Skype for Android gets video calling with new update

Owners of select Android phones with the Skype app today get an update that lets them use the popular VoIP client to make video calls too.

Working over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections, users can use both front facing cameras and rear facing cameras (usually of a higher quality) within the calls, using a spruced up interface to switch on the fly between the two.

It’s not only Android-to-Android video calling here either; you’ll also be able to video chat with Skype users on iPhone, Macs, Windows PCs and HDTVs with webcam functionality too, making it far more useful than the iOS-only FaceTime app from Apple.

There’s also a slew of other additions too, such as a more intuitve main menu and a “mood message box” letting you broadcast whether you’re happy, sad, confused, befuzzled or anything inbetween.

So far it’s only compatible with HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, the soon-to-be-released Xperia Pro and Google Nexus S handsets, but those who can access the new features can get a quick preview by hitting the video above.