As luck would have it, the day I installed Skype for Android on the Motorola Xoom, a security breach was discovered. Today, I’m happy to report Skype has done us a solid, updating the security of the app thereby restoring peace and unity to Android. For US users, Skype voice calling now supports 3G regardless of carrier, effectively ending Verizon’s reign of terror over free VoIP.
Unsecured personal information is a no-no, especially in the world of apps. Skype for Android learned the hard way when it was discovered last week unauthorized users might be privy to such data. We haven’t been given much insight on how the issue was resolved, but Skype assures us the security threat is more. As an added bonus, Skype voice calls are no longer restricted to WiFi networks – yes, even in the US.
Now the real question — how important is 3G voice calling via Skype? Personally, I rely on the feature quite often since a Skype voice calls sound pristine — head over heels better than the quality I can achieve on either mobile or landlines. By a show of hands, how many Android users found today’s news game changing?
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