BBC iPlayer App for Android Review

| September 20, 2014 | 1 Comment

Innovation is a word to describe BBC iPlayer app for Android. Designed by Media Application Technologies for the BBC, the app has fetched a marvelous more than 50 thousand Google user’s recommendations, an average 3.5 out of 5 ratings and near to 50 million installations since its inception on the Android platform. It brings splendid features on the board to change the way once watches the television forever.

Features

The interface of BBC iPlayer app for Android is as idiosyncratic as it is simple. It comes up with a unique responsive design which allows the users to relish the videos on the multiple screen sizes without facing any difficulty. It unlocks features to relish live television programmes over 3G or Wi-Fi network and permits a user to add relevant shows or channels to the favorites (an option in the app) in order to stack them automatically. The app in-houses a phenomenal search tool to narrow down the results of the programmes based upon schedule, featured and most popular. Apart from this, it permits a user to browse through different categories like documentaries, comedy, drama & soaps etc and numerous channel pages. Although, in order to experience a dazzling video streaming one can also download BBC media player from the Play Store.

BBC iPlayer App for Android

The unique feature of BBC iPlayer app is to support offline downloads (on Android devices running on version 4.0 or higher) a remarkable feature very rare in the contemporary time and BBC iPlayer is ruling the roost in meeting the same. This opens a door to the users to access videos on the go and digital downloads also last longer than the usual seven days and available for a month after successful downloads. The only snag of the app as of now is in the case of Android Kitkat version where issues are persisting in play offline videos. However, the developer has promised to fix it soon. Besides this, it provides high quality videos blended by a crystal clear audio quality and indubitable streaming speed. There were a few technical hitches related to the addition/ deletion of the programmes under the favorites, a few bugs affecting the performance are now fixed in the most recent version of the app available for free on the Google Play Store. Apart from this, it’s an absolutely ad free app which let you enjoy the shows without bothering about the incursion of the marketing advertisements.

Conclusion

BBC iPlayer app requires Android version 2.2 or higher and a mere 17 MB of memory space for installation. Secure a free copy of BBC iPlayer from Google Play Store to unleash the power of technology and get mesmerized while enjoying the favorite sessions/shows at anytime, anywhere.

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