Skype and the Apple iPad
We’ve updated our iPhone app – you can now receive video calls on your iPad.
Update: We’ve released a quick update to our iPhone app which addresses a couple of iPad teething problems. You can download it now (opens in the App Store). Your feedback is still very welcome though, so keep those comments coming.
As you may have noticed, the Apple iPad has been released in the US today.
We don’t yet know how our app will behave on the iPad. Some journalists who had early access have reported that the existing Skype for iPhone app works just fine on the iPad hardware. This is great news, but certainly doesn’t give us enough confidence to be able to announce and release an app today as we want to give you the best Skype experience possible.
You can expect to hear more from us about an iPad app in the coming months as we now have our hands on actual iPads and can start tuning and testing.
I’d be very interested to hear from you about your experiences, so please keep me posted, either in the comments below or on Twitter: @peteratskype.
I just got the iPad 2 and all I want is a Skype App on here that will allow me to video Skype. I’m not asking for all the 3G nonsense. Just the ability to video call on the iPad with wifi. Easy as that. Everyone with iPads will be more than happy.
It’s just beyond belief that Skype do not have an iPad app. Look at this thread, the original post was 1 YEAR AGO!
Look at the amount of users who are crying out for this feature and what do you get from Skype? Absolutely nothing. Skype won’t even acknowledge anything or let you know an iPad app is in the works.
What is the first thing an iPad 2 owner is going to do with their video calling device? That’s right, straight to the app store to download the app from the largest video calling provider in the world hands down. What do they find when they get there? An already poor iPhone app trying to run on the iPad 2 with little success. I know, I will check the Skype blog for information on an iPad app, there must be one in the works surely?
Wow, a year old blog post with not a single update from Skype.
Useless.
I’m with some of the other people on this thread, due to Skype’s poor communication and refusal to move with the times I’m a paying Skype customer who will be looking elsewhere.
I just uploaded the Skype App to my iPad 2 and one word comes to mind…..disappointed. The 2x feature is a half a** attempt at a band aid solution, the app becomes pixelated and grainy and you don’t have the option of using the built in keyboard function that is already native to the iPad. It is a shame that it has been over a year and that Skype has had PLENTY of time to develop an iPad compatible app but to no avail! I can’t imagine that the Skype team doesn’t have the resources to develop an iPad compatible app with as popular as this program is…..
Hahaha… Funny how people are so angry that the iPad app’s not out yet. Well Peter, I’m looking forward to it. And Skype is not crap. I’m sure the app will be great. =D
I was fine with the functionality of Skype on the ipad 2 until it stopped working. There is a sound issue and you can’t hear the rings calls or caller. I think this happened after the last update. It was working fine before that.
Any news on a Skype app for iPad 2 yet?? Some information would be appreciated. Thanks.
Please, please, please release the ipad optimized skype!
Is it really that difficult programming such an app? For a year!!!
Skype, you are losing your supporters!
I have Skype on my mini ipad but it asn’t got my contacts and I can’t sign in to it. Had to Skype on my P C!!