If you want an update iPlayer app, contact the BBC here - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I use it. Well, *used* it. It's not perfect, but I love using it. I just emailed the BBC and I hope others can too because without people requesting stuff, the BBC can be as slow as a very slow thing in quick sand.
Contact them here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/faq/feedback/feedback_form/index.shtml?
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isn't this a Flash problem rather than an Auntie Beeb one?
There are quite a few apps which are waiting on adobe to pull their finger out.
I'll have a moan at the bbc anyway see if it helps grease the wheels a bit.
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grizlore said:
isn't this a Flash problem rather than an Auntie Beeb one?
There are quite a few apps which are waiting on adobe to pull their finger out.
I'll have a moan at the bbc anyway see if it helps grease the wheels a bit.
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That's exactly what I was thinking, I'm sure it needs flash to run
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D'oh. You're both right! I was thinking the app didn't need it but the mobile version of the iPlayer did. The app does indeed need flash.
Ok, on to Adobe to hurry up!
EDIT: Though thinking about it some more, they will need to do a Flash-free version anyway. iOS has an iPlayer. So we still need to give them a friendly nudge not to wait on the final big Flash release.

Had a reply back from Auntie Beeb, she says that Adobe need to authorise the device for Flash then the app will work. So as we thought, flash problem.
Getting flash will release a lot of apps, I am guessing.
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BTW... this is exactly what they said....
Hello,
Thanks for your feedback.
Until Adobe support Flash on ICS, we can't update the apps to work on
these device as our playback relies on Flash. Even if we enabled the
apps for ICS, a user would need Flash to make them work and Adobe blocks
Flash on the market for these devices.
Regards,
BBC Mobile

Just check my mail. I got exactly the same response. Word for word. I think the Flash is used for DRM stuff which may, may, be why Android gets live streaming content and iOS doesn't.
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Since flash is being abandon (Apple, and now android), BBC must have got something else in the pipe line - perhaps html5?

Does anyone have an iplayer apk that we can try, now that Flash is running on ICS?

As you can now get iplayer for the iphone as well which of course does not use flash then hopefully we will get a version which will use other codecs so that flash is no longer needed to use the app.

timshields said:
Does anyone have an iplayer apk that we can try, now that Flash is running on ICS?
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good point

APK
I've tried the apk with Flash installed and it still doesn't work. I can view iPlayer through the browser as long as I request the desktop site.

i have just emailed Auntie Beeb and asked them for an update

MechE42 said:
I've tried the apk with Flash installed and it still doesn't work. I can view iPlayer through the browser as long as I request the desktop site.
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Where do you request the desktop site?
Nevermind.... found the browser optioin for it

I got this from BBC
Thanks for contacting the BBC iPlayer Support Team.
I understand you're enquiring about when the BBC iPlayer App will be available for Android Galaxy Nexus mobile phone device.
The BBC want to bring BBC iPlayer to as many audiences as possible, across a range of devices.
However, we don't have any information about this at this time, I would advise you to get in contact with the manufacturers directly.
I hope this helps and thanks again for taking the time to contact us.
Kind Regards
Deborah McEntee
BBC Audience Services
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
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Related

Anyone who can get this site to work on our WM6 Hermes?

