Hi
Can anyone tell me if I should be able to watch flash videos from the BBC news website? I am using stock opera 9.7 and I can't view them. I know that the device is not flash 10 compatable (gggrrr) but am unsure if I should be able to view the videos embedded on the bbc news site. Can anyone else??
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adaduk said:
Hi
Can anyone tell me if I should be able to watch flash videos from the BBC news website? I am using stock opera 9.7 and I can't view them. I know that the device is not flash 10 compatable (gggrrr) but am unsure if I should be able to view the videos embedded on the bbc news site. Can anyone else??
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It used to be possible to play them in Internet Explorer, but I've a feeling the BBC may have changed the format recently. I don't think they'll play in Opera Mobile 10, either, even though that does have some flash support. Your best bet is probably to use Skyfire.
They work in IE just fine for me, even the watch live streams for bbc2 ,3 etc work the only videos that dont work for me on the BBC site are the Live bbc 1 stream and iPlayer which show green and garbled stuff
Opera has never worked on the bbc videos for me at least, always moans about no javascript enabled or wrong version of flash
just tried to use IE and when I click a video IE crashes and closes. very anoying.....
Try, http://get.skyfire.com/.
thanks, i have used skyfire and it works ok but seems v slow compared to opera. I was trying to see if its possible just to have one browser that does everything! I guess not. It's very annoying and the only thing that really niggles me about the HD2. You'd think browsing would be the thing they'd really want to sort but no..... we still have to use 2 or 3 browsers depending on what we want to do. A bit of a joke really......
I hope some clever bod here can somehow get flash 10 to work on the HD2 seeing as it now seems that Adobe aren't!! I wonder if I could sue adobe? You spend £300+ on a handset as they say the HD2 will be the first WM device to support flash10 then a few weeks after I splash out they announce that they are no longer doing so!!! ggggrrrrrr
adaduk said:
we still have to use 2 or 3 browsers depending on what we want to do. A bit of a joke really......
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Lol I use Opera 9.7 for everyday browsing and I have Skyfire, Opera 10 and IE installed for 'backup browsing'!
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hi everyone. i am wondering how many of you are able to view
http://www.youtube.com
content on your athena using opera or t'internet explorer?
I am presuming that most people at the moment are using t-mobile
devices and roms which come with bult in opera like mine. I saw a post for a new version of flash player for ppc so i updated expecting to be
able to view youtube movies.......
I have tried to update opera as well to 8.65b but this hasnt helped me.
Does anyone else have any luck?
http://www.orb.com/en/myvideo
Thank u for the link indo76. This is a good option if you want to
stream ur movie from home. I however would really like to be able to use flash player to view youtube conetnt on the go. Thanks
yarod_g14 said:
Thank u for the link indo76. This is a good option if you want to
stream ur movie from home. I however would really like to be able to use flash player to view youtube conetnt on the go. Thanks
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This is what I found on the topic...
http://www.pocketpc-live.com/play-youtube-videos-on-pocket-pc.html
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/in...deo_flv_files_on_the_poc&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
http://www.pocketpcaddict.com/forum...ch-youtube-videos-your-pocket-pc-part-ii.html
http://www.pocketpcblast.com/articles/2007/3/2007328-YouTube-Mobile-Coming-Soon.html
Based on my research...there are mixed results - some can play YouTube while others can't. Someone reported that there seems to be a compatibility issue between the Flash available for PocketPC's and the Flash used to encode the video on YouTube. Another article above mentions installing the latest Opera AND Flash Player 7 for PPC. Apparently YouTube uses the latest Flash while the latest version of PocketPC Flash is equivalent to 7.x. Since 7.x isn't forward compatible then you can't watch the video's on your PPC until they come out with an updated version. This is what i found based on my Google searches. There is also a report that YouTube is making their site PocketPC compatible in May. If I find otherwise, I'll post it for you guys.
well you can play youtube vids with the new opera beta and latest flash player...at least on the jasjar
the only prob being that it is way to choppy at the moment
fallenczar said:
well you can play youtube vids with the new opera beta and latest flash player...at least on the jasjar
the only prob being that it is way to choppy at the moment
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When you said it is choppy, could you also clarify what network were you using? Is is UMTS or HSDPA? What download speed was it when you made that observation?
Thanks for the info.
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When you said it is choppy, could you also clarify what network were you using? Is is UMTS or HSDPA? What download speed was it when you made that observation?
Thanks for the info.
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it was wifi...
the problem is that even after being completely downloaded the vids are choppy (as in 1-2 fps) during playback
Hi,
I have searched the internet and as far as I'm aware, there isn't a Windows Mobile app that plays the BBC iPlayer.
I have notice that the new Nokia N96 has this functionality.
Is their already a windows mobile application for the iPlayer?
If not would it be feasible to have an application similar to the youTube one?
Thanks
ricriley said:
Hi,
I have searched the internet and as far as I'm aware, there isn't a Windows Mobile app that plays the BBC iPlayer.
I have notice that the new Nokia N96 has this functionality.
Is their already a windows mobile application for the iPlayer?
