diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/.gitignore b/wlauto/workloads/.gitignore
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+*.yaml
+*.apk
+*.json
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/__init__.py b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/__init__.py
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+#    Copyright 2014-2016 ARM Limited
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import time
+
+from wlauto import AndroidUiAutoBenchmark, Parameter
+
+
+SKYPE_ACTION_URIS = {
+    'call': 'call',
+    'video': 'call&video=true',
+}
+
+
+class SkypeEcho(AndroidUiAutoBenchmark):
+
+    name = 'skypeecho'
+    description = 'Workload that makes a Skype test call'
+    package = 'com.skype.raider'
+    activity = ''
+    # Skype has no default 'main' activity
+    launch_main = False # overrides extended class
+
+    parameters = [
+        # Workload parameters go here e.g.
+        # Parameter('example_parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
+        #           description='This is an example parameter')
+        Parameter('login_name', kind=str, mandatory=True,
+                  description='''
+                  Account to use when logging into the device from which the call will be made
+                  '''),
+        Parameter('login_pass', kind=str, mandatory=True,
+                  description='Password associated with the account to log into the device'),
+        Parameter('contact_skypeid', kind=str, mandatory=True,
+                  description='This is the Skype ID of the contact to call from the device'),
+        Parameter('contact_name', kind=str, mandatory=True,
+                  description='This is the contact display name as it appears in the people list'),
+        Parameter('duration', kind=int, default=60,
+                  description='This is the duration of the call in seconds'),
+        Parameter('action', kind=str, allowed_values=['voice', 'video'], default='voice',
+                  description='Action to take - either voice (default) or video call'),
+        Parameter('use_gui', kind=bool, default=True,
+                  description='Specifies whether to use GUI or direct Skype URI'),
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, device, **kwargs):
+        super(SkypeEcho, self).__init__(device, **kwargs)
+        if self.use_gui:
+            self.uiauto_params['my_id'] = self.login_name
+            self.uiauto_params['my_pwd'] = self.login_pass
+            self.uiauto_params['skypeid'] = self.contact_skypeid
+            self.uiauto_params['name'] = self.contact_name.replace(' ', '_')
+            self.uiauto_params['duration'] = self.duration
+            self.uiauto_params['action'] = self.action
+        self.run_timeout = self.duration + 30
+
+    def setup(self, context):
+        self.logger.info('===== setup() ======')
+        if self.use_gui:
+            super(SkypeEcho, self).setup(context)
+            self.device.execute('am force-stop {}'.format(self.package))
+            self.device.execute('am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d skype:dummy?dummy')
+            time.sleep(1)
+        else:
+            self.device.execute('am force-stop {}'.format(self.package))
+
+    def run(self, context):
+        self.logger.info('===== run() ======')
+        if self.use_gui:
+            super(SkypeEcho, self).run(context)
+        else:
+            data_uri = 'skype:{}?{}'.format(self.contact_skypeid, SKYPE_ACTION_URIS[self.action])
+            command = 'am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "{}"'.format(data_uri)
+            self.logger.debug(self.device.execute(command))
+            self.logger.debug('Call started; waiting for {} seconds...'.format(self.duration))
+            time.sleep(self.duration)
+            self.device.execute('am force-stop {}'.format(self.package))
+
+    def update_result(self, context):
+        pass
+        # super(SkypeEcho, self).update_result(context)
+        # process results and add them using
+        # context.result.add_metric
+
+    def teardown(self, context):
+        self.logger.info('===== teardown() ======')
+        super(SkypeEcho, self).teardown(context)
+        # self.device.execute('am force-stop {}'.format(self.package))
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/bin/classes/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.class b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/bin/classes/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.class
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diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho.jar b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho.jar
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diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/template-agenda.mustache b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/template-agenda.mustache
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+global:
+    iterations: 1
+workloads:
+    -   id: {{workload_id}}
+        name: skypeecho
+        params:
+            login_name: {{login_name}}
+            login_pass: {{login_pass}}
+            contact_skypeid: {{contact_skypeid}}
+            contact_name: {{contact_name}}
+            duration: {{duration}}
+            action: {{action}}
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/build.sh b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+class_dir=bin/classes/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto
+base_class=`python -c "import os, wlauto; print os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wlauto.__file__), 'common', 'android', '*.class')"`
+mkdir -p $class_dir
+cp $base_class $class_dir
+
+ant build
+
+exit_code=$?
+if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: ant build exited with code $exit_code" && exit $exit_code
+fi
+
+if [[ -f bin/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho.jar ]]; then
+    cp bin/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho.jar ..
+fi
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/build.xml b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/build.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho" default="help">
+
+    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
+         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
+         Version Control Systems. -->
+    <property file="local.properties" />
+
+    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
+         'android' tool to add properties to it.
+         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
+         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
+
+         source.dir
+             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
+         out.dir
+             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
+
+         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
+         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
+
+         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
+         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
+
+         -->
+    <property file="ant.properties" />
+
+    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
+         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
+         This must be done before we load project.properties since
+         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
+    <property environment="env" />
+    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
+        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
+    </condition>
+
+    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
+         tool, as well as ADT.
