Microsoft (MSFT) has launched Skype for Business for Android. Here's everything you need to know.

Dan Kobialka, Contributing writer

December 28, 2015

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Microsoft MSFT has launched Skype for Business for Android an app designed to enable Android users to quotbe more productive while on the goquot
Microsoft (MSFT) has launched Skype for Business for Android, an app designed to enable Android users to "be more productive while on the go."

Microsoft (MSFT) is now enabling Android users to leverage its video communications solution. 

The company has launched Skype for Business for Android, an app designed to enable Android users to “be more productive while on the go.”

So what should Android users expect from Skype for Business? Microsoft noted the app features:

  • New dashboard — Ensures users can access the contact search bar, upcoming meetings and recent conversations in one place.

  • Updated contact management — Users can search for contacts by name, email address and phone number.

  • New authorization capabilities — Enables IT administrators to configure multi-factor authentication for users.

The new Skype for Business app for Android is now available in the Google Play store.

In addition, Microsoft said Android users with Lync 2013 will be automatically updated to the Skype for Business app based on their device settings.

Skype for Business users should expect further upgrades in the future, too. 

“We will continue to bring new features to our mobile apps with regular updates. Look out for integration with Microsoft Intune, which simplifies application management and corporate data protection and lets your users access the app from their mobile devices even more securely,” Praveen Maloo, product manager of the Skype for Business team, wrote in a blog post. 

What are your thoughts on Skype for Business for Android? Share your thoughts about this story in the Comments section below, via Twitter @dkobialka or email me at [email protected].

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Dan Kobialka

Dan Kobialka

Contributing writer, Penton Technology

Dan Kobialka is a contributing writer for MSPmentor and Talkin' Cloud. In the past, he has produced content for numerous print and online publications, including the Boston Business Journal, Boston Herald and Patch.com. Dan holds a M.A. in Print and Multimedia Journalism from Emerson College and a B.A. in English from Bridgewater State College (now Bridgewater State University). In his free time, Kobialka enjoys jogging, traveling, playing sports, touring breweries and watching football (Go Patriots!).  

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