Skype video messaging now a free, full-fledged feature

How to send a video message on Skype!

For those who still do not know what Skype's video messaging feature is all about – it lets you record and share a personal video message with your friends and loved ones, even when they are not available; they will be able to view it as soon as they sign into Skype. Only the contacts that a user wants to share the video message with, will be able to view it.

To send video messages on Skype, tap the "video message" button. Then tap the record button to capture your video message. Your video message can be three minutes long at the most, and can be previewed before sending. You can delete and re-record your video message, until you have achieved the desired result. Once you're ready to send your video message, click on the envelope icon. Skype users can now send as many video messages as they want, at no cost.

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Earlier this month, Microsoft released a new version of Skype for Windows desktop – Skype for Windows Desktop 6.5, only a couple of days after a refreshed version was rolled out for Windows 8 users. For the update, Skype claimed to have improved the stability of video messaging and made it simpler to find with improved notifications, like it did for its update for Windows 8 users. Alongside its update for Windows desktop, Skype launched a version of its service for Mac users too. Skype for Mac 6.5 too featured improvements to the video messaging feature, when it was still in preview.