
This permission is used by two features: Downloads & Chromecast. Other permissions (not explicitly mentioned when installing BBC iPlayer, as they are more general to most apps):

iPlayer does not use this permission to determine the device phone number, whether a call is active, or the remote number in a connected call. It is used by iPlayer’s content protection system to ensure that downloaded programmes can only be played on the device that downloaded them. This is an anonymous ID that cannot be used to identify the user and is not used to track the user. This permission is used to read the Android “Device ID”. The application must be able to write, read and delete these files. This permission is used to store downloaded programmes. “Read the contents of your USB storage” & “Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage” The permissions the BBC iPlayer Android app asks to use are: The BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. To make installation of the BBC Media Player as easy as possible, BBC iPlayer will prompt you to install it when you first play a streamed programme. You’ll need to install this separately from the Google Play Store. We’ve developed the BBC Media Player app to improve video streaming playback on Android devices. – Share your added programmes across other devices with a BBC iD account – Cast content to your TV using Chromecast – Download TV programmes to watch later (on devices running Android 4.1 and above) We’ve made it easier to watch more of your favourite BBC programmes.Ĭaptivated by Taboo or Apple Tree Yard? Sit back and the next episode will start without you needing to do a thing.Īnything we’ve missed? Let us know on Twitter or /bbciplayer Coming to join them and download BBC iPlayer directly! More than 50000000 is playing BBC iPlayer right now. Over 98612 users rating a average 3.6 of 5 about BBC iPlayer. Download Apps/Games for PC/Laptop/Windows 7,8,10.īBC iPlayer is a Entertainment app developed by Media Applications Technologies for the BBC.
