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

The app has become very buggy since the last couple of updates. I'm unable to join a call without logging out and logging back in at least 3 to 4 times. even then, it's not smooth sailing. if the screen fades out, I get booted from the call and can't rejoin without going through the whole routine of logging out and logging back in. since I dial in before heading out to work, it's very dangerous when the call drops and I have to reconnect while driving. MS, if it ain't broke, don't break it.

I use Kyoe for Business daily and it has been an extremely useful tool to communicate with members of my team who cannot be available locally. I do not experience disconnects or even bad audio very often. However, I would like to know why I receive multiple notifications when going on mute between speaking. Thisbis very frustrating to the point I must wait for the last audible notification before speaking.

Just like Microsoft Office 365 products, Skype for Business only works half of the time. It is full of bugs and issues. App will crash. Sometimes incoming calls will not ring but instead are instantly marked as "missed", call drop despite a good connection. Like I said, it's just as reliable as Microsoft 365 which only works properly half of the time. If Microsoft would opensource their products, we would have MUCH better versions of their products by the end of the week.

What’s new

Bug Fixes and Improvements