Unnecessary Changes

I have loved using skype over other messaging apps for years now because it was minimalistic, clean, and easy to navigate. Nothing too fancy, but exactly what I needed to communicate, whether it be with friends, professors, or peers. This latest update makes it frustrating to use the messaging, with its overly glamorous color schemes layout. I cant use any of the features I use on the day to day, like status and mood. Because you dont swipe to see timestamps and the font is huge, I can only see a couple messages at a time. And whats worse, its slowing my phone down and taking up space. I dont even like it and its dragging me down! I will definitely be switching to discord if improvements are not made soon.
A note: adding emojis to messages and stuff is super cute. A lot of the ideas in this update were good, but they are overriding the reasons we love this service so much.

Edit: Much better with the new update! I moved my rating up two stars. I love the dark theme, and Im glad I can see whos active now. I still wish I could see more messages at a time and edit stuff like status and and mood, though. I havent been able to see if the performance is better yet (the last update would not send messages or tell me when I received them, and crashed the app often) but Im hoping it has improved.

ShortRant about Skype for iPhone, v8.3