Rounding out the update are "a number of" improvements and bug fixes, all of which seem more minor in character. This is done by tap-and-holding the photo, then tapping "Forward photo" and choosing the recipient. In addition to the new custom ringtone feature, the update brings the ability to share images from chats to other friends on Skype that aren't part of the original chat. You'll find the new "Set custom ringtone" option, which will allow you to choose a ringtone that is saved on your device.
In order to set a custom ringtone, you'll need to head into a conversation with that person, then tap the lower right side of the app and choose "Ringtone options". With this, Skype users are able to set custom ringtones for contacts, making it possible to know who is calling without pulling out your phone or tablet and taking a look. The update is relatively small, at least as far as apps go, but it does bring a couple of welcomed features, the most important for many users likely being personalized ringtones.
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In a future post I will explain the architecture of ringtoned and how to extend it: the code that chooses the custom ringtone is actually just a small plugin of the ringtone daemon and it’s possible to write other similar plugins for different needs.Skype for Android has received a new update, bringing it to version 5.10. I hope to be able to find time for this, but I cannot guarantee anything. Groups are more difficult to implement because they are not supported at all by the Maemo address book I would first have to implement support for groups and then add ringtones for the groups.
The former feature should be easy and it mainly just requires some UI, so it will be hopefully implemented shortly. The are two major features that are missing at the moment: the ability to set a custom ringtone for anonymous phone calls and for calls from an unknown number, and the ability to set ringtones for groups and not only for single contacts. If you are interested in the source code, it’s in Collabora’s git repositories. If you don’t want to add the extras-devel repository (as it contains a lot of unstable software), you can download ringtoned directly from my personal repository: If you still want to give it a try, ringtoned is now in Maemo extras-devel under the name “Custom ringtones for your contacts”.
You have been warned! Moreover, replacing the default ringtone components with something more complex could make the ringtone start slightly later in case of heavy load, see my previous blog post.
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Nevertheless, this is just version 0.1, so it could be full of bugs and could make you miss phone calls. Ringtoned also tries not to break your phone, if for any reasons it crashes the default behaviour should be restored.