Skype recently updated its mobile and desktop apps to improve the file-sharing experience. To start, Skype users can now send files up to 300 MB to friends and family through the app. Further, recipients no longer need to be online to receive shared files; the files will be waiting for them next time they log in. (Microsoft suggests people who need to share files larger than 300 MB use OneDrive.) Last, Skype users can now retrieve shared files multiple times. For example, people can download a Word document to their smartphone for editing on the go, and then download it again from the desktop when they get back to the office. Previously, files could only be downloaded to a single device. Skype is free to mobile devices from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.


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