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I had an iphone then i played with a friends samsung S3 and discovered just what i was missing. So i sold the iphone on ebay and went for a S3 and i have never looked back. I don't have Tv anywhere for the android yet but what i do have is a phone that is light years ahead of the iphone and very very easy to customise in anyway i wish. The android app will appear soon ;)

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I'm happy to be corrected, To be honest I hadn't checked since January when Jellybean was just hitting 10%. KeyLimePie is due soon aswell isn't it.

2.2? Wow lol....That must be a crappy handset (Ignore me,I'm a tech head and currently have a Nexus 4, a Galaxy S4 and a iPhone 5) but that's not what this thread is about, its about TV anywhere which currently only runs on iOS.:D

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Incorrect, they also sell Blackberry,

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What, like a Nexus 4? :rolleyes:

You've missed the point - a properly written app for 2.2 can work just fine for 4.2.

I'm well aware that TVA is on iOS. This thread (as far as I'm aware) covers all versions on that app on all platforms.

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I had an S3, I gave it my nephew, you're right its a great phone. Although the back is the cheapest thing on any phone ever made lol. An that horrid Pentile Amoled screen with over saturated colours just made it unusable to me.

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Are you trying to say you have a Nexus 4 running Android 2.2? Becuase the Nexus 4 shipped with 4.1 Jellybean and has since been updated to I think 4.1.2 Jellybean. Jellybean is not all that good and project butter is better but still not great.

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All said and done the app once again is not working again tonight, the MRS is a huge let down and makes me regret swapping my Samsung V+ for a 2nd TiVo. So for Android people your not missing out :)

Correction it's working now! But shows you it's hit and miss.

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No, my Nexus runs 4.2

My point is that the 'fragmentation' issue you raised isn't an issue with a decently coded app.

If VM were to release TVA and it didn't run OK on 5.0 then, well.....I'd be disappointed in the development team working on TVA.

53% of devices are on at least 4.0:
http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

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The point being still that they're not providing apps for their own mobile customers.

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Now that i can agree with. I paid for a better one on ebay.

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I agree, it is silly, SkyGo runs on Android but only on SOME devices. I know I get peev'd when 1 day it works on our Nexus 7 Tablet and the next it stops working due to an update until Sky just give trying. It ALWAYS works on our iPhones and iPads.

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Well, its the end of May.

The sun is out. The Android version of this app isn't.

Maybe June (2013) will be the lucky month.

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Maybe they will release it on the 1 year anniversary of TV anywhere being launched, which is only a few months away.

VM android app....coming soon!

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new tv anywhere channels

http://www.virginmedia.com/what-to-w...n-anywhere.php

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Virgin can add all the new channels they like but it's still a shambles that there isn't an Andriod application.

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It's not as if you are missing out, the channels are available on the web for everyone...

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They aren't playable on android tablets. That's the point of the anywhere app. To watch programs on the go.

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This is the one thing that is really getting me :mad: is the lack of the Android version of this app.
Later this year, just get it out there FFS.

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They seem to take ages sorting anything to do with apps. The TIVO Twitter App has been down for over 6 weeks. Talk about taking the mic.

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And no additions to MRS.. what a let down

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Much better kit you see...........:tu:

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Nope, rather less fragmentation so easier to develop for. Even the BBC say so

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/ipl...ules-50011358/

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Can't understand VM's MRS restrictions on recordings. Just read about a Panasonic Blu Ray/HDD recorder which allows you to watch TV recordings on other devices connected to the network.

Come on VM - sort this out ASAP!

[EDIT - the above feature may be restricted in some regions, but maybe someone could confirm if it works in the UK?]

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Panasonic just make the box - they have no agreements with the broadcasters

Virgin Media do, so have to comply with what the broadcasters wish.

Although, personally I agree it's a bit silly - MRS doesn't cause any copying issues, if anything it would be likely to reduce them

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VM need to move with the times. Apple aren't the big dogs anymore, and VM need to cater to all audiences.

http://t.co/vGQDKwsAc4

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Virgin Media are well aware of how big Android is - however market share wasn't the reason VM's iOS app was released first.

TiVo released their iOS app first, so that is why VM could. Nothing more complicated than that.

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Is Comedy Central returning or was it a mistake that it was momentarily added?

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Whatever the reason is, VM should have released the Anywhere App for Android by now. I can't think of any viable reason why it still isn't available.

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I'd hazard a guess at building up a large tried & tested whitelist before launch so that current popular handsets and all current Virgin Mobile handsets are guaranteed to work.

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Maybe mate, but they should have released an Android app by now.

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Was searching around for the upcoming Al Jazeera UK channel and I landed on the old press release about the current ones launching on VM. The PR says "Both channels courtesy of Al Jazeera will be available on Virgin Media’s TV Anywhere in 2013".

http://www.aljazeera.com/pressoffice/2013/03/20133210535245700.html

Not exactly earth shattering but its far better than nothing.

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It's back - along with BET (thanks to Technix over on DS for seeing this first)

http://mediacentre.virginmedia.com/S...edia-247f.aspx

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Have Virgin got their android app out yet?

