The issue was improved for me by the following steps that Skype customer service had me do:
1) Clear the Skype application data. Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Skype > Clear data
2) Uninstall Skype (same screen, press uninstall)
3) Power off the tablet / phone. Restart it.
4) Install Skype from the App Store.
That increased the time that Skype would run in the background before it quit. But it is still getting a "bad password" message when it starts and tries to automatically sign in after it has crashed/quit.
The customer service person did acknowledge that this seemed to be a common issue with the current release and that they are trying to collect information on which devices it is happening on. So give them a call/chat (after you perform the above steps) and let them know you have the problem.
http://community.skype.com/t5/Android/Skype-keeps-shutting-down-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S/td-p/876624
1) Clear the Skype application data. Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Skype > Clear data
2) Uninstall Skype (same screen, press uninstall)
3) Power off the tablet / phone. Restart it.
4) Install Skype from the App Store.
That increased the time that Skype would run in the background before it quit. But it is still getting a "bad password" message when it starts and tries to automatically sign in after it has crashed/quit.
The customer service person did acknowledge that this seemed to be a common issue with the current release and that they are trying to collect information on which devices it is happening on. So give them a call/chat (after you perform the above steps) and let them know you have the problem.
http://community.skype.com/t5/Android/Skype-keeps-shutting-down-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S/td-p/876624
