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BBC iPlayer Mobile - For WiFi enabled devices only

Hi all
I hope all you Brits out there are enjoying the snow. My office is closed today so I thought I'd share my experience of using the BBC iPlayer. I believe it can work for you too, if you're UK based. N.B. at the moment it only works over WiFi. Don't blame me for that, it's the BBC's restriction on their website. Also, this worked on my Kaiser, so again no guarantees it'll work on other devices, but I see no reason why it wouldn't.
Here's what I did:
Install the Opera 9.5.15529 cab that are attached to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475986
You will also need HTC Streaming Media. I've attached a version available on this forum. I don't actually know whether this will work on your device as I have the sreaming media cooked into my ROM (see below). Obviously if you have a VGA device you should use the equivelant version of Opera for VGA devices.
There are two other files attached. ASPlayer.exe and ASPlayerLNK.lnk. ASPLayer.exe is infact VJBrisk.exe renamed from an installation of VJBrisk by Vijay555 and a renamed link to the sreaming media player application. If you are installing the Media Player app attached then you need to check the shortcut to ensure it's correct. The one attached is for the executible in the windows folder (\Windows\StreamingPlayer.exe). You can edit shortcuts on your device using TotalCommander.
Once you're happy that the link is correct, copy ASPlayer.exe and ASPlayerLNK.lnk to the \Windows directory of your device.
In Opera type: opera:config in the address bar. Scroll down to User Prefs and open this section. Go to Custom User-Agent. Here type "sgh-i900" without the quotes and then scroll down and select save. Exit Opera and restart it. Go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer
in Opera and you will see the mobile iPlayer page load up. Select your chosen TV or Radio programme and click to play. The streaming app should now open and display your programme.
Hope this helps. I watched "Who do you think you are?" with Rory Bremner in bed this morning!
Best wishes
andrew-in-woking

Thank you for this tut, I have followed your instructions and all seem to be ok (I didn't watch a video but the streaming media did kick in when i clicked play.
I will test later and get back to you

I got as far as the file being played. Audio is fine, but no picture.
Any Ideas?
Tried this on a touch and a hermes

Hi,
Would I be able to listen to BBC Radio 5 on this on SE-Xperia?
Thanks

Radio 5
Invisible Sense said:
Hi,
Would I be able to listen to BBC Radio 5 on this on SE-Xperia?
Thanks
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Hi
If the HTC Streaming Media doesn't work on the Xperia then you will need equivelant software. You could try the media player attached if nothing else works. Real player might work also. Obviously you'd need to manually edit the shortcut in this case but hopefully you can get it working.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

it keeps askin me to switch to wifi to play the program

BBC Restriction
dortyboy said:
it keeps askin me to switch to wifi to play the program
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Hi
Yes, this is the way the website behaves. Obviously the BBC believe that this is necessary at the moment as they'd rather no compromise on quality.
I guess for now this is not available for phones with no wifi connection. I'll change the first post to make this clearer.
Many thanks
andrew-in-woking

Your post is it VGA or QVGA as sounds great

Almost there!
Thanks for your post, I'm using a Hermes wm6 with your htc streaming media installed. It opens up streaming media ok but then has an unknown error message (both for tv and radio). Could be running low on ram causing the problem. Also tried Skyfire but it doesn't like the IP address and doesn't recognise me as British. I am not giving up just yet though!
Just tried on a Touch... sound only however nothing at all on live streams (memory not an issue here, my ten year olds xmas pressie!)

QVGA
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Your post is it VGA or QVGA as sounds great
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Hi wapvirus
It's QVGA but should work with a VGA device as long as the correct streaming media player is installed and can be linked to the ASPlayer.exe shortcut in \Windows.
Hope that helps. Love your QVGA colour task bar items by the way!
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

i got 'unknown error' for the htc streaming media player on my lg ks20. Any ideas? how do i link it to the ASPlayer.exe?

