On Tue Jun 14 16:33:40 BST 2016, CJB wrote:
Is it possible to download programmes directly
to an Android smart phone?
Hello Chris
If your question is really about the feasibility
of installing GiP directly on an Android device
and have the "iPlayer Recordings" folder
configured on the Android device itself,
then possibly the following Support Forum thread
(dating from Jan 2015) could be of interest to you:
https://squarepenguin.co.uk/forums/thread-337.html
You should be able to download the attachment:
"get_iplayer_android.zip"
which apparently contains needed instructions - and no,
that hasn't made it to the Forum Wiki yet :-(
Since I am clueless when it comes to Android, I am
confident other knowledgeable list members can
share their expertise/experience (if any) with running
GiP on Android...
Or is it best to do this on a laptop / PC first
and then copy said files to the phone.
I guess this is what the majority of GiP users do.
And if you're also talking about video files, you'll have
to take into consideration limitations pertaining
to the AVC (h.264) profile of the video stream;
though I can't say this with an acceptable degree
of certainty, depending on the phone's processor
and other hardware specifications, you may find that
(flash|hls)hd (High@L4.1) and (flash|hls)vhigh
(Main@L3.1) cannot be played back on the phone...
File size is another consideration when it comes
to video files, but with external "memory" (storage)
cards becoming quite cheap, this is less of an issue...
Regards,
Vangelis.
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