Microsoft fixing Skype Android app bug that automatically answers calls

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Some Android phone owners are complaining about an odd bug in Microsoft's Skype app that automatically answers incoming calls. And it could be a serious privacy issue on par with Apple's recent Group FaceTime fiasco. 
 
Android Police reports that users first started complaining about the Skype bug in January on Microsoft's answers forum. 
 
Surprisingly, the Skype app on Android has a setting called 'Answer incoming calls automatically', which Microsoft considers an accessibility feature for the app, though it's also touted as a way of remotely checking on pets and the house when you're away. 
 
However, users have found that even disabling the feature won't stop calls being answered automatically, typically after a few rings, according to the first complainant. 
"My Skype on my phone automatically answers calls after a few seconds. This is even when my phone is in my pocket," wrote the first user to report the issue, who noted he was using an Android phone paired with a smartwatch. 

SOURCE: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-...ers-calls/