Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Thursday, 22 July 2010 16:54
Your IT -
Mobility
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Skype has finally released Skype 2.0.1 for iPhone with full multitasking support, including the decision to drop charges for calls made over the 3G network, but in what is a massive disappointment, there is still no support for Bluetooth headsets.
For some unknown reason, Skype refuses to allow its Skype for iPhone software to talk to Bluetooth headsets.
Yes, Skype has, at long last, not only introduced multitasking for its iPhone software, but has also thankfully decided to drop the ridiculous idea of charging for any Skype calls made when connected to a 3G network (as opposed to a Wi-Fi network where calls would always be free), but the lack of Bluetooth support is a serious oversight.
It’s impossible to know whether the blacklisting of Bluetooth for the iPhone is a decision Skype has made because of pressure from Apple or from telecommunications companies, but whatever the reason, it sucks. Bigtime.
Yes, I am deliriously happy that I can now keep Skype on in the background on my iPhone 3GS (and, when I get one, the iPhone 4), and presumably also the iPad too where Skype works very nicely.
I’m also overjoyed that 3G Skype charges have now been abandoned.
But I’m red hot over Bluebooth being banished from support, ballsing up the benefits of Bluetoothing with your iPhone. Bloody hell, Skype, fix it. Can we please have a Skype 2.0.2 with Bluetooth support ASAP?!
Skype’s blog has a
bit more to say on the appearance of the multitaskable, no-3G-call charge Skype 2.0.1, which I've reproduced here.
The blog states that: “In May, we upgraded our iPhone app to allow users to make calls over 3G data connections. Today, I’m pleased to introduce a brand new version of the app. It allows you to make calls with high quality sound, and supports multitasking.
Continued on page two, please read on, where I remind Skype about yet another missing feature...
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