The iOS version of Skype has just received a major update. Per reports, the updated Skype for iOS now supports the iPhone 5 display, which is a major development as far as the new Apple iPhone is concerned.
The new update is basically a brand new fix to the older version of the Skype app where the application was stretched on the higher resolution display of the iPhone 5. This actually brought about black bars on top and bottom of the screen that was not really pretty and described how the app needed to be modified for the new iPhone. Now a fix for this has been sent out.
The only update that is worth mentioning and that has been the main focus of the developers this time is the support for iPhone 5's display, apart from the normal bug fixes that has arrived with the app's current version 4.1.2.
Currently, the Skype app for iOS supports several important features such as photo sharing, where users have the option to send photos on their iPhone directly to friends or family via Skype, quicker load times, faster contact syncing, less battery usage, improved Bluetooth experience, and more.
The Skype app requires iOS 4.3 or above, and enables users to send and receive video using front or rear camera on iPhone 4 and iPod touch fourth generation, send and receive video using rear camera on iPhone 3GS, and works with any H264 compatible devices, including TVs.
The complaint about the black bars on top and bottom of the iPhone 5's screen has been there for quite some time.
"Whether we use the iPhone 5 because it's directly connected to our jobs (ahem) or because it's what works best in our personal lives, we've all run into apps that are clearly still formatted for the smaller iPhone 4/4S screen, with black bars at the top and bottom. And these aren't little, no-name apps either-there are some major companies, firms with wildly popular applications, that have yet to update their apps for the iPhone 5," states an Ars Technica report.
The app has just been updated for Apple-based devices after it was reported that Microsoft had previewed Skype for Windows Phone 8. This was an entirely new development after it was reported last month that Microsoft had already completed developing a Skype app, alongside other apps such as Facebook and Twitter, for the Windows Phone 8.
