Skype on AppleTV
October 16th, 2007
Thats right, I just installed and can use Skype on my AppleTV. I’ve not tested voice (audio) as yet, but it’s installed and I can text chat to my mates. It was damn easy.
First, I followed the “firefox” install from awkwardtv.org
Then applied the same concept/steps to the Skype.app! I grabbed Skype_2.6.0.151.dmg which i had on my fileserver, mounted it on my macbook pro, then copied the contents to the AppleTV:
scp Skype.app frontrow@appletv.local:/Users/frontrow (enter)
open Skype.app (enter)
hey presto, it beachballs for a sec, opens, and asks for licence agreement then login credentials! TRY IT !
sorry for strange pics. my ATV is on a widescreen CRT so there’s some flicker captured
can you post about your experm;ents with sound ???
thx
Have worked a little more with trying to get voice chat’s working with little luck. Sound in skype works fine (app sounds, etc) however if you try to initiate a voice call, the app bails out. I can’t seem to get the machine to recognise my Logitech USB headset. Or at least, it’s not showing in the audio settings of skype. I guess some more handy work is required in this area!