Skype’s mobile apps are terrible, and the only reason you’d want to use one as your main communications platform would be if the company rebuilt the software from the ground up. Well, luckily enough, that seems to be what it’s doing with Skype Mingo — an experimental Skype app for Android that’s currently in alpha testing.

Mingo is your “ultimate communications hub,” says Skype. Not only does it have Skype’s usual mobile data-powered video and voice calling functionality, but it also handles native phone calls, your phone’s contacts, and SMS. The app also seems like it’s aimed at developing markets where data is at a premium. The release notes state that that the app is not only “small and fast,” but comes with features like Economic…

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