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Huzzah! Thanks for that Ben.

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I wouldn't hold your breath for it...

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I thought they said it was coming soon last year...

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LOL

This is Virgin, where soon never arrives. Famous for their coming soons.

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Is 3g/4g mobile playback on the app still coming soon too? Find it hard to believe that there is no android app still and even the apple users can only use it on wifi.

Thought VM would have tried to keep up with Sky with these type of things.

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No next question

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When will VM let customers use the app over 3g/4g?
When will android users be able to actually use TVanywhere?
Why are VM six months or more behind Sky on mobile device streaming?
Is there a chance that VM care little about this side of their services?

Just seems to be a lot of silence regarding this area of the business.

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They offer a lot more channels than Sky so I'd say no.

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Rather have quality than quantity and sadly were the vm side concerned it lacks quality

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How does it lack quality? The service is great on PC & iOS.

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Indeed i have been using it here in malta via a vpn back to my home pc and cable modem in the uk. The tv here in the hotel is crap. :D

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Channel wise sky have movies sports sky 1 now thats quality

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Wow so Sky have Sky channels, whodathunkit? They're on Anywhere on PC anyway.

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if i am gonna watch em on me pc might aswell watch em on me tivo,watch them on me ipad easier to carry and surprise surprise they aint available on that

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I think when VM carry movies and sports on TV Anywhere app then Sky need to add more channels IMO

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Is this app avail on the Android/Tab2 yet?

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VM have more channels, boxsets and on demand on their streaming app than Sky?

Even if this was the case, VM are still way behind as their android customers, which are a larger percentage than apple users now, cant use any of them channels anyway. The ios users are also restricted to wifi compared to sky's app which works over mobiles data network too.

So saying that VM has more channels does not counter the argument that VM don't care so much about the streaming side of things

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No. I wouldn't expect it any time soon either

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With the limited data allowances on most peoples 3G tarrifs, watching streaming video over 3G can be a very short experience per month before you reach your cap

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Don't want to lug a laptop and can't carry a pc round with me there so vm anywhere certainly ain't anywhere for me I want to watch sports movies or even demand on my ipad

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I fail to see how more live streaming channels shows that they care less than Sky about streaming.

Plus of course Sky Go has on demand, because (apart from Channel 4) every on demand channel they offer on the app, Sky operate.

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Sky allow you to stream over 3g/4g and let the customer choose if they wisb to do so. Many have the so called unlimited data on their mobile, like the Three contract I am on. There is no reason I can see for Virgin not to allow their customers to do the same. Probably comes down to them not investing in this area as the lack of android app shows. Which comes backto my original question about how much VM are bothered about offering streaming to it's customers

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Are you sure VM offer more streaming channels?

The audience availability on different platforms and networks tells me they are not serious about streaming

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Yes they do.
Disney Channel , Universal channel , Fox (News Corp owned not BSKYB) , Syfy , Cartoon Network , Boomerang and Cartoonito ?

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Virgin: 77 on PC, 53 on iOS (22 difference being only Sky channels).

Sky: 48 on PC, 39 on mobile.

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I scrolled through the 3 pages of 'showcase' on demand and they were all Sky ___ or 4oD, so yeah my bad MM.

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Any chance of them adding E! news?

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Probably when they finally sort out E! HD which shouldn't be too far off.

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I dont really understand something. can anyone explain why we cant have the same app on the samsung tablet series as the ipad currently gets?

thanks

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...because the Samsung runs Android and not Apple's IOS.

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The answer is no, nobody can explain it. Over a year ago the then ceo said they have the app and it works, towards the end of last year a go live date of the first part of this year was given. Yet still nothing.

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Thanks for your most helpful response. Unlike the prev poster, at least you tried.

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Actually the previous poster was more accurate. Both iOS and Android are 2 different operating systems. Much like how a lot of Windows applications don't work on a Mac. It's the exact same thing.

The android one has to be developed, however they are clearly not 100% happy with it to release it yet. Be it there is a problem or something else.

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More accurate? I don't think the question was "why can't I use an ios app on an android machine?", I think it was "why isn't there an android app?".

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Correct

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Yes, more accurate, it is the most simple and basic answer. The way it was questioned was why cant the iOS app work on Android?

Also you said the former CEO had a "working app" about a year ago. Well TVAnywhere was announced November 7th 2012, with the words "an android app coming soon"...

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No, the "way it was questioned" was "can anyone explain why...?" and I'm the only one who gave an answer to that specific question, on the basis of my understanding of the question, which the op has confirmed was correct. The answer is no, they can't. And further, Virgin aren't even trying to anymore.

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I can't sigh in to the app

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Are you expecting some help?

A little more detail would be appreciated.

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Are you using the details that you sign in to My virgin media/Email?

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What browser do I need to use the TV Anywhere service?

Currently when I go to the site I get an Unsupported Browser message

I am using Chromium on XUbuntu, can I view TV Anywhere on this PC?

I would like to get TV Anywhere set up on my PC in the office.