skype video calling - new handsets added - including desire hd!

irishchris

Good news for many including me (desire HD!) As Skype has added video calling to loads more handsets on Android this morning. Full list below. Available now from market.

Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Droid Charge - Verizon
Samsung Galaxy Tab
HTC Desire (2.2)
HTC Thunderbolt - Verizon
HTC Sensation
hTC Evo 4G
HTC Evo 3D
HTC Incredible S
HTC Desire HD
HTC Flyer
LG. Revolution - Verizon (2.2)
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro
Acer A5

eggy81

Wonder how it works on handsets without front camera,can just the dhd user see the other person?

irishchris

eggy81 wrote: »

Wonder how it works on handsets without front camera,can just the dhd user see the other person?

There was a modded version which let you use the back camera so probably the same with this. Not great but with only the back camera available its the only option. So you have choice of looking ay video or being on video

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Video calling works great on the SGS2!

I'd been using the hacked version until now.

dregin

BearNecessities wrote: »

Video calling works great on the SGS2!

I'd been using the hacked version until now.

Got mine yesterday and installed that version straight away. Always happier to see these features in the unmodified packages though

BopNiblets

Works on the SGS too, but only uses back camera, the button doesn't switch it to the front one for me (it's selected blue but when I press it, nothing happens), anyone else have that?

Edit: Seems like it's limited to the back camera only

Finally Skype got their thumb out!

mk6705

irishchris wrote: »

eggy81 wrote: »

Wonder how it works on handsets without front camera,can just the dhd user see the other person?

There was a modded version which let you use the back camera so probably the same with this. Not great but with only the back camera available its the only option. So you have choice of looking ay video or being on video

Unless you're near a mirror :-D. Was delighted when I saw the update.

niallb

Won't install for me here on a Desire running Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 RC1
Anyone get it to install on a gingerbread ROM ?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Is anyone else having a battery drain issue?

I installed this yesterday morning, before going to bed my phone was fully charged.

This morning I awoke to find it near empty.

On closer inspection the skype process is still running in the background. Even though I had properly exited the app.

I normally get two days out of my S2 and it was the only app I've installed in over a week.

spunk_monkey

Anyone know is it possible to have a video call in portrait? Seems to be landscape only, which is a pain in the hole..

The_B_Man

BearNecessities wrote: »

Is anyone else having a battery drain issue?

I installed this yesterday morning, before going to bed my phone was fully charged.

This morning I awoke to find it near empty.

On closer inspection the skype process is still running in the background. Even though I had properly exited the app.

I normally get two days out of my S2 and it was the only app I've installed in over a week.

Theres an app on the market called "Kill Skype" or something like that. Thats your best bet, other than just uninstalling Skype!

srsly78

Signing out of skype works fine for me. But yeah it does seem to drain a lot of battery. Especially when there is no signal, it just keeps trying over and over it seems.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Cheers The_B_Man. Got that app earlier this morning. But I ended up uninstalling skype for now. Sure I can download it again if and when I want to use it.

BeciMester

Old Desire here running Oxygen 2.1.3. (Gingerbread) on O2. Skype installed and works fine using the back camera, even on 3G. I don't have a problem with battery drain: as soon as I don't need Skype anymore I log out and kill the app. Not a big fan of Skype by the way, I can't wait for Google Voice calls to be available on phones...

mk6705

No battery issues with a Desire HD running the standard Gingerbread ROM. Is there any way to make your picture small and the other person's picture big without turning off your camera. It's very annoying!

albob

HTC Desire with stock Froyo. Can't get video calls to work. When I try a 'test call' it says that the receiver i.e. Skype can't receive video. When I ring a friend they can't enable video for me to view and when I try and enable video the screen goes blank for a moment and then comes back to the regular screen and the person on the other side does not get any video.

Hope that makes sense. Any ideas?

mk6705

albob wrote: »

HTC Desire with stock Froyo. Can't get video calls to work. When I try a 'test call' it says that the receiver i.e. Skype can't receive video. When I ring a friend they can't enable video for me to view and when I try and enable video the screen goes blank for a moment and then comes back to the regular screen and the person on the other side does not get any video.

Hope that makes sense. Any ideas?

The test call is only voice. Not sure about the rest.

P.lane78

Adro947 wrote: »

No battery issues with a Desire HD running the standard Gingerbread ROM. Is there any way to make your picture small and the other person's picture big without turning off your camera. It's very annoying!

if you double tap the small video window it changes it to full screen and vice versa

mk6705

P.lane78 wrote: »

Adro947 wrote: »

No battery issues with a Desire HD running the standard Gingerbread ROM. Is there any way to make your picture small and the other person's picture big without turning off your camera. It's very annoying!

if you double tap the small video window it changes it to full screen and vice versa

I figured it out last night, felt like an idiot when I did!

Doublechinlolz

Where is Desire S?!

P.lane78

Adro947 wrote: »

I figured it out last night, felt like an idiot when I did!

like myself....:D

spunk_monkey

any word on whether there is a way to use this in portrait?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Would love if they'd support the Samsung Tab 10.1!

The hacked version doesn't work either

BopNiblets

*bump for new Skype with loadsa new handset support*

That's all well and good for those guys, but is there a way to revert back to the previous version that didn't have the stupid ads (video calling was already working for me)? Where can I get the last version apk file I wonder?

Actually nevermind, the new AdFree update nukes the Skype ads, still might be useful for people without AdFree.

Bluefoam

MarkD09 wrote: »

Where is Desire S?!

It's been supported since the beginning.