Microsoft updated Monday, November 23, its Skype for iOS apps with new highlight links and multitasking improvements. Users can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store (iPhone, iPad), VentureBeat reports.
Skype 6.6 for iPhone and iPad now lets you quickly start calls, check locations, and set up calendar events directly from an instant message. This is because phone numbers, times and dates, and addresses are now highlighted.
To take advantage of this feature, all you have to do is tap on the highlighted text. A highlighted phone number will open the Skype dialpad so you can call with just another tap.
A highlighted address will take you straight to Apple Maps (nope, no option for Google Maps). Tapping on a highlighted date or time in a chat will open the calendar app (the event details will be automatically grabbed from the chat) and insert a Skype chat URL in the calendar notes (just open the event and tap on the link to get straight back to your chat).
