Some of these reasons are technical: Dropped connections can interrupt the call in the middle of an important question or answer, the use of a webcam and a Skype window makes it difficult to maintain eye contact, and it's easy for both the interviewer and the interviewee to get distracted and pulled away from
the screen at inopportune moments.
Not exact matches
Though Theater Mode doesn't replace the Mute functionality from KitKat, it's now easy to permanently keep the
screen off without worrying that it will light up
at inopportune moments.
The ambient light sensor is quite aggressive though, and it doesn't recognize when you're looking
at the
screen, resulting in the brightness dimming
at inopportune moments.