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Skype 3.0.1 for iPhone

We have released an updated version of Skype for iPhone, which introduces support for video-calling Skype for TV through the H.264 codec. In addition we have resolved other issues found in the previous release.

Upgrade now through iTunes.

Full release notes for version 3.0.1 are:

Improvements:
* Support for video calling to Skype for TV and to Skype on Nokia N900
* Support for iOS 4.3

Fixed issues:

Category	Description
Video Calling	Improved video call hold and enable/disable functions
Mail	Fixed some crashing issues

Known issues:

Category	Description	Workaround
Video	Video calls between iOS devices and the Nokia N900 may be unreliable.	None available
Calling	Incoming call on Verizon Wireless may abruptly end Skype calls	None available.

Skype 3.0 for iPhone - with video calling

Happy Holidays season - hohoho.

This season is very special as we are releasing a new version of Skype for iPhone and iPod Touch with video calling. Now you will be able to share all the special moments in video, as they happen, wherever you are.

Download the app straight from iTunes and let us know what you think about it on our forums.

Skype video calling is supported over WiFi and 3G* data connections. You can enjoy video calls with users on all Skype desktop versions and with other Skype for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users.

You can make video calls in both portrait and landscape mode and use both front and back cameras.

Users on iPhone 4, 3GS and iPod Touch (4th Generation) can enjoy full 2-way video calling. Users with iPod Touch (3rd Generation) and iPads can receive video.

Video calling with Skype requires iOS 4.0 or above to be installed on your device. Skype 3.0 for iPhone will also work on iOs 3.x, but without video support.

Full release notes for Skype 3.0.0 for iPhone:

New Features:
* Video calling

Known issues:

Category	Description	Workaround
Video calling	When receiving a video call on iPhone from Skype 2.8 for Mac user, the only options presented to the iPhone user are Accept and Decline.  The incoming call will appear as an audio-only call. \\	Once the call is established, the iPhone user can click "Video call" to start video.
Calling	iPhone 3G running iOS 3.1.2 will briefly go offline after the other person ends a Skype call.	Online status is automatically restored after a brief period.
Calling	When an iPhone (iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4th Gen) calls a device without a camera, the audio is routed through the loudspeaker.  However, the speaker button is not highlighted.	Toggle the Speaker button.
Video calling	If you place a Skype call on hold while using the back camera, resuming the call will switch to the front camera.	Press the camera button to select back camera.
Video calling	Starting video while on hold during a Skype call causes the call to fail (cannot resume from hold).	Take the Skype call off hold before starting video.
Calling	Ringing sound plays through the earpiece instead of the loudspeaker after call has been answered the first time.	Restart Skype application.
Calling	Skype running on iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.2 does not automatically place a Skype call on hold when an incoming GSM call is received.	None available.
Calling	When declining an incoming GSM call, the Skype call audio is lost.	Place the Skype call on hold and un-hold, to return the Skype call audio.

* - Additional Data charges may apply.

Skype 2.1.2 update for iPhone

I'm glad to announce that we have just released an update for Skype for iPhone.

Version 2.1.2 is a maintenance release, mostly focused on fixing issues you have been reporting to us.

We have also implemented a few improvements:
* Skype settings have a new look, and the options have more precise descriptions.
* New settings option - Go Offline. You can now choose the behavior of the application when it runs in the background.
* Improved event notifications. All types of event notifications appear in a friendlier format.

Download the new version now. Keep us in sync what you think about Skype for iPhone by talking with us in our forums, or just comment on this blog post.

The full release notes for newly released build 2.1.2 are:

Fixed issues:

Category	Description
Voicemail	Skype crashed when new chat message tone was played while you listened to Voicemail
Contact search	Skype crashed when user initiates Skype search multiple times.
Calling	The chat keypad was not displayed correctly when receiving a call
Notifications	Notifications about incoming activities, while Skype was in the background, were not always correct
Contact list	'No Contacts' graphic was not properly aligned
Voicemail	Voicemail audio was erroneously routed to the speaker after incoming chat event tone
Calling	Skype crashed on devices with no multitasking support when receiving GSM call while being on Skype call

Known issues:

Category	Description	Workaround
Settings	Settings descriptions are not displayed under iPhone OS 3.x	Upgrade to iOS 4
Instant Messaging	Sometimes chat messages are not shown immediately after sending them.	None available
Calling	Skype call loses audio after declining incoming GSM call	Putting Skype call on hold and then resuming it solves the issue
Contact Search	Skype may crash when rapidly changing tabs after initiating contacts search	None available
Landscape mode	Landscape mode stops working after user signs-out/signs-in	Restart Skype

Skype 2.1.1 for iPhone

We’ve just released Skype 2.1.1 for iPhone – download it now (opens in App Store).

