Terrible "update"

I can usually deal with horrible color schemes and UI redesigns where things are moved around or re-organized. I dont like it, but change happens. This UI refresh, however, is not a simple adjustment. As other have reported, I have no way of seeing a list of my Skype contacts. Do I need to Follow them in order to see their status? Not to mention that Following means it sends your contact a "Follow Request"? If they have alrealy approved my contact in the previous version, I am certainly mot flooding work contacts with additional requests. Why doesnt the user list show up automatically? Ease-of-communication, one would think, is the core of any Skype UI refresh. Dropped and miss calls only add to the mess. I am a long-time Pro subscriber and am appalled at the pace Microsoft has managed to ruin what was once an easy-to-use communication gateway. Emojis are optional. Skype calling is not.

HobbesH about Skype for iPhone, v8.2.1