Skype might be Blessed Ninong (2023 ) Full Pinoy Moviethe last messaging app you'd expect to get the Snapchat treatment, but that's exactly what's happening because it's 2017 — and there can never be enough ways to share selfies.

Microsoft just unveiled a redesigned version of Skype that adds a suite of new features ripped straight from Snapchat and Facebook's playbook.

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For one, the messaging app has seriously upped its photo-sharing game. Every chat you have in the app now has a dedicated "capture" tab where you can exchange photos or snap new ones — complete, of course, with the requisite doodles and stickers — while you're texting or video chatting.

And if you want to share images outside of a one-on-one or group conversation, a new "highlights" feature lets you blast photos of your choosing to all your contacts, just like your Story on Snapchat or Instagram (or Facebook, or WhatsApp, or Facebook Messenger).

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Speaking of contacts, the new Skype is also making it easier to find people you already know but may not be connected with, with a new search feature that makes it painless to find your existing contacts on the platform.

Skype, of course, has always been a messaging app, but the latest version of the service makes the whole experience feel a lot more social. There are emoji reactions (a la Facebook) and new add-ins and bots — both of which allow you to bring third-party apps and services into your chats.

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Microsoft says these these features are just the beginning. Also in the works: turn-based games in chats (ahem, Facebook), new tie-ins with Cortana and other "intelligent" features that leverage Skype's new in-app camera.

The new Skype is rolling out now on Android and will be out soon for iOS and desktop.

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