Call using Skype.app via openURL:

Question

Hi!

Does anybody know if it is possible open Skype.app to call phone via

- (BOOL)openURL:(NSURL *)url

UIApplication message?

If it possible, what url a need pass to this message?

Thanks

Answer 1

By looking at Skype's Info.plist file (you can open it from the ipa file iTunes has downloaded), you can tell it has no URL registered, so you won't be able to call it from your application.

You should look for a key called CFBundleURLTypes (you can look at Twiterrific's for an app that has one defined).

Update: Apparently, starting with Skype 2.1, there is a URL registered. See other answers on this question.

Answer 2

Just for reference, this seems to have changed when multitasking support was added: starting at least with Skype 2.1.0, this URI works fine: skype:+33123456789?call