Skype for iPhone coming this Tuesday

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It's been a long time coming, but according to CrunchGear, Skype is finally coming to iPhone for the ever low price of free. There have been many rumors abound lately about whether or not the service is coming, but now that it's official, it means you can make free VoIP calls via the WiFi feature of the iPhone.

As mentioned, the application will show up in the App Store on Tuesday for free, and will have a range of feature. Firstly and obviously, you will be able to make free phone calls to other Skype users if you own an iPhone are in range of a Wireless network; not only this, but you will be able to use the chat features in Skype, utilizing Apple's built in touch keyboard. A rather handy feature is that when run, the Skype application will scan your current contact list and it will be able to detect who is running Skype or not, providing you a handy list of people you can already call.

This will be great to international users of the iPhone looking to communicate cheaply with one-another, so it is expected to be extremely popular. The Skype application has already begun to show up in the App Store in certain countries, but for the majority, expect to see it tomorrow.

#1 qdave on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:05

this is going to be great!

#2 Gully on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:11

Definitely getting It!

(2 replies) #3 lunamonkey on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:12

Can you use the 3G too?

#3.1 Sam Symons Live on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:12

lunamonkey said,

Nope. I should have also pointed out a Blackberry version is coming later this year.

#3.2 +Obi Wong on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:31

there is a app you can get off cydia that lets you use wifi features on 3G

#4 M.F.D.K on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:15

It took them donkey's years, but i guess its never late.

#5 dbam987 on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:25

Looks like I picked up an iPod Touch at just the right time. Just need to get that headphone with built-in microphone and I'll be all set.

#6 thealexweb on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:27

Google Talk has been on the iPhone / iPod Touch for a while.

#7 bmaher on 30 Mar 2009 - 19:27

Woo! About time!

#8 +Jedimark on 30 Mar 2009 - 20:37

There's a preview of the application on the BBC News website at the moment: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7971673.stm

Not sure if the video will work for non-UK users.

#9 Digix on 30 Mar 2009 - 20:51

ashame wont work on ipod touch 1G

#10 Sam Symons Live on 30 Mar 2009 - 21:01

Jase and I can confirm availability of this in Australia and NZ. Party on, Oceania.

(1 reply) #11 zulugod on 30 Mar 2009 - 23:36

Keeps crashing for me.

Availability in Oz confirmed.

#11.1 kiwi89 on 31 Mar 2009 - 10:20

I keep getting crashes as well, but all the crashes I know of are all on phones that are jailbroken.

#12 Jugalator on 30 Mar 2009 - 23:40

Holy killer app, batman.

#13 M.F.D.K on 31 Mar 2009 - 00:28

Holy fakeroni, it crashes so much

#14 Shiranui on 31 Mar 2009 - 01:54

This might be the app to make the iPhone actually worth buying.

#15 Sam Symons Live on 31 Mar 2009 - 04:28

I'm hearing a lot of crash reports, not only from Neowin

Perhaps they should have optimized it and waited until iPhone OS 3.0?

#16 Ji@nBing on 31 Mar 2009 - 06:57

Still not showing up for me. Western Canada

#17 kiwi89 on 31 Mar 2009 - 10:29

for jailbroken phones you guys might wanna update your phones on cyda.. it seems to be fixing the problem.
edit: the app is already here in australia, it was up at like 9.30 when I checked this moring for it.

#18 ]SK[ on 31 Mar 2009 - 11:45

Wish they would change the damn sounds for Skype. They all sound awful.

#19 profets on 31 Mar 2009 - 13:48

great.... not available in canada

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03...ype-iphone.html

and sounds like when launched for BB, in canada anyway, theyll only have access to IM, no voice.

#20 Nestea_M@n on 31 Mar 2009 - 13:54

Yeah, Not showing up on the Canadian Store. So, I had to download it from other sources... Its free so it doesn't matter

Neztea

(1 reply) #21 +littleneutrino on 31 Mar 2009 - 14:28

crashes like a wingless plane. also sadly no mic support so far in Ipod Touch G1

#21.1 Nestea_M@n on 31 Mar 2009 - 14:31

What are you using. Touch 2g or Iphone? Cause I know skype runs into a few difficulties with a jailbroken Device. Luckily there are already a few updates that can alleviate the pains of crashing.

Neztea

(1 reply) #22 Ji@nBing on 31 Mar 2009 - 18:07

People that are having crashing problems, it's because you are on jailbroken iPhones. Update your mobilsubstrate in cydia and the problem will be fixed.

#22.1 NeoTrunks on 02 Apr 2009 - 02:30

It's not just jailbroken devices. Sure they crash more, but even my girlfriend's crashes when we tested it out. We couldn't have a call that lasted for more than 2 or 3 minutes.

#23 dbam987 on 31 Mar 2009 - 19:40

Haven't gotten the microphone for my iPod Touch yet, but I did download Skype for it and so far it works quite well. I only wish that it could be run in the background so I could use the iPod Touch for other things until a call or chat message comes in. Hopefully the software update coming up in the summer will allow for this... (keeping fingers crossed).

#24 iomega on 01 Apr 2009 - 04:00

sssswwweeeettt

#25 nvme on 01 Apr 2009 - 12:08

yo dog i heard you like to talk to people so i put i phone in your phone so you call while you call

#26 jstillion on 03 Apr 2009 - 18:31

This is ironic... considering AT&T just changed it's TOS with it's mobile network to stop this.

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