One of the first applications I installed on my Samsung Galaxy S was Skype. This was my backup for Skype in case my iPhone runs out of battery.
It took me a number of tries and reinstalls to conclude that Skype downloaded from Android Market is not supported on the Samsung Galaxy S !
A few seconds on the Internet shows plenty of cases of disappointed Samsung Galaxy S owners complaining about problems with Skype on their phones.
It is a pity that Android Market does not warn about cases of not working Android phones.
This case shows how big challenge Android application developers are going to face to ensure compatibility with all Android phones.
If an application as Skype, with millions of users, cause such a problem on positioned as an “iPhone Killer” phone you can imagine issues you might experience with new or less known applications.
When you try to download Skype from www.skype.com/m you are informed the following:
"Sorry, Skype is unavailable for your mobile. We add new handsets all the time so check back soon"
The only option left is to follow the Skype for Android blog
and wait for good news…………
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