samsung s4 has suddenly started calling through Skype instead of the local network My samsung s4 has suddenly started calling through Skype instead of the local network. I have not set any defaults. I have also uninstalled skype, it still goes through skype, then stops then I have to call again then it goes thtough the network. How can resolve this? please help
Looks like it just went in NSA mode. You can check in Settings->Apps, switch to the "All" tab, and slowly and carefully check the entire list whether Skype really has been removed (it should no longer be found here then).

If you find it there, make sure to really uninstall it. If it will not leave in peace, you can make it leave in pieces:

If you not already have one installed, get yourself a terminal emulator (e.g. Android Terminal Emulator). Open it, and enter:

pm uninstall com.skype.raider


This advices the "package manager" (pm) directly to remove this app.

If nothing of the above helps, please edit your question and add some details: Is your device rooted? Do you have an ADB setup available?



If your device is rooted, you can directly check for the app without the help of GUI elements. Via adb shell or above mentioned Terminal Emulator (lines starting with a # are comments and do not need to be typed):

# become root. This will popup a confirmation box, confirm:
su
# now we look for the data directory of the Skype app
ls /data/data | grep skype


If the prompt returns without any information, there is no Skype data directory. If it, however, returns something like com.skype.raider, the data directory is still there. Still being root, you can also check for Skype's .apk file:

ls /data/app | grep skype


If Skype is still there, this should yield something like com.skype.raider-1.apk. You can also list the packages known to the system, which does not even need root:

pm list packages | grep skype


And you could see if root powers help accomplishing what failed with the error message you described, and re-issue a

pm uninstall com.skype.raider


With ADB available, you could do all this in a much more convenient way from your computer:

adb shell
su


Then continue as described above. Note: If su was successfull, the command prompt should be prefixed by a #, otherwise it remains prefixed with a $.