Skype 1.0 for Android hotfix – fixed privacy vulnerability
Today we have released Skype 1.0 for Android hotfix.
This update fixes the privacy vulnerability in Skype for Android.
Please download the new version now from the Android market or browse to skype.com/m from your device.
Please share your thoughts in the comments and on our forums.
Full release notes for 1.0.0.984 are:
Fixed issues:
| Category | Description |
| Security | Fixed privacy vulnerability |
| Calling | Introduced calling over 3G in the US |
Known issues:
| Devices affected | Description | Current solution |
| All | On very rare occasions Sometimes upgrading to a new version of Skype for Android fails and the user is no longer able to upgrade/re-install Skype for Android . | After a master reset of the device Skype for Android can be installed again. |
| All Android smart phones with firmware 2.0, 2.1 (including 2.1-update-1) | Links in Skype.com (retrieving password, buying Skype subscriptions) do not open with native browser | User is notified to download and use some other browser (e.g Opera Mini) |
| Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000; Samsung Galaxy S Mesmerize; Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G; Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant; Samsung Galaxy S Captivate; Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate; Samsung Transform Samsung Intercept |
Skype 1.0.3 for Android is not able to login on the following devices with Android 2.1 and below. | Upgrade to Android OS version 2.2 |
| Samsgung Galaxy Spica I5700 2.1 | Switching speakerphone ON does not have an effect | None available |
| Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 2.1 HTC Legend 2.1 | Connection is not seamless for these devices. When user has enabled both WiFi and 2G/3G connection, after a while, device switches to 2G/3G, but for other contacts, user appears to be offline as there really isn’t no connection in the device | None available |
| Motorola Milestone 2.0; Motorola Milestone 2.1; Motorola Milestone XT720 2.1 |
In case user receives incoming GSM call during Skype call, it may happen that audio is not sent/received during GSM call. | None available |
| Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 2.1; LG Aloha 2.1; HTC wildfire |
These phone models fulfill the criteria’s to be compatible with Skype 1.0.3 for Android. The application performance may not be optimal. | None available |
| All | Call drops when 2G/3G changes back to wifi: In case user has enabled Wi-Fi and 2G/3G connection and receives Skype call while on 2G/3G connection, call drops if device changes connection back to Wi-Fi |
None available |
| All | Call quality depends on the signal strength of Wi-Fi connection and the bandwith of 3G connection | In case call quality is not optimal, make sure you have good network connection |
| All | Skype respects device’s audio settings, but when audio and phone vibration are both enabled, phone does not vibrate during incoming Skype call | Audio is still played and user can detect incoming calls |
| All | Multilined mood message displays square mark in place of line break | None available |
| All | Prefix for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is wrong (shown as +0) | None available |
| All | Country prefix is not recognized for British Ocean Territory and Pitcairn | None Available |
| All | Birthday notification is shown after user logs in | User has to log out and in again to receive birthday notifications |
| All | Sometimes US numbers are not recognized and therefore flag is not displayed in Dial Pad view. In addition to this, Dialer does not store outgoing calls to USA and Canada correctly in the „Recent destinations” in Dial Pad view | None available. User can still make calls |
| All | For some devices (which have FM radio support), radio music is stopped automatically when Skype call comes in (Call audio can be sent/received) – e.g HTC Legend 2.1. | User has to stop radio manually |
| For some devices, radio music is not stopped automatically. Call can be received, but when answering the call, radio music is still played. (However call audio can be send/received also) Current workaround: him/herself. | ||
| All | Back button has a inconsistent behavior when opening phone notifications -> skype event -> chat. If the user then press back button, he/she will exit the client instead of navigating to the tab view. | None available |
| All | User (A) who signs -in and synchronizes their contacts and then out signs-out and lets another user (B) sign in on their device, the other user (B) will see the original user (A) simonized contacts. | None available |
| All | Skype is not launched automatically after device reboot IF app is moved to SD card even if automatic start-up is enabled. | Automatic start-up works when the application is saved to the internal memory |
Sorry, but what have you done in the last 3 months? I still can’t use Skype via Wifi on my HTC Desire. Are you working on this problem? The whole forum is writing about the bad and choppy sound. You only have to read.
Why does this app need so many permissions?
Still can not sign in, because my skypename contains two dots in a row (..)
The windows version has already a fix for this issue
sorry, but is this some sort of joke ? testing it on my HTC Wildfire and it is still bollocks, choppy robotic sounds, can’t hold a conversation for 1 second. are you guys actually on it ? Everyone is complaining about the crappy sound and after all this time it is still not being addressed ?
I download the skype app for adroid but it doesn’t allow me to send sms from my android. I am really interested in you to fix that problem. That’s the only way for me to send sms to my friends in Cuba, they are not allowed to receive sms from a cell which is located in the usa but they receive sms through Skype. I know skype for iphone has that capability I wonder why it doesn’t work for Android. If you please could fix that I’ll really appreciate it. I’ve been using skype for so long; I really wouldn’t like to have the necessity to change to another app looking for something that you probable could fix. To sum up, my request is to get the capability in my LG optimus m (android) to send sms from my android through skype. I hope you do something about that, something more than just read this comment. Thank you.