Hi all,
First off, check out this site I was turned on to
(Go to it on a PC though to see how it works...)
www.tv-links.co.uk
It's a TON of tv shows/movies that you can stream for free.
Click on a show... any show, and see how it opens a new IE window and streams. This is where I'm a little hazy on what's happening. I'm not sure what's going on "Html-code-wise" to know why it won't work on my Tytn.
I've tried PIE and Opera, and set them both to be recognized as a desktop, but nothing will stream the content. It does open a new window, but then nothing happens. I'm doing this over HSDPA so I don't think speed is the issue at all.
This would be a great site to be able to get to our Tytn's. Can anyone figure out how to do it, or at least tell me what is happening that is not yet supported by mobile browsers?
the flash player in WM6 is not the full fledged desktop application to my knowledge. this website utilizes some Flash 9 components that just aren't in the mobile version. (again, to my knowledge).
cuttriss said:
the flash player in WM6 is not the full fledged desktop application to my knowledge. this website utilizes some Flash 9 components that just aren't in the mobile version. (again, to my knowledge).
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And this is truly a shame. I had tried months ago to view ComedyCentral's Jon Stewart clips, to no avail...for the same reason.
I wonder how long it's going to take for Adobe to give us something for WM devices that works with the new security features they've built into the newer desktop versions.
-pvs
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:...mobile+swf+streaming&hl=nl&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=nl
??
http://www.pocketone-soft.com/flash+player+mobile/
??
i believe divx has something to do with it.
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http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:...mobile+swf+streaming&hl=nl&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=nl
??
http://www.pocketone-soft.com/flash+player+mobile/
??
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Hmmm ... Flash Player Mobile, eh? I DL'd the trial, and I'll check it out with Jon Stewart tomorrow.
Thank you VERY MUCH! I hope this works, Diem! If it does, I owe you a beer or two.
-pvs
pvs said:
Hmmm ... Flash Player Mobile, eh? I DL'd the trial, and I'll check it out with Jon Stewart tomorrow.
Thank you VERY MUCH! I hope this works, Diem! If it does, I owe you a beer or two.
-pvs
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[UPDATE] OK, I installed the Flash Player Mobile app this morning, and have tried to view the ComedyCentral videos. FWIW, I still cannot view them. The site still comes up only with links to upgrade my Flash Player wherever a link to a video should be. There does not seem to be any way to DL the flash files to play them locally.
Maybe I'll browse through that second URL left by Diem, and see if I can find anything there that works.
FWIW, I left a Q with Comedy Central, explaining the issue and asking if they would/could do anything to support us users with WM devices ... maybe provide an alternative media format that will work with our devices. I'll post back to this thread if/when I hear back from them.
Also FWIW, I did NOT try to view the URL provided by the OP ... so maybe he's finding success with this app.
Sorry Diem ... no beers for you yet [/UPDATE]
so I am to understand that the flash player that comes with WM6 now is the Macromedia (Adobe) Flash ActiveX 7.0 for Pocket PC, and this mobile version does not rely on ActiveX?
Dont ask me nothing I'm just waiting for a sweet cold Heiniken
Diem said:
Dont ask me nothing I'm just waiting for a sweet cold Heiniken
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Ahhhh, but THAT deal was only good if I got to view Jon on my Hermes. As it didn't work, you'll have to be happy with H2O
So if you want a glass, come on over, I've got a whole tapful
Seriously, I wish Adobe would catch us up with their desktop offerings, or some of these video sites would post in a format we could use.
Oh well ... it is what it is. I've already got plenty of other stuff that works fine, and keeps me using my device for more hours in the day than is good for me.
-pvs
I don't think the videos shown on the tv links site that I posted have anything to do with Flash. Dapzmob was probably the closest by calling Divx. Hope you guys figure out your Jon Stewart stuff nonetheless.
In anyone knows of a player that can play Divx AND integrates with PIE through a plugin, please let me know!

TV Viewing apps

I understand there are now some apps which allow you to watch digital TV via android. I wondered if you could recommend any and where to find them.
I had heard that one called TV.Center was quite good although I can't find it on AppBrain nor on Market.
Search on tv.centerr on Market although it needs flash, so i think the app is dependent upon Android 2.2
UK mobile telly
m.tvcatchup.com gives most UK Freeview channels, probably the best of anything out there at mo.
If you're running Froyo then you can also use the main site - www.tvcatchup.com and use the Flash feeds.
Note, UK only, no VPN trickery accepted either!
vfrvulcan said:
m.tvcatchup.com gives most UK Freeview channels, probably the best of anything out there at mo.
If you're running Froyo then you can also use the main site - www.tvcatchup.com and use the Flash feeds.
Note, UK only, no VPN trickery accepted either!
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I second that. Excellent site.
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Can't find tv.centerr, using AOSP Froyo ROM. Has it been removed from the market?
MaTiCeK- said:
Can't find tv.centerr, using AOSP Froyo ROM. Has it been removed from the market?
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Couldn't find it either, wanted to give it a try.
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Ashame I no longer live in the UK... any other recommended TV watching apps that are not geo-ip locked and ideally don't rely upon ADOBE Flash so that they will work on 2.1 ?
hey guys
thanks for your interest in TV.Centerr (tv.centerr.com)
Facts:
- Yes, it requires Flash 10.1 and Android 2.2
- It is only available in the Swiss (Switzerland) Market, because I haven't found something similar for other countries.
If you urgently need to watch TV, take a look at zattoo.com maybe this works in your country.
Try www. Yamgo. mobi
Work's very well but not sure if it's uk only
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Just gone to www.tvcatchup/mobile and its quality for watching live uk TV. Yamgo is also good for viewing but doesn't have the content if TV catchup
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Windows Phone 7 Owners Q & A Thread

