Skype today updated the Android, iOS, OS X and Windows versions of its Skype chat client to quash a bug that crashed the apps when a few characters were received.

The bug, which surfaced Tuesday, crashed Skype clients when they received an instant message composed of http://, the opening characters of all Internet addresses. The apps locked up and would not let users log in to the service. The only solution was to uninstall Skype on the personal computer, tablet or smartphone, then reinstall it.

Initially, Skype said that it had no workaround, but today the video and instant messaging chat vendor issued client updates to fix the problem.

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