way to stay in touch, especially with people in different time zones - much less expensive than long distance mobile costs!<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 3, 2014<p/>Wow - this thing is awesome, not sure if I said that yet!!!
I just love skype
gladingaAugust 5, 2014
Pros
The best way to communicate with my parents from overseas, and.... for free!
Cons
I don't see any con.
Summary
<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>very user friendly<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>very user friendly<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>pretty cool<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>pretty cool<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>pretty cool<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>pretty cool<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 19, 2014<p/>pretty cool
Love this app forever
rsugiantoJuly 28, 2014
Pros
Simple yet powerful
Cons
No cons of course.. Just love it
Summary
Problems on Nexus 7 Wi-Fi
donjsmithJanuary 10, 2014
Pros
Pulled in contacts from PC account
Cons
Can't send video
Summary
Installed Skype on Nexus 7 2013, logged into Microsoft account (same as PC account), can receive video, but can't send video. There is a setting for Video that needs to be changed, but the setting doesn't appear on the Android version. Must be an answer, but can't seem to find it.
interesting product
GettyYouJanuary 16, 2013
Pros
interesting product
Cons
interesting product
Summary
Can't live without it, good for draining battery.
ekynoxarFebruary 4, 2012
Pros
Connect to many contact easily, both IM and voice/video calls are supported. I cannot do without it just like I cannot do without my phone.
Cons
Very good at draining the battery, why? Takes away from it's usefulness. 4G-LTE calls were dropping frequently. Still need wi-fi to be reliable during the call.
Summary
Fix the battery drainage issue and this will be 5+ star App!
Surprisingly Good Call Quality on 3G
tankpattonNovember 29, 2011
Pros
Was impressed with the apps ability to switch between wifi and 3G. There was very little lag. Skype calls have better voice quality than cell calls.
Cons
Not as good as the desktop version where there are some valuable plug-ins -- like this app that can record skype calls and send them to your evernote account: http://bit.ly/tlbkZG
Summary
Some mixed feelings
Butterfly_DJuly 28, 2011
Pros
I can chat with my friends on Skype whenever I don't have an Internet connection, Skype is kind of self explanatory
Cons
No video-calling for HTC Thunderbolt (despite the cellphone having a camera in the front), and the program malfunctions often
Summary
Not much I can say here except that Skype needs to improve the Android version of their application. Sure, it is nice that I can IM friends on my cellphone since a lot of them don't use other IM services. But I would really like to be able to video call with my close friends - I am deaf and I cannot use the voice call feature. If I want to chat with my friend using the video call feature, I have to use my iPod Touch (4th generation) instead. However that can be quite limiting since Skype only works if I have access to wi-fi on my iPod, and I don't always have access to wi-fi there. That's my only main gripe about Skype though. I also have this problem where Skype stops working after a while. If I sign out of Skype but leave the app running on my HTC Thunderbolt, when I try to sign back on Skype, sometimes I keep getting an error saying that it cannot connect due to the network or something like that. I have no choice but to go through my apps settings and force stop Skype in order for it to work again. It'd be nice if I didn't have to do that. Basically, to put it briefly, I have mixed feelings about Skype on Android phones. It works to fulfill some of my needs/wants but it definitely needs improvement. If Skype could just add video calling to the app for more Android phones then I'd be far more satisfied.

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