The Skype app crashes so frequently. When it finally decides to work, the microphone doesn&#x27;t work. If you feel really really brave, you can try putting the app to background, except that might cause your video feed to not work anymore. Remember those files somebody sent you 3 months ago? Well, you haven&#x27;t recieved them on this device yet. This is true for Windows, Linux and Android. In an update about a month ago, Windows 10 introduced the &quot;Messaging&quot; and &quot;Video&quot; apps. Which were both based on Skype infrastructure. They.didn&#x27;t.work. Which makes me wonder if they ever tested them before even releasing them.<p>To be fair, Hangouts has gotten a bit better, but it still feels like there&#x27;s nobody actually actively working on any of the apps. Or at least, nobody who is working on the app dogfoods it. But this app is no stranger to ignoring your microphone, or showing you that you&#x27;re still in a conversation which has ended several hours ago.<p>Facebook Messenger has not disappointed me yet, which might make it the strongest and most stable contender to date.