Help me plz
Still tryin on my hermes, the best player to date was a dopod version (works perfectly.... but no video!!! Sounds great). After a little search I stumble on an updated tcpmp player which should play the files ok BUT how do I change the ASPlayer to use this as default, or do I change one of the Streaming Media files to use tcpmp ? It will not let me change the aslink.ink page and I presume we leave the opera setting on sgh-i900. I think I have at least 10 different media and streaming players now installed & have become very confused...

shame this cant be make into apanel for the x1 like they have done with youtube

andrew-in-woking said:
Hi
If the HTC Streaming Media doesn't work on the Xperia then you will need equivelant software. You could try the media player attached if nothing else works. Real player might work also. Obviously you'd need to manually edit the shortcut in this case but hopefully you can get it working.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking
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Thanks for the cab!
I will give this a try.
Regards

Edit ASPlayerLNK.lnk
redflag said:
Still tryin on my hermes, the best player to date was a dopod version (works perfectly.... but no video!!! Sounds great). After a little search I stumble on an updated tcpmp player which should play the files ok BUT how do I change the ASPlayer to use this as default, or do I change one of the Streaming Media files to use tcpmp ? It will not let me change the aslink.ink page and I presume we leave the opera setting on sgh-i900. I think I have at least 10 different media and streaming players now installed & have become very confused...
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Hi redflag
The simple answer is that you need to edit the destination of the shortcut: ASPlayerLNK.lnk which you copy into windows along with ASPlayer.exe. This link can be edited with the file editor in Total Commander PPC. Hope that helps. If you're unsure about shortcut editing do a search for it on this forum.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

Success... kind of
Thanks for your reply, have taken a flood day off work! Total Commander is not letting me save the edited LNK.Ink file so I went back and had another go at Skyfire and have got it working on both my hermes and on a touch. The only disappointment is that ,whilst Skyfire uses the main iplayer site which allows downloads, it doesn't feature live tv which yours does by using the mobile site. Keep up the good work!

Had problems getting video to work but when I used this version of the HTC Streaming Player it all worked fine!

How do I stop Opera from trying to stream it in Windows Media Player and not Streaming Media?

Does it work?
Zeusie said:
How do I stop Opera from trying to stream it in Windows Media Player and not Streaming Media?
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Hi Zeusue
Does the iPlayer website work when when Opera launches WMP?
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

media file not supported?
thanks andrew-in-working
so i followed you instructions...opera installed, streaming media, changed user pref. All goes very well from iplayer in opera, link to streaming media and then... streaming media opens, a black screen and 0% buffering message appears, it hangs for a while and tells me this:
"media file not supported"
any idea why it should state this? odd that it is not recognising a file type?
any help would be appreciated..

HTC Wildfire

I've JUST got this phone and I'm having problems with the playback of downloaded videos. Either the sound is there and there's no playback or there's playback but no sound .... do i need to convert the file before download and if so what's the best download site to use?? I've tried quite a few sites with no luck at all .... just the same problem over and over. Also, is it possible to have an MP3 as an alarm/message tone? I've searched the phone and cant see the option anywhere and the booklet/leaflet that comes with it Isn't really much use, I've had to download the full instruction book to get my head around it, lol.

Good morning. Allow me to suggest that you edit the title for a phrase more telling. Thanks.

stacey166466 said:
I've JUST got this phone and I'm having problems with the playback of downloaded videos. Either the sound is there and there's no playback or there's playback but no sound .... do i need to convert the file before download and if so what's the best download site to use?? I've tried quite a few sites with no luck at all .... just the same problem over and over. Also, is it possible to have an MP3 as an alarm/message tone? I've searched the phone and cant see the option anywhere and the booklet/leaflet that comes with it Isn't really much use, I've had to download the full instruction book to get my head around it, lol.
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Video files must be mp4, wmv or 3gp but you can pay for yxflash or download wuzhenhua player i think to allow you to play avi's etc. The current version of rockplayer doesn't work with this device.
As for MP3 alarms, create a folder on your sd root called media and in that a folder called audio and finally a folder in audio called alarms. This is were you place your mp3's and they will appear in the alarm settings.
So the folder order from the sd card root is media>audio>alarms>yourmp3here.mp3
If you already have music on your device you can use astrofilemanager from the app store to create the folders without having to plug your phone to the pc

Sorry the playback license is not valid
I got this phone 3 months back . i purchased some realtones from a popular website and it downloaded successfully (the content is forward locked applied content). while play the content i got "Sorry the playback license is not valid" message.
Can you please help me on this.
Thnx

The two players where can i find them? I tried by google but did not get the latest app.
Tjanks
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

wildfire275 said:
The current version of rockplayer doesn't work with this device.
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sorry what?! of course rockplayer works. either use arm v6 version of it or the newest universal one and then "normal mode".