Theres a few people on the forum with the device already so if its not too much of a hassle for your guys can you give us some insight on the devices .
i've got a couple of questions, for those with it. Can you guys test downloading a mp3 through the browser
can u go to this link and dl the mp3 on the phones browser to see if it adds to ur music library http://bit.ly/b1iS0C
i just would like to know how it handles downloading music or any other files thru the web browser, does it let u manage the picture or mp3 and let u add it to ur library on the phone (without using a computer)
I am interested in knowing this as well.
I think that music cannot be downloaded via the browser as I don't think users are allowed to access the file system.
Phone Titan said:
I think that music cannot be downloaded via the browser as I don't think users are allowed to access the file system.
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Well i asked someone on twitter who had access to a test unit and he said it saves from the browser and plays but was unable to add it to the library or atleast he didnt know how to. But maybe all this has changed in the release build of wp7
Just streams the file. Cannot see an option to save it.
I do hope we're able to download stuff to our phones. It would be silly to not have that as an option.
ericc191 said:
I do hope we're able to download stuff to our phones. It would be silly to not have that as an option.
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This sounds like the Palm Pre launch all over again
Can anyone confirm how downloads via IE work?
Can the browser stream any mobile videos or just YouTube vids?
manlisten said:
Can the browser stream any mobile videos or just YouTube vids?
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Just youtube vids. But it is not working for most websites with embedded youtube vids.
m.youtube.com works.
www.youtube.com will have a upgrade your flash player msg.
MS needs to fix this soon!
I'm sure Adobe will release Flash 10.1 for WP7 soon. They don't want everyone complaining that XVideos.com wont work, lol
ericc191 said:
I'm sure Adobe will release Flash 10.1 for WP7 soon. They don't want everyone complaining that XVideos.com wont work, lol
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Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1 is coming to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7
ericc191 said:
I'm sure Adobe will release Flash 10.1 for WP7 soon. They don't want everyone complaining that XVideos.com wont work, lol
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post of the day for me....
ryotgz said:
Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1 is coming to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7
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That's interesting since microsoft claimed they want to stay away from activex and seeing how they brought almost desktop ie to the os if they were support adobe flash that means activex will be introduced, well good luck with that
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Is Internet Sharing supported in WIndows Mobile 7. It isn't something I use every day but it is very handy on occasion
Phone Titan said:
I think that music cannot be downloaded via the browser as I don't think users are allowed to access the file system.
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Surely users are able to manage the space where their music is stored? (Much like they can do with photos) How else would you load songs onto your phone from Zune?
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Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1 is coming to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7
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I think leaving Flash would be a good idea and go the same that Apples going as I think flash is messy and buggy.
HTML5 will be the way forward, however if users NEED flash then hopefully they will make it optional.
deadwrong03 said:
Theres a few people on the forum with the device already so if its not too much of a hassle for your guys can you give us some insight on the devices .
i've got a couple of questions, for those with it. Can you guys test downloading a mp3 through the browser
can u go to this link and dl the mp3 on the phones browser to see if it adds to ur music library http://bit.ly/b1iS0C
i just would like to know how it handles downloading music or any other files thru the web browser, does it let u manage the picture or mp3 and let u add it to ur library on the phone (without using a computer)
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can anyone with a U.S. windows phone 7 test this out and confirm if it works or not

How to stop Advertisement?

I´m looking for some Threads here and follow them.
But since a few Days - i have opened more Tabs in IE - sometimes i here sound coming out of my PC.
I can´t find out where they came from, but now i know!
on the bottom of XDA on the right side there is an advertisment, and sometimes there are some videos!
I´m From Germany, sometimes there are News about our German Football-Team about the EM, videos of VIP´s and a Computergame, and i can´t stop them, the reloaded themselves.
What can i do
This is getting on my nervs!!!
I HATE IT!
THX Everyone
16v said:
I´m looking for some Threads here and follow them.
But since a few Days - i have opened more Tabs in IE - sometimes i here sound coming out of my PC.
I can´t find out where they came from, but now i know!
on the bottom of XDA on the right side there is an advertisment, and sometimes there are some videos!
I´m From Germany, sometimes there are News about our German Football-Team about the EM, videos of VIP´s and a Computergame, and i can´t stop them, the reloaded themselves.
What can i do
This is getting on my nervs!!!
I HATE IT!
THX Everyone
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Best Way?
Get a browser that supports adblock.
Some people were saying that if you're a Recognised contributor you won't get ads (I never had them in the first place because I use adblock)
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Whoa, who uses IE nowadays anyway? Chrome + Adblock is all you'll ever need.
Nigeldg said:
Whoa, who uses IE nowadays anyway? Chrome + Adblock is all you'll ever need.
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Chrome is all you'll ever need and more
THIS is not my Question!
I use IE and i don´t want google or firefox or....
Bill Gates is watching @ my PC already so i don´t need google to watch @ my PC, too!
What YOU want is not what everybody wants!
16v said:
THIS is not my Question!
I use IE and i don´t want google or firefox or....
Bill Gates is watching @ my PC already so i don´t need google to watch @ my PC, too!
What YOU want is not what everybody wants!
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There is another way to stop ads, and not sure how well it works, and since I don't use it.
Google for "adblock hosts file".
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16v said:
THIS is not my Question!
I use IE and i don´t want google or firefox or....
Bill Gates is watching @ my PC already so i don´t need google to watch @ my PC, too!
What YOU want is not what everybody wants!
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No need to be so defensive. I tried to help you get rid of both the adverts which are annoying you and the horror that is Internet Explorer. Plus, if you have an Android phone (chances are you do, being on XDA) Google is already 'watching you', and far better on your phone with all of the location data and stuff than on your PC . Speaking of Android, using Chrome would give you much better integration with your phone (again, if you have an Android phone)

