Maybe I have not reported exactly what I have done when I install Skype for iPad. Yes, I did set everything up again. And never go offline is set and so is automatic sign in. And, I have tested that several times, including turning off the iPad and unplugging it for a little while (trying to simulate what my father insists he has to do every night). And it automatically signed back on the times I tested it.
However, as life will have it, as soon as I left him by himself, he said that they ask for the password when he start the App.
This is why I am asking questions here, trying to find out what could have casued it, so I can set the things I have missed next time I am with him.
Will turning the iPad off, or unplugging it for a period long than say 2 days requires you to supply the password again, no matter what you have set, for example? Or if his Apps automatically download and updates itself when he starts it up, would that cause him to have to supply the password?
Just wanting to explore this so I can help him.
Thanks agian.
My Skype hasn't changed its behavior despite my upgrade to iOS 5, and I have Skype on several devices.
Like I said, my account is set to never sign out. Maybe you need to make sure that's how yours is set, too:
Settings > Skype > Go Offline > Never
By the way, in that area, you should have Sign In Automatically toggled on as well.
I'm thinking now that you might not have set up the iPad app (maybe you just loaded it and figured it would default to your iPhone version's settings). But they're two separate apps, so you'd have to set both accordingly.