Skype for iOS Brings Two-way HD Video Calls to iPhone 5s, iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini

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Posted January 16, 2014 at 2:41pm by iClarified

Skype for iPhone and iPad has been updated to bring two-way HD Video Calls to iPhone 5s, iPad Air, and the iPad Mini Retina. The update also includes faster chat sync across devices and lets you receive messages even when the Skype app is closed.

Say “hello” to friends and family with an instant message, voice or video call on Skype for free. There’s so much you can do, right from the palm of your hand.

Features:
Join over 250 million people every month using Skype
- Get started with Skype on your iPhone and find your friends in an instant.

Call friends on Skype
- Enjoy free voice and video calls to anyone else who is on Skype and make HD quality video calls from your iPhone 5.

Talk to friends in an instant
- Instant message your friends in a flash plus send emoticons.

Video Messaging
- Stay in touch with friends and family even when they're busy or offline with unlimited, free video messages.

Photo Sharing
- Send photos on your iPhone directly to friends or family via Skype. There's no limit on the size of the photo you can send, so you can share a moment without reaching email size limits or paying expensive MMS charges.

Call mobiles and landlines
- Add a little Skype Credit to send low-cost SMS messages or call friends on their mobile or landline.

No WiFi? No problem
- Skype works on 3G* and WiFi – so you can stay in touch, even if you’re out and about.

Chat with anyone, anywhere
- Skype’s available on smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs and even TVs. Whatever device your friend or family uses, Skype just works. Simple.

Search the app store for other great apps from Skype:
- Skype for iPad
- Skype WiFi
- GroupMe

What's New In This Version:
Two-way HD video calls are now supported on the iPhone 5S.
Two-way HD video calls are now supported on the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display. [iPad Build]
Receive chat messages even when Skype is closed.
Chat messages now sync much faster across all your devices.

You can download Skype for iPhone from the App Store for free.

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Skype for iOS Brings Two-way HD Video Calls to iPhone 5s, iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini

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jes2k13 - January 16, 2014 at 5:49pm

got dang it prompt came out on first time usage telling me the version is only supported in unmodified version of iOS, damn my gold jailbreaked iphone 5s is crying!

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rlengler - January 17, 2014 at 3:59am

Don't worry, it works just fine. click "ok" and log in like you always do. It will work normally

omar.nsy - January 16, 2014 at 3:47pm

With all NSA stuff about Skype. No I'm not gonna use it.