• You can now disable IM alerts.
• The dialpad is now more responsive.
• The behavior of the volume, when Skype interacts with other Apps, is now much better.
• When your status is set to Do Not Disturb, notifications are not shown when Skype is in the background.

Multitasking is available only with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod 3rd Generation running iOS 4.

We recommend using Skype with iOS 3.1.x if you own an iPhone 3G or iPhone 2G.

Improvements

• Improvements to DTMF tones.
• You can now disable IM alerts.

Fixed issues

• When switching Groups to 'Online Contacts', Skype sometimes crashed.
• When receiving an incoming iPhone call, Skype crashed in certain situations on devices running iOS 3.x.
• Skype calls were sometimes terminated, instead of being put on hold, if an incoming iPhone call arrived, on iOS 3.x.
• Some hi-res images were missing for the iPhone 4
• The volume on the device was inadvertently altered by Skype.
• Now, when your status is set to Do Not Disturb (DND), notifications are not shown, when Skype is in the background.
• In certain cases typing 0 (zero) was turning into a + sign on the dialpad.
• Ringtones and DTMF tones were not respecting the silent mode in certain cases.

Known issues

• IMs may not appear after they are sent, when Skype is run for the first time, if you have lots of Skype Contacts.
  • Workaround: After starting Skype, let it finish synchronising all your chats and contacts, before sending chat messages
• The keyboard may disappear when declining an incoming call, if you have a chat open.
• Audio might stop while listening to a voicemail, if it is interrupted by an incoming call.
  • Workaround: restart listening to the voicemail
• Voicemail audio might switch from ear piece to speaker if you receive an incoming chat, while playing a voicemail.
• Skype may crash when listening to a voicemail, if it is interrupted by an incoming chat tone.
• When reading a chat in landscape mode an incoming Skype Call may be erroneously shown in landscape. Observed on iPod Touch (2nd generation).

Skype 2.0.1 for iPhone - Multitasking and free 3G calling

Last night we released Skype 2.0.1 for iPhone.

Please start downloading this build right away (from iTunes) and continue reading.

This new release brings to you the support for the multitasking, new iPhone 4G display resolution and of course we fully support the new iOS 4.0.

Now you are able to send Skype to the background while using other applications and receive incoming Skype calls or IM's. Also Skype will stay online when you lock the device.

These new features are supported on iPhone 4G, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch third generation models (released late 2009).

In addition to these updates we have added sound effects for incoming Instant Messages and authorization requests. We have also removed the need to connect to WiFi when it becomes available, when you are already connected over a mobile data connection. This stops the OS alert to connect to WiFi coming on the screen.

Please let us know what you think about this release by commenting on this blog post or talking on our forums.

There are also in some bug fixes and a number of known issues as-well.
The full release notes for Skype 2.0.1 for iPhone are:

