Watch BBC iPlayer On Your Android 2.2 Handset

The BBC iPlayer is now streamed on Android 2.2 phones. But at present, just one is available. The BBC iPlayer is now accessible on phones using the Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ operating system. Customers of the Android 2.2 OS can now catch up with their favourite shows by logging on to the iPlayer web site.

The catch is the fact that only the Google Nexus One has received the Froyo update, with the Motorola Droid 2 expected to receive it as a free of charge upgrade when it launches in August 2010. The HTC mobile phones, like the HTC Desire, are most likely to be included in the exclusive Froyo membership.

The new os supports Flash 10.1, which allows the optimised version of the iPlayer to run easily at a Flash stream of 400kbps. The User interface has been modified in an attempt to make sure maximum compatibility with touchscreen devices.

The BBC warns that customers can gain access to the iPlayer just with Wi-Fi and a really powerful mobile phone processor, which the majority of the Android 2.2 phones will have. Android 3. is expected to be released December 2010 and is codenamed ‘Gingerbread’.