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

In general, I found Skype for Business, previously Lync 2013, for Android to be a really limited as well as uncaring mobile app. The voice as well as video over cordless features are nice, but the remainder of the app is extremely basic. The abundant existence and immediate messaging features behave, yet the telephone call features are dreadful. In general, I would certainly not suggest this application.

I have two issues with this app. 1) When you use the Skype audio, muting/un-muting is very slow and notifications keep popping up, with sounds, which is distracting. 2) I keep getting notifications that I received a message, and I can read part of it in the notification, but when I open the app, I don't see the message. I see that there is a conversation but it's blank.

It serves the purpose but what I miss the most is a section for missed messages. Once I click the notifications and the chat window loads up, the actual message is lost and I have to request the sender to resend the message which at times is awkward and always redundant. Secondly, the handshake between the mobile app and desktop app is not seamless. It is strange that if the chat is active on phone and one wants to continue it on the desktop, the state is not maintained.

What's new

Bug Fixes and Improvements
API Level 30 Support