fishb00n said:
sorry what?! of course rockplayer works. either use arm v6 version of it or the newest universal one and then "normal mode".
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he posted it way back ago.. armv6 may had not been available yet at that time

The easiest way to start using Allshare

Go here http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...XAA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=support
to download the PC share manager software.
Install software and setup the file on your computer you want to share, the software is kinda slow so this may take a bit.
Turn the server on and open the Allshare app on your phone and click on playvfiles from server on phone.
Go to the PC share manager software on your computer and click on share and then device policy.
You should be able to see your phone, your phone is labeled SGH-T959, click accept.
Then go back to your phone and if the server is not showing yet click refresh and you should be set.
Now you can watch and listen to all your movies and music on your computer from your phone.

i went to that link but i wasnt sure what to click or download. can somebody help me out? thanks.

antonio91282 said:
i went to that link but i wasnt sure what to click or download. can somebody help me out? thanks.
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click on software

You running Windows 7?
Software version shows Xp/Vista...
Just checking if any1 knows if its compatible

There's and even easier way if you don't mind using Windows Media Player
If you click on the 'Library' drop down menu your phones server name should automatically show up, even if the allshare app isn't activated. From there, just find the folder where you stored your media and you should be good to go.
NOTE: You have to have, If you're using Windows 7, your media sharing enabled in the network and sharing options in the control panel.
EDIT: or u could just connect allshare to windows media center lol btw, i just figured ou how to use ALLSHARE WITH XBOX360!!!

The first thing I tried was the Windows Media Player and on XP it does not see my phone so I can't give access to my phone and even when I click share with all my phone does not see the WMP.

i could get the samsung app for my pc to work correctly on my phone however i can confirm, Windows media sharing works great

siberslug said:
The first thing I tried was the Windows Media Player and on XP it does not see my phone so I can't give access to my phone and even when I click share with all my phone does not see the WMP.
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mine show up as unknown device in windows media player

How far away can you be from your pc?

Just got back from my brother's house and his network with WMP does not work on his or my Vibrant.
Are you using XP ?

s15274n said:
How far away can you be from your pc?
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as far as you can receive a wifi signal

siberslug said:
Just got back from my brother's house and his network with WMP does not work on his or my Vibrant.
Are you using XP ?
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i am on win 7 x64

any one know how to do this with ps3???

You don't even need to use WMP if you are on Windows 7. All you need to do is go to Control Panel > Home Group and check the libraries you want to share. I'm sharing my pictures, music, and videos folders. Then check "Stream my Pictures, Music,....."
and hit "Save Changes" on the bottom.
Congratulations! Now your stuff is shared with your phone, Xbox 360, PS3, other computers, and anything else on you network. No software needed.

gravis86 said:
You don't even need to use WMP if you are on Windows 7. All you need to do is go to Control Panel > Home Group and check the libraries you want to share. I'm sharing my pictures, music, and videos folders. Then check "Stream my Pictures, Music,....."
and hit "Save Changes" on the bottom.
Congratulations! Now your stuff is shared with your phone, Xbox 360, PS3, other computers, and anything else on you network. No software needed.
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Do you still use the all share app?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

LovellKid said:
Do you still use the all share app?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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I use the AllShare app on the phone, but no software on the PC side.
My N900 supported file streaming from the stock media player as well.

I guess I'm a moron. I have XP at home and I couldn't figure out how to enable sharing via Media Player.

g1g said:
any one know how to do this with ps3???
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The PS3, Dont have to do anything it will see the phone. It will be under video, and under the PS store. It worked great.
I was told you can do this from your Xbox360, but could not get it to work.. Any help would be great.

What kind of file can the Vibrant play? I have a lot of xvid video but it says "sorry, this video cannot be played"

I cannot connect any of the ways described above. I don't know if I'm missing something but when I turn on allshare, it says no media. First I tried the way of the first post but I when I click on share and set device policy, I get nothing. Then I tried streaming a file through windows media player and i have streaming enabled but don't get anything on my phone. Then I made a homegroup with windows 7 but still don't see any shared media in allshare. My phone is connected to my wifi so any clue as to what I could be missing?

how to d/l .mov, view...and Twonky - wtf?

