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Welcome to 'Paul's App of the Day', where I pick one of my favourite apps as featured app of the day! Today's app is...

Skype

What they say

• Free* Skype-to-Skype calls over 3G or WiFi
• Call phones abroad at great Skype rates
• Instant message one or many friends at the same time

- Data plan or WiFi connection required (calling in U.S - WiFi only)
- Some handsets (e.g Samsung Galaxy S) are not currently supported

What we say

The heavyweight of VOIP finally lands on Android! :)

Permissions

ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE / ACCESS_WIFI_STATE / AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS / DISABLE_KEYGUARD / GET_ACCOUNTS / GET_TASKS / INTERNET / MANAGE_ACCOUNTS / MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS / READ_CONTACTS / READ_PHONE_STATE / READ_SYNC_SETTINGS / READ_SYNC_STATS / RECORD_AUDIO / USE_CREDENTIALS / VIBRATE / WAKE_LOCK / WRITE_CONTACTS / WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE / WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS / WRITE_SETTINGS / WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS

Download

View at AppBrain

Direct Market Link (for on device)

View on Android Market

QRcode

To use, install 'Barcode Scanner' from the Android Market.

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Price

FREE

Market star rating at time of writing

4.80 (5 ratings)

Version at time of writing

1.0.0.538

Similar / Alternative apps

Also check out Fring or SIPdroid if you wanna roll with your own VOIP provider. ;)

Suggested improvements for the next version

n/a

Have your say

Fan of Skype? Found something better? Just wanna share your experiences? Post below! :(
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Guest le_lutin
Nimbuzz is an awesome alternative too :)

I still have the "Skype Lite" version on my phone (I downloaded it a few months ago) and there are still advantages to it over this version. With the lite version you didn't need data connection at all as it used the phone network to call a number which then connected to whoever you were phoning. The disadvantage of this is of course that it uses up phone minutes, but I have more inclusive minutes on my contract than I know what to do with. The advantage of it is that you don't need a data connection and the audio quality was absolutely crystal.

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Guest mark1316
I still have the "Skype Lite" version on my phone (I downloaded it a few months ago) and there are still advantages to it over this version. With the lite version you didn't need data connection at all as it used the phone network to call a number which then connected to whoever you were phoning. The disadvantage of this is of course that it uses up phone minutes, but I have more inclusive minutes on my contract than I know what to do with. The advantage of it is that you don't need a data connection and the audio quality was absolutely crystal.

can you still install the lite version ?

any idea where i can get the .apk ?

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Guest JackTheMan18

After trying out this app, I must report that I am very disappointed.

It appears that the authors really do not understand how to properly code an Android application.

They absolutely insist on Skype remaining eternally on, and eternally active using up precious memory.

Of course, trying to manage the app, and stop it, is proving to be very difficult.

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Guest Lord_Phoenix

Very nice application, but too heavy :-( Both in terms of size and performance.. Voice quality is so much better than SIPdroid, Fring or Nimbuzz though.

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good of them to assume that skype is so important that I need it to be persistant. I had the same problem with the linux version (unable to not auto-start)

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Guest flash2004
I still have the "Skype Lite" version on my phone (I downloaded it a few months ago) and there are still advantages to it over this version. With the lite version you didn't need data connection at all as it used the phone network to call a number which then connected to whoever you were phoning. The disadvantage of this is of course that it uses up phone minutes, but I have more inclusive minutes on my contract than I know what to do with. The advantage of it is that you don't need a data connection and the audio quality was absolutely crystal.

Does it work on networks other than 3 UK ?

If yes, can you please share the APK. I am really looking around for that.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Why would you recommend this app (unless you're being paid to do so?) It's absolute trash, and messes up consistently. If you just took the time to do some Googling, you'll find horrendous numbers of people slating it. Call quality?... well, I can't even get a call to connect without static BOTH ENDS.

Did you SERIOUSLY test this app, Paul?

Fail.

Here is the original "Skype Lite" :P: DOWNLOAD

Edited by NexusX
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