Beebo on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
On iPhone and iPad you can use Beebo today in Safari, and add it to your Home Screen (Beta: not yet tried on a real iPhone or iPad). Native Beebo apps for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad are in development: not published yet, and they need Apple’s approval before they can be released. Until then, iPhone and iPad watch in Safari, and AirPlay from Safari reaches an Apple TV.
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Beta Today: Safari, then Add to Home Screen. There is no Beebo app in the App Store today, and the code that exists has not been published or tested on a real iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. On iPhone and iPad, Beebo works in Safari, and you can send video to an Apple TV with AirPlay.
What we are building
Native Beebo apps for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad are In development: the code exists, but nothing has been released or tested on real devices. A Mac version of the Beebo server is In development with no download yet: test builds are made automatically, but no person has run one on a real Mac, and it must be signed with an Apple developer account before most Macs will open it (see Beebo on your devices). We are not giving dates. Apple has to approve any app before it can appear in the App Store, and we cannot predict how long that takes or what Apple will ask us to change.
What works on Apple devices today
iPhone and iPad: watch in Safari
Open your Beebo address (like yourname.beebo.tv) in Safari and sign in. In Safari you can tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, to put a Beebo icon on your Home Screen. See Get Beebo on your phone for the steps.
Apple TV: AirPlay from Safari
When you watch in Safari on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, the AirPlay button appears in the player as soon as an Apple TV is on your Wi-Fi. See Cast to your TV.
Mac: any web browser
Open your Beebo address in a web browser and sign in. The Beebo server itself runs on Windows, with a Linux beta and a Docker image also in beta, though neither is offered for download right now.
The Android app is Android only
The downloadable Beebo app is for Android phones, tablets and TVs. It does not run on iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, so on Apple devices the browser is how you watch for now.
Honest limits
- Offline downloads need the Android app. They are not available in Safari.
- The Android app’s casting reaches Google devices only. For AirPlay, watch in Safari instead.
- There is no Apple TV app. Apple TV does not run Beebo itself; AirPlay from another Apple device is the way to use it for now.
- The details above describe what we are building and plan, and may change.
Want to know when a native Apple app is ready? Email us to be notified. This is a plain email to testers@beeboentertainment.com: there is no form and no sign-up. Tell us which device you use and we will write back when there is news.