Improvements:
• For all supported devices:
o Added iOS 4.0 support.
o Added sound effects for incoming instant messages/authorizations requests.
o Skype can now stay connected to mobile data connection even if there is a new WiFi network in range.
• Only for devices with multitasking support:
o Added multitasking support, so Skype can run in the background and you can remain available for incoming calls, IMs and authorization requests.
o Added local notification support, so you can see if someone is calling/messaging you even if you are using another app. You can see also contact requests, missed calls and voicemails.
o Added background calling support. Now you can continue talking in the background, even if you use another application. Red 'Skype' bar indicates that a live call is in the background.
o Now you can receive incoming calls and IM's over WiFi when the device is manually locked.
o Added high definition graphics for the iPhone 4 Retina Display.
o Implemented stacked local notifications, so all missed/new Skype events are shown in one alert.
Known issues:
• When an incoming call notification is displayed, if the user taps 'Cancel' it doesn't decline the call, it just closes the notification. The call will continue to ring until it is either forwarded, or goes to voicemail, or the caller hangs up.
• There is no elegant way in iOS 4.0 to exit/close the app anymore. We advise that you set Skype to 'Offline' to reduce data traffic and battery while not using Skype. We are looking in other ways to implement this. Other ways to quit Skype include: Hold the application icon on the task bar. That should bring up the remove badge icon. Press it and the application process should be terminated; Hold down the Lock button until you get the power down slider, then hold down Home button.
• A Skype call continues while you listening music using the iPod app.
• Skype audio is mixed with other audio channels if there are any.
• The red bar only indicates that audio is being recorded in the background. So e.g. a call on an iPod without microphone or a held call won't be indicated when in the background.
• Skype could hang on start-up, if the app was terminated manually from the task bar.
• Dialpad 'Call' button could sometimes be slow, especially when there is heavy IM activity.
• The keyboard may not displayed properly if you get an incoming call.
• Sometimes, messages don't appear as soon as you hit 'Send' button, especially if you have lots of conversations open. Going to the Chats list and back to the chat will solve this problem
• Landscape mode sometimes won't work after sign-out/sign-in.
• The device system volume is sometimes changed after using Skype.
• Some graphic elements are not fully optimized for Retina Display.
• Missed call events in the local notification are not ordered correctly.
• Empty Contact List graphic is not centred.
• DTMF tones sometimes play erratically.
• Skype may shut down and not be re-started when it's sent to background and the network connection becomes unstable.
Fixed issues:
• IM sounds are not played when in DND mode, when Notification Sounds setting is OFF or during live call.
• Fixed the issue when the action button erroneously appears on the messages view when it was in landscape mode.
• Improved UI behavior while logging-out.
• Fixed the issue when Skype crashed because of the recursive audio on iPod Touch without microphone attached.
• IM sound with overlapping ringing tone crashed Skype.
• Buttons Call/Chat/SMS didn't sometimes work on iPad.
• iPhone Contacts: Skype crashed when calling a contact from the Address Book.

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Skype 2.0 for iPhone

We are glad to announce Skype 2.0 for iPhone.

You have been asking it from us many times.

Now it's here officially - Calling over 3G.

Please note that the Skype2Skype calling over 3G is free during a trial period, which lasts until end of the year. We will be letting you know about the pricing later. Calling over WiFi will remain for free for everyone.

Start downloading the updated all right now.

In addition to the 3G calling we have improved Skype call quality with introducing Wide-band SILK audio codecs into the app. Wide-Band calling is available for iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 2nd Gen devices.

The Call Quality Indicator is now giving you more information which will help you to improve your calling experience.

We have also fixed a number of issues reported by you in this release, especially on the calling areas.

Please let us know how you feel about the Skype 2.0 for iPhone, discuss things what matter on our forums or just comment this post.

Full release notes for 2.0.0 are:

New features:
* Calling over 3G data network
* Wide-band SILK audio for iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch 2nd and 3rd Gen
* Device contact groups button was added to contact groups view
* Give feedback button added to About Skype page

Improvements:
* Improved application startup speed
* Improved calling user interface
* More information displayed on Call Quality Indicator
* Improved VoiceOver support
* Improved keyboard appearance during IM

Fixed issues:
* 'Call ended' audio was played trough speakers instead of earpieces
* Country prefix detection failed on rare cases
* Resolved rare issues with touch tones regognition
* Calling over VPN connection was failing
* Incoming GSM call, which was declined, stopped audio for ongoing Skype call
* Skype crashed when outgoing call was forwarded to phone
* It was not possible to unblock contacts
* Skype crashed sometimes when tapping contact list while using Skype in traditional Chinese
* Skype logout rarely by itself with 'account logout reason error 21' message

Known issues:
* Incoming GSM call, over EDGE connection, ends Skype call
* Skype might hangup call on 'ringing' view when calling from iPod Touch without headset
* Call forwarding number is removed after adding invalid number
* Group call avatar is not shown sometimes
* VoiceOver support is missing in some areas
* Action button is not disabled when switching IM view to landscape mode
* Sign-out tone is not audible