Skype for Windows Phone gets maintenance update to make you more sane

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Skype for Windows Telephone is a constant piece of work in progress, and information technology looks similar Microsoft is serious about making sure information technology's up to task. So it's great to see version ii.5.0.135 (up from the previous ii.4.0.108 about a month agone) get published to the Windows Telephone Shop within the last 60 minutes (indeed, it'southward then new we're having trouble downloading it).

Those looking for some major new features though will be disappointed as this looks to be a patch for the previous version, fixing upwards some little errors and performance problems. Indeed, the changelog merely states "General fixes and stability improvements", which while non much withal makes the app much more pleasant to use.

From a few reviews, information technology looks similar in certain circumstances the previous version was freezing upwardly on people or having a difficult fourth dimension resuming from the background. We're hoping that upshot (and any others you have experienced) has been stock-still with 2.five.

Update: Skype has published a full changelog of v2.v:

The good news is in theory, if this version is stable the Skype team will keep to add new features and design changes for the adjacent update.

You can download version 2.5.0.135 here in the Store. Windows Phone 8 only, 512MB devices OK. (Note, this update is super fresh, so if you have trouble updating, but try again in a few hours).

Thanks, afgzee, for the tip!

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