Android smartphone users can now make really cheap calls to family and friends living or working abroad thanks to the new Android app from Localphone. Based in the UK, Localphone one of the largest independent mobile VoIP providers, may not be familiar to many users, but this app may change that.

The Localphone Android app is the latest of a series of services allowing Localphone customers to make low-cost international calls to landlines or mobiles phones to over 250 countries worldwide. This pay-as-you go service is free from monthly contracts and with no hidden charges, it really is a must have for smartphone users making calls abroad.

"Android’s share in some of our key markets has sky-rocketed, with surveys indicating more than 40% of new smartphone sales in the UK and US going to Google’s mobile OS," said Paul Cusack, Localphone’s founder and CEO. "Our customers have been crying out for an Android app so we are pleased to announce this new addition to our mobile lineup, and look forward to expanding to further platforms in the New Year."

With call rates starting from 0.5¢ per minute, this dynamic and flexible app allows users to manage their contacts and keep up-to-date with their credit whilst on the move. The app mirrors the company’s existing iPhone offering also allowing users to send cheap international text messages.

The app can be downloaded for free from the Android Market, or customers can visit the company’s dedicated Localphone for Android page. The app uses the phone’s own dialer to make local calls that connect internationally, which means it won’t use up a customers data allowance.

Localphone offers a number of different ways to make cheap international calls and texts. You can call from your mobile or landline using the Local Numbers service. Free VoIP calls can be made from a computer using the Localphone Internet Phone or the customer’s own VoIP compatible device. New customers get a 5-minute free call when they sign up to Localphone via https://www.localphone.com/register.

For more information on their services, visit www.localphone.com and find out how you can start making cheap international calls.