[REQ] BBC iPlayer App APK

Hi,
Would anyone be kind anough to post the APK for the updated (September 5) iPlayer app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bbc.iplayer.android&hl=en
Error from XDA: bbc.iplayer.android-1.apk:
Your file of 9.96 MB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 8.00 MB for this filetype.
FFS
herewith BBC iplayer apk wrapped in a tar file as the container will hold up to 12Mb on XDA
croques said:
herewith BBC iplayer apk wrapped in a tar file as the container will hold up to 12Mb on XDA
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Thanks a lot mate! Much appreciated
croques said:
herewith BBC iplayer apk wrapped in a tar file as the container will hold up to 12Mb on XDA
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Just realized that iplayer needs this other app as well. So complicated!!
Got this app here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392504
FYI there was an update to iplyaer last night, in the "whats new" is android 4.3 support so you should be able to get it through play store.
Most inpoprtantly they also say downloads are supported now
Dav_prime said:
FYI there was an update to iplyaer last night, in the "whats new" is android 4.3 support so you should be able to get it through play store.
Most inpoprtantly they also say downloads are supported now
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I would imagine he isn't in the UK so he can't download it.
Ahh yeah that could be it. Nevertheless it was unavailable to UK users until BBC made 4.3 support official (although my apk from titanium backup on my phone worked fine, just couldn't download from play store).
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just couldn't download from play store.
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Don't ever recall seeing that problem.
And, to be clear, the apk above is the latest version with the download feature.
will this work in the U.S.??
I think it'll be IP-locked to only work in the UK. I'm not paying £130 a year for the BBC so people in the US can watch Doctor Who.
Just installing the apk doesn't make it work in the US. You'd need to do some work around I'd suspect with your IP etc....
Oleschuldad said:
will this work in the U.S.??
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If you subscribe to a VPN service you'll effectively have a UK IP address. I've done this on a PC from New Zealand to the UK and iPlayer works fine. As an aside to naysayers, I pay my UK license fee but feel the BBC should allow my access from anywhere.
PureVPN has an app that allows subscribers a fast setup on Android and is recommended.
Oleschuldad said:
will this work in the U.S.??
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Yep. Install the BBC media player and the iPlayer APK (I installed the media player after when I got a message in the iPlayer).
You will need a VPN as well to reassign you IP to the UK. I use Private Internet Access which I got on a Black Friday deal for $35 a year. It also lets me watch US/UK Netflix shows when you're in the other location. Because the traffic is encrypted you can also safely browse untrusted internet connections like airports and cafes. Well worth the money IMO.
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syco123 said:
Yep, just dd this and am watching Top Gear . Install the BBC media player and the iPlayer APK (I installed the media player after when I got a message in the iPlayer).
You will need a VPN as well to reassign you IP to the UK. I use Private Internet Access which I got on a Black Friday deal for $35 a year (up to 5 devices) I have it on my Android (GS3) and Windows 8 laptop. It also lets me watch US/UK Netflix shows when you're in the other location. Because the traffic is encrypted you can also safely browse untrusted internet connections like airports and cafes. Well worth the money IMO.
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And yes windows 8 is as bad as they say.
hi,
there is a new update released, can you guys put the new apk for download pls?
thxxxxxxx
nocomp said:
hi,
there is a new update released, can you guys put the new apk for download pls?
thxxxxxxx
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I've been looking too and like the idea of streaming to Chromecast, but the feedback on the update is bad.
can you get the apk pls?
Is this what you're looking for?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k8esnevdwbc1gjr/BBC iPlayer (3.0.0.587).apk
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cujo6801 said:
Is this what you're looking for?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k8esnevdwbc1gjr/BBC iPlayer (3.0.0.587).apk
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Thx but your file is not working, its 30kb should be around 9 mb
Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
cujo6801 said:
Is this what you're looking for?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k8esnevdwbc1gjr/BBC iPlayer (3.0.0.587).apk
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sorry, my mistake, it works, but it requires to have the bbc media player installed, can you pls push it?
thxx a lot!

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