Skype Android gets a facelift, brings tablet optimization and even more.

Skype Android gets a fairly big makeover today with all the introduction of version 3. 0. Not merely does Skype add a whole new tablet optimized UI, addititionally there is improved sound quality, Microsoft Account support and many more.

Skype for Android 3. 0 shines as a massive improvement from the previous version. When using a tablet, the new UI features a two-column design that allows use of all the important regions of the app on the left-hand side and other information on the correct. As for the touch screen phone version, it pretty much looks the same before, with most in the changes being under the hood.

For those that don’t know, Microsoft recently announced it's retiring its Windows Live messenger application, and so Skype pertaining to Android 3. 0 sees the integration regarding Microsoft account support so as to help phase out WLM. Anyone can choose to use ones Skype or Microsoft account to login. When signing in with all the Microsoft account you will definately get access to all your existing contacts and can add new Skype contacts at the same time.

It’s also worth mentioning how the overall sound quality inside voice calls and movie have greatly improved inside Skype for Android 3. 0, because of the added support pertaining to Skype’s SILK wideband audio tracks codec. Wondering if you’ll have the ability to use the new type? The requirements for Skype are pretty low, all you may need is an 800MHz processor and Android 2. 1, so basically all Android users out there can get in on this update. As always, Skype works both using Wi-Fi or mobile broadband for many of its features.