14 DAY TRIAL // Last week, Skype announced the release of a new flavor of their application for Android-based mobile phone, one that brought video calling into the mix, and the company already released a hotfix for it, aimed at resolving some issues the software came with in the first place.
The app came with video calling enabled only on a handful of handsets, but some of those who played around with it managed to make it work on even more handsets, it seems.
Skype for Android 2.0.0.47 brought into the mix a fix for allowing United States users of Google Nexus S device to make video calls, and also resolved an issue that prevented the application from being installed on certain devices.
While the Nexus S was meant to receive video calling in Skype 2.0, the WiMAX-enabled flavor of the device that landed at Sprint did not enjoy it from the beginning, but the hotfix resolved the issue.
Those who would like to download the latest release of Skype for Android will find the application available in the Android Market here.
As stated above, the application came with video calling only on a small number of mobile phones running under Google's Android operating system, but it was already hacked to work with even more of them.
The VillainROM forum user who came up with the new software notes that the same Skype 2.0.0.47 version was delivered to users out there with support for some of the flagship handsets out there that came to shelves with front-facing cameras into the mix.
Some of those who downloaded and installed the application note that it works on Samsung Galaxy S II devices, as well as on the new HTC Sensation, and on the HTC EVO 3D smartphone on Sprint's network.
Additional info on the mobile application, as well as the necessary download links can be found in this thread on the VillainROM forum.