Skype was one of the key apps many felt were missing for BlackBerry devices, the other notable exceptions being Instagram, Spotify, Pandora, and Netflix.

So keep an eye for any new Skype updates on BlackBerry World for your device!” We will continue working with BlackBerry over the next months to refine the performance of the Skype app. “Remember this release is still in preview version,” writes Summers. Skype says this version will integrate tightly with BlackBerry user’s phone book and BlackBerry Hub. On the Skype blog this morning, the company’s Linda Summers announced that BlackBerry users who have downloaded the latest 10.1 update for BlackBerry will be able to download Skype, allowing them to make free video and voice calls and text message other Skype users. Considering Android applications ported to BlackBerry 10 aren’t fully optimized to be used on the OS, the new Skype application could be more of a letdown than we originally anticipated if BlackBerry and Skype don’t work together to make sure all of the app’s kinks are ironed out before it’s released into BlackBerry World.Those who discover the ease of use and call clarity of BlackBerry’s BBM Voice might not see much use for it, but Skype is finally rolling out for BlackBerry 10 devices.Īnd no, it’s not a sideloaded Android port, although it is just a preview version of the Microsoft owned VOIP software. The new app will be rolling out coinciding with the BlackBerry. The Skype application that will be made available on BlackBerry 10 will be a port of the Skype for Android application. On the occasion, the company also announced that Skype will be launching for BlackBerry Z10.

Yes – you read right that last sentence correctly. It looks like there wasn’t something wrong with our eyes as Skype has yet to officially launch on BlackBerry World, which Skype has confirmed its application is still being worked on as they “are working closely with BlackBerry to ensure the Skype for Android app runs great in the BlackBerry 10 environment.” During our time with the BlackBerry Z10, we noticed Skype was absent from BlackBerry World, even though the company said Skype was committed to making its application available on BlackBerry 10. One of the portions of BlackBerry’s BlackBerry 10 launch event that created a lot of chatter with BlackBerry fans is the fact the company secured a deal with Skype to allow its application to be made available on the BlackBerry 10 platform.

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