Skype

Skype App Updated for iOS 4 With Support for Multitasking!

by sara on Jul 28, 2010

Time to update your apps again; the Skype update for iOS 4 multitasking is now live. Now you can not only make calls over 3G with an iPhone, you can receive them while using other apps.

After launching Skype and logging in, you’ll be able to make calls and leave the app while still talking, just like expected. What you might not have expected is that you can also receive calls in the background as long as you’re still logged in. If you receive a call while in another app, you’ll see a popup notification like the one pictured at right. After you’ve accepted or initiated a call and left the main Skype app, the call appears just like a regular phone call; as a red bar across the top of the screen.

Skype’s official updated features list cites multitasking as the only update for version 2.0.1. After downloading the app on my iPhone 4, it seems there are more updates than are listed. The app seems to be sporting a higher resolution icon, looks to...Read More >>