Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling for iOS Devices

[MacRumors]

To mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of Skype's video calling feature, Skype today announced plans to bring group video calling to mobile devices, including the iPhone and the iPad. As with group video calling on desktop devices, group video calling on mobile devices will be free.

Group video calling has been available for free for Mac, PC, and Xbox One users since April of 2014. Prior to that, using the feature required users to have a Premium Skype subscription.

Skype plans to begin rolling out group video calling on mobile devices over the course of the next few weeks, but Skype is allowing customers to sign up with their email address and Skype user name to register for early access.

When signing up, Skype's registration process says access to mobile group video calling will be available in the next few days.

Article Link: Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling for iOS Devices

 

[justperry]

Seems like no-one even cares, 24 minutes since posting this topic and no reply yet, Skype is so... out.

I use Viber amongst others.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I wasn't aware this wasn't already a feature. I use Skype on my computer when I need to do a video call, but it's pretty rare that I need something like that.

 

[medestas]

Seems like no-one even cares, 24 minutes since posting this topic and no reply yet, Skype is so... out.

I use Viber amongst others.

Skype is certainly not out, last time I checked it's the most popular group video chat service(a feature Viber doesn't even support) and I know many students who use it to for revision groups.

 

[justperry]

Skype is certainly not out, last time I checked it's the most popular group video chat service(a feature Viber doesn't even support) and I know many students who use it to for revision groups.

I don't know one single person which still uses Skype here, so, to me it means it IS out.

 

[Mums]

I use Skype a lot but Microsoft practically ruined it. Those idiots who are now in charge of Microsoft design the most illogical websites snd applications imaginable for Xbox, Skype etc. - sometimes there's no way to sign in, no way to sign out, no way to change account information, passwords - and the design is atrocious. It's like it was all designed by fools.

 

[mikecorp]

it is crashing all the time. I do not use skype. I have 4 euro on it since 2013.
I have no one to call. WhatsAPP with androind and Facetime with ....
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I use Skype a lot but Microsoft practically ruined it. Those idiots who are now in charge of Microsoft design the most illogical websites snd applications imaginable for Xbox, Skype etc. - sometimes there's no way to sign in, no way to sign out, no way to change account information, passwords - and the design is atrocious. It's like it was all designed by fools.

yeah, and the new ridiculous movie icons, or what ever you call it. Once great app, and then ebay craped it and now Microsoft ***@d it up completely.

 

[a0me]

I don't know one single person which still uses Skype here, so, to me it means it IS out.

Everyone I know uses Skype and sometimes Hangouts. Skype is also used a lot in businesses in addition to whatever corporate video conferencing solution (Polycom, Cisco, Lync (Skype for Business), etc.) your company uses.
Never heard about Viber.

 

[C DM]

I don't know one single person which still uses Skype here, so, to me it means it IS out.

Sounds like the key part that was omitted in the original reply is "to me", which certainly means something, but basically more or less just to you.

 

[IGI2]

It would be great for FaceTime to have this feature.

I've seen group video calling on FaceTime only during the TV Show: Modern Family. It really should be a real option.

I think it's a logical step towards the evolution, don't you think?

Apple could do this even better and fit it somehow together with only one preview of your face.

 

[appledefenceforce]

I know the skype app is ranked quite high in the app store but I honestly haven't met anyone who uses skype in real life for a while. As a matter of fact most people who use skype seem to come from south American countries.

 

[Morgenland]

Edw@rd Sn0wden showed, that Skype was one of the first wares in helping the NS@ to sniff your privacy. In Europe we remember that very well. Facetime is better, not just in performance....

 

[KnighsTalker]

This should be useful.

 

[olyckne]

We use it at work, and I use it to talk with my PS4 gaming friends. The iOS app is horrible though. A lot of the times messages arrive hours or even days later (a couple of days ago I got a message that was sent 10 months ago!) and you can't call a group with more than 8 users (which means if we want to talk while gaming someone needs to fetch their computer).

 

[shareef777]

The one feature Apple took away from iChat and has yet to get back. Apparently everyone at Apple can't multi-task or don't have more then a single friend/family member.

 

[rbonzer]

Edw@rd Sn0wden showed, that Skype was one of the first wares in helping the NS@ to sniff your privacy. In Europe we remember that very well. Facetime is better, not just in performance....

The problem is that Facetime is Apple only. I think everyone here can say that they know people with android phones.

 

[justperry]

Sounds like the key part that was omitted in the original reply is "to me", which certainly means something, but basically more or less just to you.

No, not just me, Skype isn't popular where I live, Skype is crap, I used to call with it many times years ago, if I want to call my friends in Indonesia I use Viber or other options, reason, Skype call quality is a lot less than the other Apps I use.

 

[C DM]

No, not just me, Skype isn't popular where I live, Skype is crap, I used to call with it many times years ago, if I want to call my friends in Indonesia I use Viber or other options, reason, Skype call quality is a lot less than the other Apps I use.

Sure, but in various other places and various other people it's popular and useful.

 

[SantaFeNM]

The one feature Apple took away from iChat and has yet to get back. Apparently everyone at Apple can't multi-task or don't have more then a single friend/family member.

Yes. I was really shocked when they removed this. I can only assume to was because of a patent dispute or something, as it worked fine. Why go backwards and remove such a feature?