Skype for Business for Android

Microsoft Corporation

About this app

Skype for Business, formerly Lync 2013, for Android extends the power of Lync and Skype to your favorite mobile device: voice & video over wireless, rich presence, instant messaging, conferencing, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface.

Key Features:
-Initiate a group IM or video conversation and invite additional participants
-Join, rejoin and initiate a Skype for Business Meeting to communicate and collaborate on amazing ideas
-Share your video and view speaker's video during a conference
-Control the meeting (mute or remove attendees) and know more about participants’ modalities
-Look at your upcoming meetings and join via one click
-Find your recent conversations and pick them up from where you left
-Search your contacts by name, email, or phone number
-Enhanced security via Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL)

Anyone can use the Skype for Business Mobile app when invited to a Skype for Business or Lync 2013 meeting. However, you must have a Skype for Business or Lync account in order to use (and enjoy) the full capability of the Skype for Business Mobile app. Also, some functionality might require an update to Lync or Skype for Business Server or might not be available to all users. If you’re not sure about your account status, please contact your IT department

IMPORTANT: THIS SOFTWARE REQUIRES CONNECTIVITY TO VALIDLY LICENSED COPIES OF MICROSOFT LYNC OR SKYPE FOR BUSINESS SERVER OR OFFICE 365 / LYNC ONLINE / SKYPE FOR BUSINESS ONLINE AND WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT IT. UPDATES TO MICROSOFT LYNC SERVER OR SKYPE FOR BUSINESS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PROPER PERFORMANCE. SOME FUNCTIONALITY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY’S LICENSE TO AND/OR DEPLOYMENT OF LYNC OR SKYPE FOR BUSINESS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR IT DEPARTMENT. SKYPE FOR BUSINESS APP IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR Android 4.0 OR GREATER.

Ratings and reviews

I'm getting thrown out of meetings very often, I can understand that it's a problem if the network is bad, but why can't the App reconnect automatically? Also my phone displays 2 (or 3 in call) notification icons, for running, logged in, and in call. I'd like to switch off the two former. My phone allows distinguishing between important and unimportant notifications, but this doesn't seem to be supported by SfB.! Why is split screen not supported?! Would be very useful!

It is a mixed bag with Skype for business. The handoff between desktop and phone apps needs improvement and is my biggest gripe. Others: Basic viewing of shared screens is ok, zooming and panning is unwieldy. There is no car mode. It's hard to know whether it's the app or the stability of the connection, but sound quality is often so-so.

What an absolute piece of rubbish! Constantly dropping calls! Doesn't sync with outlook properly! Kicks you out and you can only rejoin by calling everyone in the entire group! What kind of a feature is that? Constantly crashes for no reason. Cannot deal with Droppoing Wi-Fi to Mobile network or the change from Mobile Network to Wi-Fi I mean come on this is for Business... it is utter rubbish! To any business evaluating this for use... Just don't! Buggy as hell! Unfit for purpose!

What's new

Bug Fixes and Improvements