3/23/2023 0 Comments Bbc iplayer operating systems![]() ![]() One of the many updates we hope to implement in 2008 is a download solution for users of other operating systems including Macs which may be possible with the next suite of Adobe Air products.” “We will be constantly updating BBC iPlayer to ensure that we continuously improve the way we deliver BBC programmes. Streaming is the first in a number of new services that we will be rolling out in the coming months and we will be listening to feedback from our audiences to understand how they find the service and what new additions they would be interested in. Audiences can watch up to 250 different programmes a week for up to seven days after broadcast on the BBC’s television channels.Īnthony Rose, Head of Digital Media Technology at the BBC, said: “We have worked hard to make BBC iPlayer a compelling user proposition. Over the same twelve-month period, BBC iPlayer usage on iOS 5 and iOS 6 has decreased from 10% to less than 4% of the total usage on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.The BBC has launched a streaming service on its video-on-demand platform, BBC iPlayer, complementing the download service which launched in beta on 27 July 2007.īBC iPlayer will be the first public service broadcaster online on-demand service in the UK to provide streaming for Macs and Linux, as well as Windows. We have observed a rapid take-up of iOS 8 that is largely mirrored with a comparable decrease in iOS 7 usage. The graph below illustrates the breakdown of operating systems running on Apple devices that are used to access the BBC iPlayer application. Changes to iOSįaced with a growing number of issues with our iOS application, we analysed the usage numbers for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad once more. The Android tools currently provide good support for Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), however support for iOS 5 and iOS 6 in the latest Apple toolset is limited. ![]() Many of the third party components that we rely on to build BBC iPlayer have also ceased to support all but the latest operating systems.Ī major factor is the software tools provided by Apple, Google and Amazon that are used to build and test mobile applications. We have found it increasingly difficult to build a single solution that can span the range of supported operating system versions. ![]() This is due to a significant overhaul of the downloads playback architecture to address some of the issues that have plagued users of Android 4.4 (KitKat) devices and later Amazon Kindle tablets.ĭevelopment of features has been impacted too. In addition, downloads will cease to operate on devices running Android 4.0 (ICS) and second-generation Kindle tablets in August. For example, because of issues with the playback component, it became necessary to remove support for the Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system earlier this year. This decision was sound at the time but it has become increasingly difficult to maintain and improve the apps for this range of devices and operating systems. Our conclusion was that our apps should continue to support iOS 5.1.1, Android 2.2 (Froyo) and UK editions of Kindle Fire tablets. So, we studied the usage numbers and analysed the impact of supporting each operating system version on the development and test process. To achieve the user experience and resilience that we all expect, it is crucial to find the right balance between reaching the largest possible audience and the additional complexity of supporting an ever expanding set of devices and operating systems. As the team set to work coding and testing this experience there was an internal debate about the operating systems that the applications should support. Operating system supportĪ little over a year ago, Chris Tangye wrote about a refresh of the BBC iPlayer apps for mobiles and tablets. BBC iPlayer is currently supported on five generations of Apple iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad running the iOS operating system as well as many thousands of phones and tablets based on the Android operating system including those manufactured by Amazon, Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Samsung, Sony, Tesco and many more. This blog focuses on the BBC iPlayer products that are available to download from the Apple App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. BBC iPlayer appsīBC iPlayer is available on a large range of devices ranging from desktop computers to games consoles to mobile and tablet devices. I’d like to take a little time to explain some difficult decisions we’ve had to make recently regarding operating systems, and how they may impact certain BBC iPlayer users. ![]() Hi, my name is Andy Hulstone, Senior Product Manager for BBC iPlayer Mobile Apps. ![]()
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