BBC's iPlayer now supports Retina Display.
The BBC has provided an update for its successful iPlayer application revealing that the catch-up player will now support the iPad's Retina Display. The broadcaster revealed the news via the official BBC iPlayer Twitter account.
"Hot news: BBC iPlayer update for iOS with improved video performance and retina graphics released today," the Tweet read.
According to the app's iTunes listing, the update all includes better playback thanks to improved video performance; improved accessibility, which includes more Voice Over controls; and bug fixes, and other general tidying. The BBC says we can also expect smoother performance, too.
The BBC launched iPlayer in 2007, but apps for iOS and Android didn't arrive for four more years. The first mobile apps launched in February of 2011.
It took them over 6 months to release their own replacement, and that was the Flash based abortion that never seems to have the sound in synch with the picture, and cannot even play a radio stream unless the screen is on. They provided one half-arsed update in the last 18 month, which did little to improve the quality of this dire app.
They have known about the demise of Flash on Android for the last 6 months and have done sod-all about it.
BBC? Blundering Ballsup Corp!
Why not? I love reading articles at work and more the merrier!
That's what I thought, so what the big deal with supporting iPad 3? iPlayer was support on iOS anyways.