Australian Broadcasting Corporation Apps

With the ABC Radio App you can listen to morethan 30 live radio streams and over 150 on-demand programs. We'realso increasing the ways you can personalise your listeningexperience:• LISTEN to your favourite LIVE ABC Radio Stations• Missed your favourite live program? LISTEN ON-DEMAND• Use + MY PROGRAMS to sync the latest episodes of your favouriteprograms• EXPLORE podcasts by station and genre• Use + LISTEN LATER to save episodes for offline listening – greatfor saving data and for when phone reception is poor• MY RADIO gives you quick access to My Program and Listen Laterepisodes• Use the sleep function when you go to bedThe App also offers track and program information; weeklyschedules; and sharing on Facebook, Twitter or via email.ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS (PODCASTS) INCLUDED• All current and previous episodes, as found on iTunes, areavailable, that is podcasts from over 150 ABC Radio programs.STATIONS INCLUDE• ABC Local Radio, including: 891 ABC Adelaide, 612 ABCBrisbane,666 ABC Canberra, 105.7 ABC Darwin, 91.7 ABC Gold Coast,936 ABC Hobart, 774 ABC Melbourne, 1233 ABC Newcastle, 720 ABCPerth, 702 ABC Sydney• RN (ABC Radio National)• ABC Classic FM• ABC Classic 2• ABC NewsRadio• triple j, triple j Unearthed, Double J• ABC Jazz• ABC Country• ABC Grandstand, ABC Extra• Special event stations – e.g. Emergency broadcasts, festivals,speeches and addresses, celebrations and commemorations, bigunfolding stories and small conferences discussing big ideas.These are all the ABC Radio stations that currently have live radiostreams for the web or mobile.DATA CONSUMPTION• v1.0 streams ShoutCast mp3 at 96kbps, which uses about 43MB/hour.• All other versions stream ShoutCast AAC+ at 64kbps, which usesabout 29 MB/hour. Note that ShoutCast AAC+ at 64kbps has comparableaudio quality to ShoutCast mp3 at 96kbps.* Note that you are responsible for the data transfer andconsumption charges incurred by you when using any ABC app. The ABCdisclaims all liability for such charges.WHAT the PERMISSIONS MEANLocation• precise location (GPS and network-based)• approximate location (network-based)Because at various times some content needs to be restricted toAustralia only, the app may check your location to ensure thatyou're in Australia.Photos / Media / Files• modify or delete the contents of your USB storage• read the contents of your USB storageThe app needs this permission to download program/podcast episodefiles to your device or SD card. The app doesn’t read the contentsof the media except to play the media files it downloads, i.e. theprocess of playing a media file the app has downloaded results inreading the file.The app also caps the amount of space it uses. This is so that theauto-download feature does not clog-up your device. The way the appdoes this is that once the cap is reached it deletes episodes ithas previously downloaded. The app needs this permission to checkthat the file exists and to then delete it.Device ID & call information• read phone status and identityThis is used to stop or pause audio from playing when you receive acall and to then restart the audio once the call has ended.SUPPORTWe value your feedback; please send us compliments, suggestions andcriticisms. Please contact us using the Email Developer link.We have used the latest Android SDK and have tested the app on awide range of Android devices, but if you have any issues we wouldreally like to hear from you with details of your phone, Androidversion and problem.