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Microsoft brings real-time voice translation to Skype: Check details

Microsoft in support of Ukraine has made available access to make free phone calls to Ukraine on all platforms. Skype users in Ukraine are now also allowed to make free phone calls via Skype to people in other countries.

After 18 years in the market, the latest Skype update finally allows users to utilize the said video conferencing app for emergency calls.

A new Skype Insider Preview build is now up for grabs

The updated version of Skype for Android users will run on Android 6.0 and above and the background blur feature puts the area behind a user out of focus, therefore helping users to hide their background during video calls. Users will need to click on the three dots More menu during a call and enable the Blur my background option.