More on Skype integration for Pre3 37
The HP Pre3 is coming, and it's bringing a nice implementation of Skype along with it. Our friends over at German webOS blog webOS-blog.de received some recent screenshots and details about the upcoming Skype integration, and it's looking pretty awesome with both audio and video calling (as well as text chat) enabled at the operating system level, as well as some other features that will allow you to manage whether Skype uses minutes or data, which app international calls will go through (your phone or Skype) and a way to manage your Skype credits. It's looking like this level of Skype integration is part of webOS 2.2, so hopefully when it makes its way to phones like the HP Veer we'll get to do some Skyping there as well (minus the video chat, of course). More screenshots after the break.
- Skype is fully integrated into the operating system of webOS
- A Skype Credit option found in app menu
- Users can set whether International calls are sent through Skype and domestic calls through the Phone automatically, or have the choice with each call
- Initiate video or audio calls from JustType or the Contacts app (as well as chat from the Messaging app)
- Audio and video calls available for 3G data as well Wi-Fi (tested on O2 Germany).
- Skype calls sound and act just like regular phone calls.
- With video call you are asked if you want to activate your camera for broadcasting.
Now our only question is, will the Microsoft acquisition of Skype affect HP's plans to integrate our favorite VoIP service? We don't think it will, but there's always room for change in the world of tech.
Source: webOS-blog.de
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/19/webos-skype-integration-revealed-in-s...
So what does skype integration means vs just an app? What can webOS do, that iOS and android cant with skype.
It's all pretty much there in the article Tim wrote.
+ Full integration with Just Type and Synergy, no need to open anything, no need to keep anything open, settings are together with your other phone-settings, while you want to call someone you can look if he is online and instead of calling him on cellular call him via skype etc... This is a really HUGE feature.
And it really can Skype like nothing else! :)
In the words of Steve the monkey from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, "Excited! Excited!"
Great having it integrated and not just a stand along app. Very nice work!
I wish Facebook could integrate within Contacts app and show you all status updates, wall and photos when you open up certain contacts that are your FB friends.
if they can integrate pictures/comments within the photo's app, i'm certain they can do this.
that is a good idea thou, maybe it is coming in the next build.
"Skype calls sound as well as regular phone calls sound" - well i think the translation would be "Skype calls act like regular phone
calls". There is nothing about quality as long as you don't take google translate. I estimate they refer to the phone app coming up when a skype call comes in (but just guessing that this is what they mean with "kommen genauso wie Telefonanrufe rein").
yes, that would be the proper translation.
The real question is if I make a Skype call on my phone does it use real minutes or just data. One would be exciting, the other business as usual.
"Gummy Bears!!"
Now I'm starting to get excited. Going to be hard to hide my fanboi'ness.
Yay !!! Exciting news and exciting times !!! All we need is release dates :)
Now if more of my friends and family actually USED Skype more frequently, I would be more excited about this than I actually am.
Hopefully 2.2 will be available for the Pre 2
Ever since the acquisition, the graphic design for WebOS seems to have taken a nosedive. Every screenshot I see nowadays looks awful.
I agree they try to make little differences on existing design but they are also making inconsistencies between elements. Worst offender is new launcher page that has upper borderline cutting off icons and doesn't have fadeout with an arrow when you can scroll up and down, see they missed that from original webOS probably by not paying attention.
I follow Microsoft, including the Skype acquisition & they stated thy would continue 3rd party availability. I would say its in their best interest.
I'd agree. You don't want to spend $8.5B on a company only to have users go away. It makes sense for them to keep it open - especially since it gives them the ability to be competitive against Google with at least one product.
I guess you haven't been using Microsoft products for very long.
Embrace. Extend. Extinguish.
That's been Microsoft's M.O. for a couple decades now.
M.
That's something that a lot of companies would do if they would be in the correct position. Microsoft is NOT any more in such a position.
The worst thing they could do is behaving like Google (adding extra-features to your service that only YOUR user can use, like Google Maps Nav or the Gmail-App on Android).
Well maybe if WEBOS integrates Bing, Skype and Office, MS will stop making Windows Mobile. Once again, HP and MS could be close allies.
Why would Microsoft curtail their efforts? Microsoft is "close allies" with whoever pays for their services/software. That has no bearing on Windows Phone, which is going to get a huge push when the trifecta of Mango update/new wave of devices/new Nokia devices hit the market later this year. It's already more successful than WebOS.
"It's already more successful than WebOS."
Barely.
And given the difference in influence, negotiating power and resources between Palm and MS this is depressing for MS.
WP7 so far is generally considered better than a failure but far from a success. Certainly much less than what MS hoped for. But they have the resources to keep fighting and Nokia might provide some nice design ideas.
But Nokia is in trouble. Being kept by MS is not a good position. It's effectively a buyout without MS actually buying it. AFAIK Nokia is bleeding devs atm.
Nokia keeps jumping from solution to solution without pushing it to the end (Symbian -> Maemo -> Meego -> add QT -> WP7). Perhaps they licence webos in a couple of years - if MS has not bought Nokia by then.
Not relevant to me if it's not on Sprint :(
Breaking news! Pre3 now has an app that freakin' prints money!
"grumble, Not relevant to me if its no on Sprint :( "
I know. lol.
funny :-)
Skype is smart to be working with carriers and phone makers. I spend 97% of my life in a Wifi zone, so I'm starting to wonder why I pay Sprint so much money essentially for the 3% of the time when I'm on the bus or outside.
I could just get an iPod Touch with Skype and save over a thousand bucks a year.
This will eventually run on the Pre2, correct?
Sounds like only Verizon in the US will be getting the Pre3 which makes me sad as a Sprint customer.
Deep Skype integration will be very HUGE in the international community. In particular Africa and Asia if those markets have access to the phone.
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Not much mentioned besides what we already know here...Skype will come full integrated and pre-installed into webOS on the Touchpad and Netflix is also coming...no specifics said they are scheduled to have support soon.
Also, wonder if Apple calls their customers? Actually, I already know they don't since I've never gotten a call from Apple and I'm a Apple OSx developer. Sorli...
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