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I knew that this would be the case. I couldn't find it on the market at all yesterday. What prompted your decision? I can assume that its the news that the BBC are working on their own version. It certainly was fun while it lasted.

It's sad, but it had a good run. Good luck with any future projects.

I have only been Android for a short while,but thanks for your efforts with this application. It has filled in several moments of boredom, and if you can keep as much of it going until BBC gets their arses into gear that would be much appreciated.

Damn, I just wiped my phone and was hoping to reinstall this when I saw that it was gone. Is there any way you could leave the apk files linked here on your site for those that won't be getting 2.2, it's still a very great application to have.

Thanks the work you put into this app Dave, much appreciated.

Ahrg, I've lost it too!!
You fucking fucky fucking fuckdy fuck!!
oh wait.......... its your software, you can do what you like with it, lol.
Best of wishes on your future projects, and many many thanks for your hard work.
D

Hi David

Thanks for developing Beebplayer. I hope the BBC build their own Android version soon. In the meantime, I will keep my eye open for any further projects you create for my HTC Desire. Best Regards, Chris

Hi David,
Please can you give us a link to the apk files?
Pretty please?

Your's and LukLuk were my personal fave's on my G1, i hope the Beeb weren't too heavy on you. We need more geniuses like you!

Please do not post links to APKs.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to factory reset my phone. :-(

beebPlayer will be sadly missed. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into it.

(And if you were forced to remove it from the market, boos to whoever made you do it. They should grow up.)

David,

I appreciate that given plan's for 2.2 enhancing beebplayer has little benefit. But are you able to explain why you haven't left it on the marketplace place for people to use "as is".

Have the BBC forced/asked you to remove it?

B

Please put ti back up for a day atleast for those who reset their phones, like me - its the only way I can watch those programs, thanks - please try to put it back up if only for a day

Real shame. Worked great on my X10 (which I've just wiped...) and not likely to get flash support any time soon....

Yikes - I wiped my phone last week and now have no beeb player - have a Hero so will never actually get 2.2 so will rely on yours for the next couple of years (damn my long contract)

I don't understand this at all. You could at least give a proper reason. Unless the BBC asked you to remove it I don't see why you would, it's not like every handset is going to be updated to 2.2, and also it's a lot easier to navigate programs on an app rather than the website.

I can only assume the BBC asked you to remove it. Anyways, thanks for all the hard work and a great app, but a proper explanation would be nice :)

I second the confusion about why. Obviously we love your app and respect your reasons and rights to remove it, but it would be nice to know why.

Obviously, you owe us no such explanation.

Here here, Dave. Having been prompted to install an update, I'm now unable to get hold of Beeb player again. Real shame. Can you give us an idea of when the Beeb's official player might surface on Android? Cheers

Hi Dave,
I have still got BeebPlayer on my N1 and after manually updating to Android 2.2 and installing the 10.1 flash beta I was actually a bit disappointed with bbc iplayer. It seems that the flash playback is a bit jerky and the full screen mode is not as good. I still use Beebplayer for watching some stuff now as its nice and smooth and I think until bbc develop a mobile android version of their iplayer site, your player will still be in use by me :)

All the best for the future

James

Dave, you are a legend.. Sad to see this app go, made numerous train journeys pleasant. Great work on the app and hope to see it resurface some time soon.

Gutted! I just got an android phone and i'd read about beebplayer. So sad its gone. Is there ANY current app for live or re-cap tv? Cant find anything at all.

Gutted just gutted. G1 user what am I to do? No 2.2 for me.

Bugger, I have just updated my phone and it wiped my apps so I can't get it back. On a hero so probably won't get the new one.

Gutted does not sum this up. Had to reset my phone and now the best app out there is no more...I hope the bbc get their finger out and get it released for android.

Sadly a reinstall won't help. I think the BBC are blocking beebplayer somehow. I certainly can't play video on it anymore... :(

can still install it, use a barcode scanner on the QRcode here: http://bit.ly/cG3LBX
Live TV wont work it seems, but I can still watch programs on catchup.

That's a shame. I must say - I's still much rather use beebplayer than the iPlayer website on my Nexus One, but with the BBC's recent anouncements re. Android apps I can understand your actions. Anyway, thanks a lot for the great work and I'll be keeping an eye open for your future projects.

It's my ball and I'm going home.

That's sad, and somewhat annoying for those of us running Android 1.x on phones that are unlikely to be updated.

Dave's lack of comments and terse announcement speak volumes, however. So I'm now off to flame some BBC iPlayer forums and send some stinging eMails to some BBC execs.

Hi All,

Firstly, Dave, Thanks for making such a great app!

Strange enough, I was going through my apps last night and found that BeebPlayer was working on Live streams again?

I have a HTC Hero ver 1.5 and, as the 2.1 update is just around the corner, I am concerned that I will loose the apk after the update!

Is there a way to back BeebPlayer up? The Astro app cannot do it (marked as Private).

Really sad to find BeebPlayer no longer available. It was one of my favourite apps and a really excellent example of Android technology. I assume this is due to some ruling from the BBC's lawyers.

Dave, you are a legend.. Sad to see this app go, made numerous train journeys pleasant. Great work on the app and hope to see it resurface some time soon.

Just rooted ny hero and went reinstall and was gutted to find this wonderful app missing from the market, especially as radio 7 just started working. thanks for the app it was excellent whilst it lasted

It's a shame that this wonderful app was removed, though I assume either TV licensing or the BBC weren't too happy about it at a guess... I'm just unlucky that I'm heading to a new phone in a few days and will no longer be able to install it on my phone...

no chance of getting the BBC to hire you to make an "official" app?

I seem to find that the BBC won't be uploading their verson of Iplayer AKA: Beeb player on the android market, I have not seen any version of this sort on the market for days now. So it looks like its safe for you to put back the beeb player on the market for those with G1 phones and can't access shows on the normal BBC Iplayer site. The BBC have no intention of putting up their version of Iplayer on the market. I'm looking forward for another version of the ITV player if its a paid app i'd be happy to pay.

@halley, the official BBC iPlayer app for Android is available on the Market website, but it requires Android 2.2 and up. It won't show up on an Android phone running an earlier version OS.

The official BBC iPlayer app needs Flash, which requires not only Android 2.2 but also an ARM7 or higher processor. No iPlayer for my ZTE Blade even if I install Android 2.2. :-(

Secretly, you all know exactly why. Poor Dave here must have gotten a "Cease and Desist and Don't Even Tell Anyone About It Or We'll Own Your Firstborn" letter from the BBC. As much as we like their shows, you know, I think it's time we fans went on strike and demanded the BBC stop being pricks, with their "regional website settings" and their "cease and desists"... And their "waiting six months for the next DW epsiode"...

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Im still missing beebplayer, ive just upgraded my phone to an HTC wildfire and have an app called myplayer pro showong all the channels, but its still not the same as beebplayer. Can anyone create an iplayer type app like beebplayer? I would happily pay for it if its gone out as a paid app.

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Well, there's the official BBC iPlayer app in the Android market! Try that.