I got the Skip 1s a few days ago and am having the same lock-up issue. Pulling the battery and waiting 30 seconds fixes the problem. I can't use the remote in this state and am ready to get a refund.
Firmware version is 4.12.20-0-g37a2e44+ (see attached screenshot)
I'm using the 0.9.965 version of the skip app in Linux and don't see and Admin page showing the log and/or firmware.
Please help since I really want this to work. What do I do now?