We're certainly not going to see the favor reversed: Amazon's ignoring of Windows Phone and Windows 8.x is absolutely inexcusable and I see no end in sight. And that gives me some hope that we'll see more Microsoft on Amazon's platform in the weeks and months ahead. Finally, the customized Skype 3D icon and notification badge show Skype’s use of Fire phone’s innovative Dynamic Perspective technology."Īctually, Skype won't just be available on Fire Phone, it will be preinstalled on Fire Phone. Through a widget that is visible from Fire’s Carousel, users can easily see their chats and notifications at a glance, without having to launch the Skype app and open chats with a one-click action. "We have enhanced our Skype for Android application to bring a more intuitive user experience that is consistent with the Fire phone look and feel. "We're delighted to announce that Skype will be available on Fire phone when it becomes available later this month," Microsoft writes in a post to the Skype Garage & Updates blog. That's it.īut all they're announcing today is Skype for Fire Phone. I see Xbox 360 SmartGlass, Xbox One SmartGlass, OneDrive, Wordament and Bing Search. The issue here isn't Skype, it's that so few Microsoft apps are on FireOS. As it turns out, Skype is one of only a handful of apps that are already available on Amazon's FireOS-based Kindle Fire and Fire HDX tablets. This will basically remove and reinstall the Skype on your. If the repair option did not work, you can Reset Skype App. Restart your computer and see if Skype is now working on your computer. On the next screen, scroll down and click on the Repair button. Maybe that's going to change, though: Microsoft announced today that it is bringing its popular Skype app to the Amazon Fire Phone.Īctually, no. In the right-pane, scroll down and click on Skype > Advanced options. If you're familiar with the various mobile app ecosystems, you may know that Microsoft apps are very well represented on both Google Android and Apple iOS, but not at all on Amazon's Android-based Fire OS platform.
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