Skype 2.0 video released

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aoprea

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Iasi

scorpeeon

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same here, no video on galaxy s..
anyone knows how it identifies the phone? maybe if you modify it's identifier to nexus s it would work?
 

penfold

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also now has a running service that doesn't let u close the app.
what is with devs that think their app is so great that you shouldn't be allowed to close it and it must remain constantly running?
 

Dishe

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could the magic combination be the latest Gingerbread + FFC?

One of the advantages to the latest Ginger, if I recall correctly, was native APIs for a front camera (until now, apps had to be coded for specific camera devices- that's why some video chat apps only supported some hardware).

Are these maybe the only devices running the latest Google update that happen to sport a front camera?
 

scottlinux

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Start hacking! From the skype 2 apk:

Code:
{white:[{name:"HTC Saga",                mft:"(?i)HTC",                         
 board:"(?i)saga",    
model:"(?i)HTC saga",       product:"(?i)htc_saga",       
device:"(?i)saga"},{name:"HTC Desire S",            mft:"(?i)HTC",                         
 board:"(?i)saga",    
model:"(?i)HTC Desire S",   product:"(?i)htc_saga",       
device:"(?i)saga"},


{name:"Nexus S",                 mft:"(?i)samsung",                     
 board:"(?i)herring", 
model:"(?i)Nexus S",     
  product:"(?i)soju",           
device:"(?i)crespo"},

{name:"Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo",mft:"(?i)Sony Ericsson",brand:"(?i)SEMC",board:"(?i)unknown", 
model:"(?i)MT15[ai]",       product:"(?i)MT15[ai]_.*",
device:"(?i)MT15[ai]"},{name:"Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro",mft:"(?i)Sony Ericsson",brand:"(?i)SEMC",board:"(?i)unknown", 
model:"(?i)MK16[ai]",       product:"(?i)MK16[ai]_.*",
device:"(?i)MK16[ai]"}]}
 

Dishe

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Just occurred to me- Nexus S 4G isn't working. Nexus S GSM unlocked is.
Maybe the reason for these specific devices is Skype still has some kind of contract with Verizon for Droid video calling?

I recall Skype video on the Thunderbolt being an exclusive Android offering which VZ apparently paid for. Maybe Skype is allowed to offer Android for other non-US carrier affiliated devices? As far as I know, none of the phones offered are available through a national carrier here, and all have a front facing camera and the latest Gingerbread OS. Maybe I found the pattern?

Anyway, that being said, unlike the thunderbolt version which was heavily tied to that hardware, I bet we can crack this baby open to work on other Ginger devices at least!
 

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    Yes, you can try it on other devices running 2.3+ with front-cam.
    See if it works ;)
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    We need the guys that worked on the Netflix APK to take a look at it. I'd love for this to be on my sensation.
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    Please hack this application !!!
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    wow .. i found a version of skype 2.0 working on honeycomb 3.1 tablet .. but still without video.
    Does anybody know how to change to code to edit these device restrictions ?