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News, stories, and updates from Skype

Use Skype URIs to start Skype chats and calls from websites or mobile apps

Skype URIs provide a simple way for developers to initiate Skype calls and chats directly from their websites, desktop and mobile apps. As long as the user has Skype installed on their computer or mobile device, the URI will bring… Read more

Mobile testing toolkit helps OEMs validate consistent Skype experience on Android devices

Skype is the most popular video calling application on Android handsets and tablets with more than 90 million downloads. As more and more Android devices enter the market, we want to ensure that every Skype user gets the best video-calling… Read more

Announcing SkypeKit for Desktop with Video Calling

We opened up SkypeKit in June to accelerate Skype's presence in the consumer electronics industry. While the response from developers was overwhelmingly positive, there were still calls for SkypeKit to allow for the development of desktop applications with integrated Skype… Read more

Using In Band DTMF Processing with the Skype API and PSTN Calls

I will explain, in general terms, how it can be done, what to be careful about, and also show you this working example done with MyToGo For Skype which is free, so that you can see that this can in… Read more

Putting string theory into practice

In order to present a consistent user experience to our users we ask that external developers use the same strings in their user interfaces that we use in the Skype Client. To make this a bit simpler for you, we… Read more

[Done] Skypecast meeting request

We do have many new things we want to share with you relating to building Extras for Skype 3.0 then this is for you. This SkypeCast will be Audio and Video. To watch the video you will need to… Read more

January newsletter – Do More in 2007 with Skype

The January developer newsletter has been published yesterday. Please visit and take a reading break. And if it is not done yet, feel free to subscribe in order to receive the next one. In this issue: * Guest writer: Dick… Read more