Sling Player Coming To Android?

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Sling Media are currently preparing to port their TV streaming software to the Android platform.

In a recent interview Stuart Collingwood, Sling Media’s vice president for Europe wouldn’t confirm the rumor but did add that “We’re looking at it closely, and we’ll develop in time for anything we can”.

Although Collingwood wouldn’t confirm a possible collaboration he did point out that Google’s Californian headquarters is just down the road from Sling. How convenient.

[via ElectricPig.co.uk]

Original post: Sling Player Coming To Android?

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SELL YOUR SLINGBOXES cause they're NOT going to support ANDROID !!!!!! Here's the message I got from SlingMedia Support when I asked the question....How sad !!!

Thank you for contacting Sling Media Technical Support.

As we understand, you want to know if the Slingbox will support the Android Mobile devices any time soon. We will be more than willing to assist you.

Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux operating system, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in a Java-like language that utilizes Google-developed Java libraries, but does not support programs developed in native code.

Most of the supported cell phones run on Windows OS. Since Android runs on Linux OS, it is not compatible with the SlingPlayer. Therefore, Slingbox will not support it and we do not know if it will be supported any time soon.

If you require further assistance, feel free to visit Sling Media Support - Support or contact us at 1-877-GO-SLING (877-467-5464) Monday through Sunday 7am-7pm Pacific Time.