Hi guys, I've just realised that the BBC Iplayer is no more visible on Google Market,even in "My Apps" section after installing the latest 3.2 update. I know the app doesn't function as expected at the moment but I installed it just in case BBC decicides to update the app in order to work properly on honeycomb. Could someone from UK (with the latest 3.2 update) please confirm if the app is still in market. Cheers
Oh no! WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW?!?!? OPEN A BIG THREAD ABOUT IT!
It's not really an app, it's a shortcut to the iplayer website. Open browser, type iplayer. You can create the shortcut yourself and put it on the home screen. Oh, it does work, watching Torchwood
I installed the bbc iplayer app for mobile phones onto my acer a500 and was able to view episodes and live TV channels in full screen mode, though at first no pictures were displayed i.e. blank sreens,but audio from the streaming video played in the background. So,i pressed the blank (centre) portion of the screen for about 2 to 4 seconds then tapped the top left corner of that same blank portion (i.e. your left side when facing the screen ) and whala! full screen mode was displayed with pictures and i've been able to watch live bbc channels as well catch up on aired episodes. I know we can view BBC iPlayer via the website but it's nothing compared to the ease you get when using an app.
The iPlayer app (and by the way it is an app and not a shortcut to the I player website) is not compatible with stock 3.2. You can still view iPlayer output using the stock browser and the BBC iPlayer website.
Try this...
Works on my iconia and sgs2. have to drum my fingers on the tab for a bit but it works 100%
Complete with live channels
ROM is Thor A500 v11 HC 3.2.1
MJ-12 said:
Try this...
Works on my iconia and sgs2. have to drum my fingers on the tab for a bit but it works 100%
Complete with live channels
ROM is Thor A500 v11 HC 3.2.1
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Thanks for that. When you say you drum your fingers, how do you get that to get it going? It just sits there for me.
coercri said:
Thanks for that. When you say you drum your fingers, how do you get that to get it going? It just sits there for me.
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LOL yeah it just sits there for me too, but if I tap my fingers about the screen it starts full screen go figure...
Hi All,
I realise there is already a huge thread about the MK809II but I wanted to focus specifically on streaming media to it as I had hoped this would be its main use for me.
The first thing I installed was the iPlayer app. I have been quite disappointed with this as the streaming quality is very poor despite setting the app to use the highest quality available and my TV only being 720p to start. The iPlayer website generally works well when using firefox with the Desktop By Default add on. When available I can play the HD streams without any problem and even SD streams are better quality than the app.
4oD was my second installation. This has frustrated me even more. By default this will not play to HDMI out. My MK809II came rooted so I was able to hide the HDMI out from the app as described (I would've posted a link but I'm not allowed! Its easily found by googling). Now the app allows me to start playing a show but sits continually on a black screen with a buffering icon. I have tried instead to download a show, although there aren't many available, this does seem to download a significant proportion of the show but I always get the message 'Download failed'. Over the last couple of days despite not watching anything the app has downloaded over 2Gb of data! I have read that it will also fail to work if the device is rooted, I haven't had a specific warning about this but again tried another app to hide the fact that its rooted and restarted 4oD but the same black screen appears.
So I thought I could get round this by using the web site as I had with iPlayer, this allows me to log in ad browse around but I encounter the same black screen and buffering icon.
I haven't attempted SkyGO yet, I'm not feeling confident of getting anywhere with that if I can get 4oD to work! Nor have I tried ITV or Channel5.
For myself and others as anyone got a setup that works better than this or used other streaming services? Maybe decent quality out the iPlayer app - or anything out of 4oD?
I've had the Nvidia Shield TV 16GB with only the game pad remote for 2 hours now. I did unlock bootloader and root.
Amazing device so far.
But I had installed hulu and activated my account.
The first time I tried to voice search for a show in hulu, one show that my kid watches "watch regular show" and I get a choice of google play movies and hulu which seamed fine.
few minutes later I tried the same thing but only get google play movies option. I tried several times with different words. even tried "watch regular show on hulu".
I then try other shows I subscribe to on hulu with same result.
Can't get hulu as a choice anymore.
I tried a reboot as well.
Just wonder if this is common issue or maybe it will sort itself out eventually.
Edit: I am on latest update and controller updated as well.
Has anyone had any problems with these apps working?
I have a random problem where something happens and I can't get these apps to work.
Netflix - just stays on the loading screen when the logo.I've seen the attached message once appear from the Netflix app.
Prime video - app just has the loading circle
Google Movies - app loads ok and you can navigate around but can't play a movie. Click play and a blank screen shows.
The only thing which fixes this is a phone restart. I have a unlocked UK S8 on the stock firmware.
I have spoken to Samsung support on Twitter but basically they recommended a soft reset which doesn't seem to fix it long term.
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I thumbed through a little but didn't come across a solution. I can't get the Hbonow or Showtime apps to stream. The apps load, and when I click on a show it acts like it starts to load. Then I get the can't play the movie error. I am rooted, fire tv box 2, which PSVue doesn't like. So I use hidemyroot to bypass that. Just curious if anyone has come across this and/or a fix to it.