While Skype has long been usable on the iPhone , iPad user have had to make do with using the iPhone version in super - sized musical mode . On Tuesday , though , Skype at long last released an iPad - aboriginal version of its VoIP guest in the App Store .
The release has n’t been without its hiccups , however . In recent June , a telecasting of the program ’s interface surfaced online , pass many to believe that a release was imminent , but week passed without any further development . And late on Monday , the iPad app prove up on the App Store untimely before Skype murder it .
Now that the app ’s ultimately here , though , what can you expect ? Well , I hope you care Skype’snew screen background port , because the iPad app bear more than a passing resemblance to Skype 5 for Mac . The app presents a thumbnail control grid of your Skype contacts ; tap on any of them to bring up a spirit at their visibility , along with options for voice vocation , video recording career , chat , and — if it ’s an actual headphone number — SMS . Skype allows you to access your physical contact via “ tag , ” ( cogitate groups ) but does n’t allow you to actually assign impinging into those category on the iPad app — you need to utilize the desktop broadcast for that . you’re able to also add new contact , or even just dial any telephone set number you like via a standard computer keyboard .
The app let you make calls over Wi - Fi or 3 M though , of course , you ’ll need a Skype bill as well as some credit if you require to make calls to actual telephone set . TV calls let you change back and forth between the iPad 2 ’s front and rearward cameras . If you ’re using an original iPad , you ’ll obviously only be capable to receive picture . And there ’s keep for instant messaging via Skype , let in emoticon .
While the Skype app may not be everything substance abuser hoped and dreamed for , it ’s a welcome arrival for iPad user who want to take advantage of the picture capacity of their devices without get to resort to the with child pixelated nature of the iPhone app .
Skype for iPad is devoid and require iOS 4.0 or later . It is not a universal app , meaning that if you already have the iPhone version on your iPad , you ’ll need to download this one separately .
