Skype: Downloads for its Android application reaches 70 million

Posted on 25 June 2012

Since its inception in October 2010 in Google Play Store, the Android Skype application, which allows video calls, has been downloaded more than 70 million times.

The company, owned by Microsoft, said that the platform runs video call in about 1,400 devices, including HTC Android phones, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG and others.

The Skype application for Android, is available in 16 languages, can make free video calls, file sharing or instant messages between Skype users, regardless of device type, either an Android phone, iPhone or iPad, a Mac or PC.

The company says that most users make national and international calls on Android mobiles, without elaborating further.

Indeed, expanding the availability of 3G has made Skype more viable for users to use the application across different operating systems and devices to send pictures, videos and files to friends and acquaintances.

Skype is also quite resourceful in maintaining a low cost long distance and international calls, and since there are 250 million Skypers in the world, you will surely meet a person with whom you can communicate through it.