Skype for Windows Phone is updated with dark mode and other improvements

Improvements include the ability to use Skype in a high-contrast dark mode, which displays only a black background with white lettering . At the moment the utility that I see for this dark mode is to facilitate reading for people with visual difficulties, and save battery life if we use OLED or AMOLED screens, although it is less aesthetically appealing than normal mode."

In addition, emoticons are now displayed with a larger size (we assume that it is also to improve usability), and we are allowed todelete messages or entire conversations from our device, although doing so does not delete the messages from the other devices where they are stored, nor from the devices of the recipient of the conversation .

In terms of performance we have to conversations load faster when accessing them from notifications. And there are also group management improvements, since now we can pin them to the favorites list, and also when we are in a group we will see that the avatars of its members will be updated every time one of them changes it.

And as a bonus, the video messaging client, Skype Qik, is also renewed with 2 very specific but useful improvements: now Windows Phone users can send Qik Fliks, GIF-like video snippets of up to 5 seconds, and can also send longer pre-recorded video messages."

Both updates with all their new features are now available in the Windows Phone Store.