If not would it be feasible to have an application similar to the youTube one?
Thanks
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same here i want the iplayer on my diamond and if any one out there could help please do
I have found this post from a couple of months ago:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=425454&highlight=bbc+iplayer
Though it didn't seem to come to any conclusion...
iplayer
this would be so cool on the diamond....
help anyone?????
Iplayer Not Possible On Any Phone..
BBC IPLAYER ACCESS ON DIAMOND/ANY PHONE NOT POSSIBLE...
THE ONLY MOBILE BROWSER CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING THE LATEST FLASH ETC IS SKYFIRE,BUT SKYFIRE USES AN AMERICAN PROXY SERVER WHICH CAUSES "MUST BE IN UK TO WATCH " ERROR
THEREFORE BBCIPLAYER IS NOT POSSIBLE AND WONT BE UNTIL SKYFIRE CREATE A UK PROXY SERVER (NOT FOR A LONG LONG LONG TIME)
I have had a go at this (unsuccessfully). I even tried spoofing opera's user-agent to an iphones user-agent but although I got the iphone version of the iplayer website, the streams would not play. (there was some text visible about requiring a plug-in)
The BBC rather too accurately detect the flash version. I've just a similar problem with my Ubuntu 8.10 install until I rolled flash back to version 9.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/233295/iplayer-to-synchronise-shows-on-pcs-and-phones.html#
iPlayer to synchronise shows on PCs and phones
The BBC's iPlayer service will synchronise downloaded TV shows across all your PCs and mobiles, as part of a forthcoming integration with Windows Live Mesh, writes Barry Collins in Los Angeles.
a valid point merrica
although,this mobile integration of live mesh and bbc iplayer
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/233295/iplayer-to-synchronise-shows-on-pcs-and-phones.html# is good ,its still not what we need as it is limitied to what you have on your home pc,its exactly the same as using orb or any other mobile-streaming app....the point is real-time bbciplayer access wont be possible for a while
(i mean going to bbc iplayer and randomly choosing a show.i.e. tonights eastenders..this wont be possible until skyfire has a uk proxy option)
You do know that you can
download programme content from the iplayer website an then upload it to your phone and watch through WM player. It does need to download the DRM to your phone.
deathoffleas said:
download programme content from the iplayer website an then upload it to your phone and watch through WM player. It does need to download the DRM to your phone.
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I think the majority of people here would like to stream directly from their devices.
deathoffleas said:
download programme content from the iplayer website an then upload it to your phone and watch through WM player. It does need to download the DRM to your phone.
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I tried doing this for the first time yesterday, but when I put the file onto my diamond it would'nt play the file due to DRM. you put that it needs to download the DRM to your phone.... so how does it do that?
It'd be nice to be able to stream it straight to the phone, but i'd be happy to download the shows that I want for now, but don't know where to start with DRM??
open in wm player and should auto download opening both ie and opera for some reason. both pages will be blank. please note this takes ages sometimes
I have managed to get the N96 / Samsung I900 streams to work fine on my X1.
http://blog.artesea.co.uk/2008/11/b...-the-x1-or-even-the-diamond-or-touch-pro.html
Can you test with your Diamonds?
it seems to work but the iplayer service keeps going down,so i will try again later and hopefully get to see a stream.
I've heard that iPlayer seems to work fine on the latest beta of Skyfire, which also plays youtube flawlessly. Here is the review of skyfire (http://gadgetmix.com/index/?p=1476)
Iplayer on wm6 with ease
Skyfire Beta is now available to anyone in the uk. I downloaded it the other day and can now view any website including Youtube, BBC iPlayer, Joox, gamesloth and so on. It runs the webpage from thier systems and you view it on your handset. give it a blast. its free.
ive been using skyfire for a while,i would just like to see other browsers having this capability,
Maybe in opera it might sit the picture on the screen a bit better without having to rotate the screen and stuff.
Is anyone getting sound from the bbc iPlayer on Skyfire?
ricriley said:
Is anyone getting sound from the bbc iPlayer on Skyfire?
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I got sound on my X1 when using SkyFire. There is an option in SkyFire to disable/enable audio, also double check the iPlayer has the volume set.
Anyone know a way to get iPlayer working in Opera on this phone?
Would be great if it worked, also for Non-Brits,
iPlayer can't exist within any browser on WinMo at the moment due to lack of support but you do have 2 options.
Either you can download myPlayer (my personal preference and works fantastically well, especially when paired with Coreplayer) or the Opera hack that's well known.
The second option will only allow Opera to display the iPlayer website, however, and streams are opened in Steaming Player which seems to be rather hit and miss. It also doesn't work over WiFi, only 3G so make sure you have an unlimited data plan before you use it!
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iPlayer can't exist within any browser on WinMo at the moment due to lack of support but you do have 2 options.
Either you can download myPlayer (my personal preference and works fantastically well, especially when paired with Coreplayer) or the Opera hack that's well known.
The second option will only allow Opera to display the iPlayer website, however, and streams are opened in Steaming Player which seems to be rather hit and miss. It also doesn't work over WiFi, only 3G so make sure you have an unlimited data plan before you use it!
