Keep waiting

One of the missing features from the BBC iPlayer app for Android is the option to download TV shows to your device. The feature has been part of the iOS version since December 2012, meaning you can watch without a connection, like when you’re travelling.

In a recent update to the iPlayer Android app, the BBC introduced a couple of fixes, improving quality and returning the Favourites feature, but there’s no sign of downloads.

However, rather candidly, the notes in the What’s New section in Google Play reads: “I know what you’re thinking – ‘Where are downloads?’ Rest assured this feature remains a priority and we are working hard to determine when this can be included for Android users.”

So it’s still on the agenda for the Android users and should be coming in an update in the future. Until then, we’ll just have to keep waiting to catch up with the iPhone version.

We’ve asked the BBC to detail what’s behind the delay and are awaiting a reply.

In other news, the BBC has launched its BBC Sport app for Android on Wednesday, meaning you can get all the latest sports news direct to your device.

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BBC: We?re still working on downloads for BBC iPlayer for Android originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:23:48 +0000