Upgrade a disaster

New upgrade is a real disaster: took a klunky but functional tool and turned it into a damaged joke that cannot even do basic functions. Others have speculated on motive (SnapChat wannabe), so here are the major flaws:
1. Cannot access contacts on the iPhone directly: must first Synch ALL my contacts to Microsoft (with no notice, no explanation and no permission).
2. Dial pad is completely blank with no obvious way to get to the "Hide" screen functions e.g. speaker, mute, add call, etc. Are you kidding?
3. Unless it is well hidden, cannot find any way to access account information and conduct business, edit settings, etc.

Philosophically, completely wrong direction--a change of product, not a refresh or upgrade. And Im paying for three services on this Skype app, not a free version supported by whatever revenue they can extract from stealing personal information (contact synchs).

arluk1234 about Skype for iPhone, v8.2.1