New Delhi: In a bid to bring a uniform experience across devices, Microsoft is scrapping the touch-friendly version of its video calling and messaging service, Skype, and keeping only the desktop version available.
On its blog, the company notes that it was simplifying the PC experience down to just one app which can be used either with mouse and keyboard, or on touch-based devices.
After July 7, users who try to use the touch-friendly version of the app will be prompted to download the updated, desktop version of the app.
A report on Mashable notes that with the upcoming Windows 10 OS, Skype will come embedded as the native messaging app and will be updated so that it adapts to the new Continnum feature and switches automatically to full screen when a PC is put in tablet mode.
This comes ahead of the next version of the world’s popular desktop operating system that is slated for a July 29 release. Skype’s latest tweak is a part of Microsoft’s larger focus more on providing a seamless experience to users across devices.
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