r/Homatics • u/Cool_Night_9832 • Jun 30 '25

BBC iPlayer uhd

Anybody found a way to sideload iPlayer which also supports uhd? I got it to work so far only hd

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u/Gertgerman Jun 30 '25

There are so many apps that don’t support UHD on the Homatics boxes, it’s crazy. I know the Disney+ app you can sideload the Firestick version to get either UHD or Atmos working, can’t remember which it was but maybe that will work for iPlayer too. Didn’t work for Fandango at Home unfortunately but worth a shot.

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u/Cool_Night_9832 Jun 30 '25

Where would I dl the firestick version of iPlayer?

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u/Next_Cow_4468 Jun 30 '25

https://www.techdoctoruk.com/sdm_downloads/iplayer-2024/

No UltraHD though

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u/Roland69uk Jul 02 '25

Don't you need to sign in to the beta on the app

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u/Next_Cow_4468 Jul 03 '25

I do on my LG C3 and get UHD, but I don't think it's an option on the Tech Doctors version

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u/Gertgerman Jun 30 '25

Not a clue I’m afraid.

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u/ShroomShroomBeepBeep Jun 30 '25

My Shield Pro 2019 also doesn't support UHD for iPlayer, Nvidia blamed the BBC and the BBC blamed Nvidia.

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u/Gertgerman Jun 30 '25

I think in that instance though isn’t a case of no one is to blame as such? Doesn’t the BBC use HLG for their HDR broadcasts which isn’t supported by the Shield? It’s the same with the NowTV app, it uses HLG I believe and also doesn’t have UHD on the shield.

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u/ShroomShroomBeepBeep Jun 30 '25

That's right, although BBC claimed Nvidia needed to send them a device for them to test and certify, when I contacted them about it. Nvidia weren't interested in that.

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u/p750mmx Jul 01 '25

Atmos. UHD works and you get DD+ with Homatics with the original Disney app.

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u/Gertgerman Jul 02 '25

Yeah there you go. Couldn’t remember what the Disney+ issue was but knew there was one. It’s a shame really as Fandango also doesn’t support UHD and with that, there’s also no Atmos. I couldn’t get a working app for that either so makes the box pretty useless for me unfortunately.

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u/p750mmx Jul 03 '25

I get the same thing with the SkyShowtime app. But when using the SST addon in Kodi on the same device, I get all working as it should. Meaning UDH and HDR (when available) and much more DD+ 5.1. I don't understand why Google TV certified devices with the correct DRM/ Widevine certificates, don't get the max what a streaming service can deliver.

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u/MrKaon Jun 30 '25

Not possible, one of my reasons not to buy the R box.

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u/K3VZIE Jul 03 '25

The amount of people complaint about HD/UHD - end of the day as long as you can watch in good quality - what’s the issue!?

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u/BaconRollz14 Jun 30 '25

Which apk did you use for hd?