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You can view it in opera...you have to fake the user agent to allow it to be viewed
Follow this..
This
works fine =D
elliott_stocks said:
You can view it in opera...you have to fake the user agent to allow it to be viewed
Follow this..
This
works fine =D
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rather than using the 900 hack i stuck in the agent for a Touch HD...
redmanmark86 said:
rather than using the 900 hack i stuck in the agent for a Touch HD...
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Does it make any difference at all?
elliott_stocks said:
You can view it in opera...you have to fake the user agent to allow it to be viewed
Follow this..
This
works fine =D
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...like I said the hack will allow you to view the iPlayer site in Opera but the streaming videos are opened separately in Streaming Player (or whatever you specified in the Opera.ini file as an alternative.)
Streaming Player is not brilliant at viewing streams and it only seems to work over 3G, certainly on my TP2 anyway.
Would still recommend myPlayer paired with CorePlayer. I use it extensively on my phone and it works brilliantly over both 3G and WiFi.
I agree with h0wz3r.
Till BBC releases the iPlayer for the TP2 myplayer + coreplayer is the next best thing.
just been on skyfire site and it says now available for android via marketplace , but i cannot find it any where cannot even download it from their site
yeah i just tried to download it too, didnt work! can't wait
I can't download it either :/ neither from their web page, nor from the market...
i cannot even find the skyfire forums everything has changed on there site
Installed ok and tesing now.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=51A6LL3B
new to this how do i get it into my phone after downloading it
i wonder when it will appear on the android marketplace
Does this version have flash?
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Does this version have flash?
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it's not actually flash, but i think it includes has some sort of workaround to play flash videos in full screen.
can you get timeform radio on it that needs flashplayer
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it's not actually flash, but i think it includes has some sort of workaround to play flash videos in full screen.
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It does just have a video codec to play FLV files I think.
the direct download is up. works pretty well so far!
http://get.skyfire.com/dl_android.php
Just tried it..just another browser , useless without flash 10.....
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Just tried it..just another browser , useless without flash 10.....
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I disagree. are there any other browsers that can play flash video? Sure, it can't play everything that flash 10 can, but at least I can now watch a video on ESPN or CNN if I want.
most annoying no flash is there any other way to play wma 32kbs stations
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It does just have a video codec to play FLV files I think.
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exactly...the flash content doesnt just automatically play in the webpage you load, it just pops up in a little player and gives you the option of playing it....
seems like this was a good idea at some point, but i'm not sure when
They are cashing in before Flash comes to Android with a real plugin
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They are cashing in before Flash comes to Android with a real plugin
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This isn't true - skyfire has been available on windows mobile and symbian for many years now, even with flash lite/flash players around. And its free.
Also, skyfire should eventually be compatible with other proprietary plugins like silverlight etc. later on. ( I don't know exactly how they do it though...)
HunteronX said:
This isn't true - skyfire has been available on windows mobile and symbian for many years now, even with flash lite/flash players around. And its free.
Also, skyfire should eventually be compatible with other proprietary plugins like silverlight etc. later on. ( I don't know exactly how they do it though...)
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Also it'll be handy for people who have phones which support skyfire but which won't be upgradeable to Android 2.2.
Hi i can't watch vids on the web what's the problem?
I can't watch on IE Opera and Opera 10 Skyfire
how can i make flashplayer work
it says flashplayer is 2 old need 2 update but no update available for Leo
most sites wont work, but if you enable plugins in opera mobile 10, youtube will work i haven't really tried any other sites
i know youtube work but i mean random vids other sites
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i know youtube work but i mean random vids other sites
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Good luck!!! untill WP7 and then the adobe flash release for it your going to struggle. Did i say struggle?! i meant suffer.
But at least it's better than what the iPhone has, which is no flash at all. There is a reason for it but i'm on the beer tonight and i can;t remeber the exact details but it has something to do with most sites running flash 10.1 and WM can't thanks to MS missing out a couple of API's in WM 6.5 that were planned to be there.
With IE mobile you can play flash. Only if it is on youtube.
Surf with IE mobile to www.pocketnow.com or wmpoweruser.com and click on one of the vids (linked to youtube). And volia it plays in HTC player.
I have not had any issues with flash sites in skyfire, what sites in particular where you having trouble with? the youtube app is best too browser youtube with but i havent found any site that dont work which require flash when viewed in skyfire :S
Hi,
I've just installed uZard web browser and it's played everything I've thrown at it - it even plays flash games, not just videos.
Cheers,
Inclement
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There is a reason for it but i'm on the beer tonight and i can;t remeber the exact details but it has something to do with most sites running flash 10.1 and WM can't thanks to MS missing out a couple of API's in WM 6.5 that were planned to be there.
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Oh dear, looks as though the spin doctors at Adobe have got to you. Have seen flash 10.1 running on the hd2 and it looks great (have a look around the devs section on adobe website for video). Adobe binned it because there was no point in spending any more time, effort and money in releasing it for "a dead os", and came up with that excuse which, rightly so, points the finger at M$.