Skype will now appear as an option when tapping a phone number on your device.

Better late than never goes the saying and that is what I'm tempted to say about Skype for Android which finally supports Android call intents. In Android, an intent is what allows an app to use another app component to achieve a task. How does that apply to Skype and particularly this update? 

Microsoft updated Skype for Android with the ability to initiate a call by tapping a phone number in a browser or inside an app. From now on, Skype will be among the apps listed when you tap a phone number alongside other apps installed on your Android device. Similar to when you tap on an email address and your device will show all available email apps for you to choose from which app and account you want to send your email. 

This is a great feature provided you have Skype credits. In order to make calls to landline or mobile phones from Skype, you must buy credits to do so and $10 is the cheapest value you can buy; which is quite cheap.

This update also includes the usual bug fixes and other improvements. Download/update Skype in Google Play Store.