Skype Now Available for All Android Phones

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You’ve been asking us for it – and now it’s here. Skype is now available on a wide range of Android phones, so you can save money and stay in touch when you’re out and about. Visit skype.com/m on your phone to download, or read on to find out what’s inside.
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http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/skype-for-android/?cm_mmc=m176

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All phones except the Galaxy S. Works very well on my Desire though :D
 
hah, yeah all phones that are compatible, but atleast its official now.
 
No app to SD card support according to the reviews at appbrain :(
 
I may be missing something, but I cant get notification sounds to work, shows up on the notification bar when a message comes through, but no sound which doesn't really help if the screen is off now does it? HTC Desire, custom 2.2 Froyo ROM (Leedroid 2.1a)
 
Doesn't sign in for me, at all and doesn't even seem to try to communicate either on my WiFi or via 3G because it's that quick. I'm on a Desire 2.2
 
davemc said:
Wait, does this Android version of Sykpe work on the phone's WiFi connection?
I seriously doubt it.
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Yes mine runs when only wifi is enabled. It works good, but there is a lot of places to improve! HTC Desire - Custom ROM
 
cyb3rt said:
Yes mine runs when only wifi is enabled. It works good, but there is a lot of places to improve! HTC Desire - Custom ROM
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Same here, the one on Verizon(the one that was exclusive to them only till yesterday) was restricted to cellular connections initially but an update was pushed through that people could use both their cell network and Wi-Fi.
 
This is a crosspost but no one provided an adequate answer to my original question, so I solved the login problem myself (HTC Desire). Turns out that if you exit Skype using the home button, it's still runnning in the background. To switch off, go to settings > applications > running services. Turning Skype (15Mb!) off and on again solved the log in problem. I did several test calls and connections are a bit dodgy. Call quality via WiFi is adequate but I get better on my PC.
So far, it's a fail from Skype.
 
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