cant get bbc iplayer to work on my samsung galaxy 2 10.1

dx052

Got a new samsung galaxy 2 tablet and cant get bbc iplayer to work. Flash is installed but not having much luck besides that. Can watch 4od and itv player though.

devizes18193

have you just iplayer or iplayer and then bbc media player

MrShazzyMan

dx052 wrote: »

Got a new samsung galaxy 2 tablet and cant get bbc iplayer to work. Flash is installed but not having much luck besides that. Can watch 4od and itv player though.

To make BBC iPlayer work, you'll not only need the iplayer app but also an application as the previous poster said the bbc media player application. This allows you to watch iplayer on your tablet. It has nothing to do with installing flash. Hope this helps.

shammyjack

iPlayer is rubbish , thousands of bad reviews on Google Play. Try accessing the BBC iPlayer website in your browser . Click on settings and put a tick in " request desktop site !

Buzby

Works great on my iPad & mini - and the regular updates add stellar enhancements. It must be an android thing.

JJ_Egan

Buzby wrote: »

Works great on my iPad & mini - and the regular updates add stellar enhancements. It must be an android thing.

Its BBC thing forever changing the build .

TVCATCHUP may work better than IPlayer .

jje

-TangleFoot-

Buzby wrote: »

It must be an android thing.

It's a DRM thing.

MrShazzyMan

shammyjack wrote: »

iPlayer is rubbish , thousands of bad reviews on Google Play. Try accessing the BBC iPlayer website in your browser . Click on settings and put a tick in " request desktop site !

Really? I've got a Samsung Tab 7.0 running jelly bean and bbc iplayer runs smoothly on my tablet, never had a problem with the app and I've always kept it updated.

spannerzone

My Tab2 10.1" plays iplayer ok, I just tried it for the first time! -iplayer is installed and it plays via the default web browser that came with the Samsung

MrShazzyMan

spannerzone wrote: »

My Tab2 10.1" plays iplayer ok, I just tried it for the first time! -iplayer is installed and it plays via the default web browser that came with the Samsung

It shouldn't play via the web browser at all. It should come up with the official bbc iplayer application. Maybe you should go to the playstore and download the official bbc iplayer app.

spannerzone

MrShazzyMan wrote: »

It shouldn't play via the web browser at all. It should come up with the official bbc iplayer application. Maybe you should go to the playstore and download the official bbc iplayer app.

I've got the iplayer and the BBC media app installed and when opening either it asks what browser to use (I've got a couple installed) and goes to their web based iplayer..no idea why but not that bothered.