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Outlook for iOS and Android gets Skype call scheduling

Outlook users who need to cook up a video conference will have an easier time with new updates Microsoft announced for the app on iOS and Android.

The updates, which rolled out Wednesday, let users tap a Skype call toggle inside the app’s event creation screen, which will automatically generate a link to a video conference for invitees. When the time comes, people who are supposed to participate just need to tap on the Skype link, and the video chat app will open up on their devices.

For those people who don’t have a Skype app installed, Microsoft’s recently released Skype for Web will let them join in on the call, even if they don’t have Skype accounts.

The improvement isn’t all that surprising, given what Google has done with its own calendar invites. When creating an event in Google Calendar, there’s a “create video call” button that allows users to spawn a meeting link through Google Hangouts that works in much the same way as the Skype link.