Skype chega ao Android, finalmente

É difícil de acreditar que o Skype ainda não tinha app oficial para o Android com toda a funcionalidade de outras plataformas (Skype Lite não conta!), mas é verdade. Como prometido, o Skype chegou ao Android, e quem roda as versões 2.1 ou 2.2 pode baixá-lo agora de graça, para fazer ligações gratuitas de Skype para Skype, conversar por mensagem instantânea, e mais.

Assim como na versão para iPhone, você pode realizar ligações via Wi-Fi ou 3G, e ambas funcionam razoavelmente bem no Brasil, pelo que pude testar – a qualidade de som é boa, mas ele travou no Dext quando tentei aumentar o volume. O programa está disponível em português do Brasil.

Você também pode mandar mensagens instantâneas para seus contatos do Skype – ou até mesmo para um grupo inteiro – e sincronizar contatos com sua agenda do Android. O Skype é um app pesado, com 14,23MB, mas vale a pena baixar.

Luxemburg, October 5, 2010 – Skype today announced the release of Skype for Android™, a client for mobile handsets, built for smartphones running Android OS version 2.1 or above. With this latest release, the majority of smart phone users globally will now be able to experience the benefits of Skype on the move using either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G)*. Skype for Android is downloadable for free from the Android Market or consumers can visit www.skype.com/m to find out more details about how to get the application.

Skype for Android enables users to:

· Make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G)[1] to other Skype users anywhere in the world using Skype’s SILK codec for CD-like audio quality.

· Make low rate Skype calls to landline or mobile phones

· Send and receive instant messages to one or a group of friends on Skype

· Synchronize contacts between Skype and the native address book and after synchronization place Skype calls directly from the native address book.

· See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or chat

· Easily import names and numbers to the Skype application from the native address book

· Receive calls on their Skype online number

Mark Douglas, Product Manager of Android said: "The Skype experience is ubiquitous today. More and more people are using Skype to do things together when apart. With the addition of Skype, we are pleased that Skype is now available on three of the most popular mobile platforms today: Android, iOS and Symbian"

Skype for Android™ works on compatible handsets running Android OS v2.1 and above and has been tested successfully by Skype on HTC Desire, HTC Legend, Google Nexus One, Motorola Milestone XT720, and Motorola Milestone. Skype for Android™ supports the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese.