Skype for iPhone Can Now Run in the Background

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Posted July 21, 2010 at 3:04pm by iClarified

Skype has updated their iPhone application to run in the background with multitasking in iOS 4.

Call your Skype contacts wherever you may be – either on 3G or WiFi. It's completely free to call people on Skype over WiFi, and free on 3G* until the end of 2010.

Features:
● Great value international calls and text messages
● Call and text phones anywhere in the world directly from your phonebook, and save with Skype's great rates.
● Instant messages
● With Skype for iPhone, you can instant message one or many people on Skype at the same time, wherever, and whenever the mood strikes.

What's New In This Version:
● Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4. Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked. You can also continue your call while you switch to another application. Multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.

You can download Skype from the App Store for free.

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Greg Armstrong - July 22, 2010 at 3:43am

Skype doesn't run in the background in ios4. I used to run jailbroken os 3.1.3 with backgrounder and could get calls, msgs anytime and flick between apps while still maintaining a call. Now with ios4 as soon as the screen closes the app stops working and I have to sign in again to continue. It's a real pain in the arse and ruined the powerful business application of being able to run multiple apps at the same time and practically work from anywhere in the world without having to drag my macbook around with me. If it is possible to run Skype all the time so people can see you online I'd love someone to show/explain it to me. Thanks Greg

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Vang - July 21, 2010 at 11:44pm

Sucks! No video calling to pc users. That would be great. My gal has pc skype. I got iPhone 4 skype. No compatability. That in my book sucks hard. Like my gal on me! WTF SKYPE THERE AIN'T NO HYPE!!

Cody - July 21, 2010 at 11:29pm

...where the hell is video calling, skype?

log - July 21, 2010 at 6:05pm

multitasking doesn't work on Jailbroken phones :(

Marian - July 21, 2010 at 6:28pm

If you go on contact profile and see all messed up then Multitasking is disabled on jaibroken 3GS until someone modify Mobilesubstate

Frojasr - July 21, 2010 at 6:30pm

Why did u say that it doesn't work on jb devices. I have plenty of apps working with multitasking and I have a jb device. :). So this is the only one it doesn't work??? Where did u read this???

Marian - July 21, 2010 at 7:01pm

Because I have an unjailbreaked iphon 4 and it works like charm but on my jailbreaked 3GS don't! Btw I read it on skype forum!

David - July 21, 2010 at 4:50pm

Yes, it runs in the background. Log on the your acct and single press the home button, then it will continues running in the background. It works for me. Try it again.

Frojasr - July 22, 2010 at 12:21pm

Does anybody know how modify mobilesubstrate to make skype work on multitasking? I have a friend with iPhone 4 and skype work like a charm on multitasking. Somebody should work on a fix to this problem an a JB iDevice. Thanks and. I'll wait or your answer. Bye

Humza Arshad - July 21, 2010 at 3:22pm

I updated skype for my iPhone 4 and push notifications isn't even an option for it (it's not an option in the app or settings) In the app store I read it's description and iPhone 4 isn't even in it's compatibility list! They left us hanging for this update

Fredd - July 21, 2010 at 3:52pm

I've updated too. I'm on an iPhone 3GS 4.0 and it does not seem to work at all. No multitasking. No notifications to be found in the app or general settings. Bad update?

Skyper - July 21, 2010 at 3:57pm

Is that true?

busman - July 21, 2010 at 4:41pm

the new update does not update anything:)

Frojasr - July 21, 2010 at 5:31pm

Thats right, i update skype and it seems normal. I mean it doesn't work in the background neither multitasking. It sucks