BBC Launches Olympics Smartphone App

13 Jul 2012 | tshego

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The BBC has launched its new London 2012 Olympics app for Android and iOS smartphones – set to provide up to 24 streams of live coverage, schedules, results and news.

Alongside full live streaming, catch-up coverage and highlights, the app will offer facts, statistics and information for every athlete, country and sport, as well as live text commentary.

Phil Fearnley, general manager BBC News & Knowledge, said: ‘We needed to ensure everyone could access our coverage.’

Extra functionality of the app allows stories to be saved for offline reading, so the latest information will still be accessible when mobile reception is unavailable.

Additionally, iOS users can personalise the app by adding their favourite Olympics sports to the customisable tab bar.

Fearnley added: ‘The BBC Sport Olympics app ensures that everything you need to keep up-to-date with the action is right there at your fingertips. Even when you’re out of range of 3G or wireless, we’ll still be able to deliver the latest news to you offline.’

‘The app adds even greater value to the BBC Sport mobile experience, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Games.’