+
+         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
+         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
+         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
+    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
+
+    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
+    <fail
+            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
+            unless="sdk.dir"
+    />
+
+    <!--
+        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
+        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
+            -pre-build
+            -pre-compile
+            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
+                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
+                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
+            -post-package
+            -post-build
+            -pre-clean
+    -->
+    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
+
+    <!-- Import the actual build file.
+
+         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
+         - Customize only one target:
+             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
+               <import> task.
+             - customize it to your needs.
+         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
+             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
+               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
+             - customize to your needs.
+
+         ***********************
+         ****** IMPORTANT ******
+         ***********************
+         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
+         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
+    -->
+    <!-- version-tag: VERSION_TAG -->
+    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/uibuild.xml" />
+
+</project>
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/project.properties b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/project.properties
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+# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
+# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
+#
+# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
+#
+# To customize properties used by the Ant build system edit
+# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
+# project structure.
+#
+# To enable ProGuard to shrink and obfuscate your code, uncomment this (available properties: sdk.dir, user.home):
+#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
+
+# Project target.
+target=android-21
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/src/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/UiAutomation.java b/wlauto/workloads/skypeecho/uiauto/src/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/UiAutomation.java
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+package com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.skypeecho;
+
+import java.lang.Runnable;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+
+// Import the uiautomator libraries
+import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject;
+import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObjectNotFoundException;
+import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiScrollable;
+import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector;
+import com.android.uiautomator.testrunner.UiAutomatorTestCase;
+
+import com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.BaseUiAutomation;
+
+public class UiAutomation extends BaseUiAutomation {
+
+    public static String TAG = "uxperf_skypeecho";
+
+    public static String PACKAGE = "com.skype.raider";
+
+    public static String sendSmsButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/chat_menu_item_send_sms";
+    public static String voiceCallButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/chat_menu_item_call_voice";
+    public static String videoCallButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/chat_menu_item_call_video";
+    public static String endCallButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/call_end_button";
+    public static String noContactMessage = "Could not find contact \"%s\" in the contacts list.";
+
+    public void runUiAutomation() throws Exception {
+            Bundle parameters = getParams();
+            String loginName = parameters.getString("my_id");
+            String loginPass = parameters.getString("my_pwd");
+            String contactSkypeid = parameters.getString("skypeid");
+            String contactName = parameters.getString("name").replace("_", " ");
+            int callDuration = Integer.parseInt(parameters.getString("duration"));
+            boolean isVideo = "video".equals(parameters.getString("action"));
+
+            handleLoginScreen(loginName, loginPass);
+            selectContact(contactName, contactSkypeid);
+            makeCall(callDuration, isVideo);
+    }
+
+    public void selectContact(String name, String id) throws Exception {
+            // UiObject peopleTab = new UiObject(selector.text("People"));
+            UiObject peopleTab = getUiObjectByDescription("People", "android.widget.TextView");
+            peopleTab.click();
+
+            // On first startup, the app may take a while to load the display name, so try twice
+            // before declaring failure
+            UiObject contactCard;
+            try {
+                contactCard = getUiObjectByText(name, "android.widget.TextView");
+            } catch (UiObjectNotFoundException e) {
+                contactCard = getUiObjectByText(name, "android.widget.TextView");
+                // contactCard = getUiObjectByText(id, "android.widget.TextView");
+            }
+            contactCard.clickAndWaitForNewWindow();
+    }
+
+    public void makeCall(int duration, boolean video) throws Exception {
+            // String resource = video ? videoCallButtonResourceId : voiceCallButtonResourceId;
+            // UiObject callButton = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(resource));
+            String description = video ? "Video call" : "Call options";
+            UiObject callButton = new UiObject(new UiSelector().descriptionContains(description));
+            callButton.click();
+            sleep(duration);
+            // TODO Needs to be run on UI thread after sleep
+            /*
+            final UiObject endButton = getUiObjectByResourceId(endCallButtonResourceId, "android.widget.ImageView");
+            new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    try {
+                        endButton.click();
+                    } catch (UiObjectNotFoundException e) {
+                        // Do nothing
+                    }
+                }
+            }, 10000);
+            */
+    }
+
+    public void handleLoginScreen(String username, String password) throws Exception {
+        String useridResoureId = "com.skype.raider:id/sign_in_userid";
+        String nextButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/sign_in_next_btn";
+        UiObject useridField = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(useridResoureId));
+        UiObject nextButton = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(nextButtonResourceId));
+        useridField.setText(username);
+        nextButton.clickAndWaitForNewWindow();
+
+        String skypenameResoureId = "com.skype.raider:id/signin_skypename";
+        String passwordResoureId = "com.skype.raider:id/signin_password";
+        String signinButtonResourceId = "com.skype.raider:id/sign_in_btn";
+        // UiObject skypenameField = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(skypenameResoureId));
+        UiObject passwordField = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(passwordResoureId));
+        UiObject signinButton = new UiObject(new UiSelector().resourceId(signinButtonResourceId));
+        // skypenameField.setText(username);
+        passwordField.setText(password);
+        signinButton.clickAndWaitForNewWindow();
+    }
+}