Skype adds call scheduling and seamless Office integration to Android app

Skype is adding more handy capabilities to its Android app following the recent addition of Slack integration. The latest roll out includes the ability to schedule a call using Outlook or your calendar app of choice. Managing Office documents in a chat are also getting easier with a new feature that lets you open files in the corresponding Office for Android app.

The impact on you at home: Skype's new call scheduling is not the same as the recent addition to Outlook for Android and iOS that allows you to schedule a Skype call with the flick of a button. That option automatically creates a link that allows invitees to launch Skype and enter the conversation. The new Skype feature, by comparison, simply blocks off time in your calendar and pops up as a regular agenda notification.

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