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I'm Having Trouble With Skype For Iphone

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ElectroYoshi
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I'm Having Trouble With Skype For Iphone

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So today I pulled up my Skype app on my phone for the first time in over a month. Only one problem: My messages on there aren't up to date. On my laptop, Skype auto-updates every time I get a new message, so every message I get while I'm away from Skype appears the next time I pull it up. However, this is not happening with my phone. The most recent messages on my phone are from mid-May.

This app is kinda pointless if it isn't up to date, so...halp?
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Post by bionicnacho »

Skype is just reaaaally weird on the mobile version. It updates weirdly at first and takes a while, but then all of the sudden you stop getting notifications, and then it turns out I can't even use any Camera app while Skype is installed.

I would advise not using it. :P
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Post by ElectroYoshi »

Soooooooooo no fix then?
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Post by bionicnacho »

Maybe someone else knows how to work it, but it just hasn't been a great experience for me.

What mobile OS are you using?
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Post by ElectroYoshi »

bionicnacho wrote:
What mobile OS are you using?

iOS 6.
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ElectroYoshi wrote:iOS 6.
Ah, well, I'm on the latest version of Android and still having issues. Seems it's horrible cross-platform as well.
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Yeah, but this problem wasn't really present for me in the beginning. It just kinda...showed up. Because of that, I'll probably try just re-installing the app and seeing if a fresh start helps anything, since it usually does help, at least on iOS devices.
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Post by kroltan »

Microsoft doesn't care for its products outside their platforms. Skype for Android is glitchy, Skype for Linux is glitchy AND ancient, Skype for iOS isn't that great (as I heard about it, I don't have Apple devices to confirm).

One thing that helps sometimes in Android is closing the app fully (in iOS 6 I believe it's 3 clicks on the button)
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