BBC iPlayer - The Best Android App

BBC iPlayer

Author: Media Applications Technologies for the BBC
Release Data: September 15, 2014
License: Free

Download BBC iPlayer for Android:

Download BBC iPlayer from Google Play

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Scan the QR Code to install BBC iPlayer:

Additional Information of BBC iPlayer
Updated: September 15, 2014
Size: 17 M
Installs: 10,000,000 - 50,000,000
Current Version: 4.3.0.82
Requires Android: 2.2 and up

What is BBC iPlayer?

Features include:
- Watch live TV
- Watch over Wi-Fi and cellular networks
- Download TV programmes to watch later (on devices running Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich and above)
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We know some Android KitKat users are having issues playing downloaded programmes. We're treating these issues very seriously and have raised them with Google who, so far, haven't been able to provide a fix. We're continuing to work with Google on this and hope the issues will be fixed soon.
For more info on these issues visit http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/mobile/android_4.3.3_downloads
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- Scroll through and find Featured and Most Popular programmes
- Browse through Category and Channel pages
- Cast content to your TV using Chromecast
We have developed the BBC Media Player app to improve video streaming playback on Android devices. You will need to install this separately from the Google Play marketplace.
To make installation of the BBC Media Player as easy as possible, BBC iPlayer will prompt you to install it when you first play a streamed programme.
The BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. The permissions the BBC iPlayer Android app asks to use are:
Read phone status and identity – allows us to securely link downloads to your device, so they cannot be copied to another.
Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage – allows the app to save images, metadata and downloads.
Full network access- allows the app to access the internet.
View network connections - Allows the app to access details about network connectivity i.e. whether the device is on Wi-Fi or 3G/4G.

Prevent phone from sleeping – enables downloads to be performed in the background.
Test access to protected storage – allows the app to check if there is space on your device to download programmes.
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What's new of BBC iPlayer
New in 23.0
What’s new in version 4.3.0?
- Better reliability makes for smoother viewing and browsing.
- Many bugs were harmed in the making of this update, like reinstating the download button on programme pages in the TV Guide.
As ever please send any feedback to @bbciplayer on Twitter or on facebook.com/bbciplayer
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Editor's Review of BBC iPlayer
Took some time for the BBC to gradually get BBC iPlayer to full parity with the iOS release, but it's just about there now for the vast majority of popular Android models. A piecemeal approach to introducing offline download support has annoyed some users, but it remains a superb way of using your phone as a modern portable telly for the bedroom, as long as your broadband's up to the task.
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The Best Android App - BBC iPlayer