#How to receive a skype video call for android#

The Contacts screen in the Skype iPhone app. In the main Contacts menu you can find contacts from your iPhone, but you cannot import them to your Skype contact list. To see contacts from your phone, tap the “Contacts” button in the top left corner. Initially, you’ll have only your previously saved Skype contacts in your contact list. Once you’ve signed in using your Skype login details, you will be taken directly to your contact list. You will be prompted to sign into your Skype account (or, if you don’t have a Skype account, to sign up for one), using your Skype username and password.

#How to receive a skype video call for android#

Step 2: Set up SkypeĪndroid: Once Skype for Android is installed, tap on the app to open it. When I tested Skype for Android on a Droid X running Android 2.1, there was no video chat option.

*For this article, I used Skype for Android, not the Verizon version. Skype for Android, on the other hand, lets you place domestic and international calls over a 3G or Wi-Fi connection. Skype Mobile for Verizon does not allow you to place domestic calls, but you can still place international calls over a 3G or Wi-Fi connection. If you have an Android device, you may see two versions of Skype-one called “Skype for Android,” and one called “Skype Mobile for Verizon.”* If you have a Verizon Android device, you may download the Skype Mobile for Verizon app (otherwise, download the Skype for Android app). If you have an iPod Touch 3 rd generation or an iPhone 3G, you will be able to receive only video.

Supported iOS devices include: iPhone (3G, 3GS, and 4), iPod Touch (3 rd and 4 th generations), and iPad (1 and 2).