Seems like this problem should have a relatively simple solution, but after googling for quite a while, still can't figure it out.
A friend sent me a link directly to a .mov file. I thought I could just click the link and stream it. Instead, clicking the link in the browser brings up Twonky, which tries to get me to set up media sharing. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to just download (or stream) the .mov file to my phone.
If I can't steam, it looks like an app like arcMedia would allow me to view it once on my phone - but again, how do I get the browser to download instead of trying to open up Twonky when I click the link to the file?
Also, every time Twonky starts, there seems to be no way to close it except togo into settings/applications/running services and close it from there - is there an easier way?

Download act one video player. Works great with streaming media and videos on the sd card
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

kitchencop said:
Download act one video player. Works great with streaming media and videos on the sd card
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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Thanks for the response. I found out that apparently Twonky tries to launch any file that the phone doesn't recognize. I tried to download a few video players including Act 1 that appeared in the "perform action with" dialog when I attempted to open the .mov file directly by clicking it within the email, but none of them worked to actually play the file.
I figured out I could download the .mov file if I went to my email using my browser and long-pressing the link and selecting 'save link' (long-clicking didn't work from within the email program...from there, it just opened the browser and automatically initiated a short-press which tried to stream and brought up Twonky). Once downloaded, then I was able to play with an alternative player (in this case - Vplayer worked, although this particular player didn't seem to support streaming as it didn't appear as an option in the "perform using" dialog that opens when short-clicking the link).

i hate how twonky wont let you download files i have removed it. so i could at least snag the file and keep for when i get home...

App update: MX Video Player

Just a heads up - MX video player has officially updated and now has native Honeycomb support, many more decoding options, a much better user interface, and generally is the most well rounded video player I have ever used.
Give it a shot if you find yourself using your Iconia for video playback!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en

I was wondering...
I have been changing ROMS this week and I couldn't remember which players I had. I hated not being able use one player, imagine my surprise when MX Video played all my files.
I have two sports files that could not be... not sure of the word, but they had to be watched from beginning to end, couldn't skip the commercials. Now I can.
The improvements are substantial.

scottw714 said:
I was wondering...
I have been changing ROMS this week and I couldn't remember which players I had. I hated not being able use one player, imagine my surprise when MX Video played all my files.
I have two sports files that could not be... not sure of the word, but they had to be watched from beginning to end, couldn't skip the commercials. Now I can.
The improvements are substantial.
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Glad to remind you. It plays pretty much every video file I have thrown at it.

just installed it and holy crap it's damn smooth. Not a bit of lag when jumping through the movie and it picked up every file i had immediately, now if it could play files from my pc on the tab ....

That's the best videop player for playing 720p mkvs so smooth. Plus it's free.

irishmoe said:
just installed it and holy crap it's damn smooth. Not a bit of lag when jumping through the movie and it picked up every file i had immediately, now if it could play files from my pc on the tab ....
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It can! Snag a copy of es file explorer, make sure pc is set to allow sharing for guest user for the folder containing the video files, click the LAN button up top, menu, new, new scan - this will show you all network devices on your lan. Find the correct system, open the video folder, tap the file you wanna watch, open with mx video player
Hope that made any sense

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It can! Snag a copy of es file explorer, make sure pc is set to allow sharing for guest user for the folder containing the video files, click the LAN button up top, menu, new, new scan - this will show you all network devices on your lan. Find the correct system, open the video folder, tap the file you wanna watch, open with mx video player
Hope that made any sense
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Now that is good to know, I've gotten as far as scan and finding my laptop but it says login failed try new login and password, which I'm presuming is my user account or admin password on windows but I can't remember the damn thing! I haven't set up pc to allow access from my tab ( haven't figured out how to do that yet) could that be a problem too?

irishmoe said:
Now that is good to know, I've gotten as far as scan and finding my laptop but it says login failed try new login and password, which I'm presuming is my user account or admin password on windows but I can't remember the damn thing! I haven't set up pc to allow access from my tab ( haven't figured out how to do that yet) could that be a problem too?
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Yup. You need to futz around with filesharing a bit - enable the guest annount, and when sharing the folder make sure it is shared with the group "everyone"
Also on newer versions of windows, make sure the files are not in a protected location (c:\users, c:\documents and settings) as you will not be able to access them.