There’s growing anecdotal evidence (oh, alright, I do it) that iPhone users are using their handsets as quickfire web browsers when loafing in front of the TV at night. With that in mind, what better web application than a TV guide telling you what’s on the box?
UK TV Guide is that app. It lets you see British TV schedules for today and the next five days, using the fat-buttoned design that’ll be familiar to all iPhone users. It covers the main channels on Freeview and Virgin Media, as well as exclusive Sky channels.
It’s just a browsing service, so you can’t search for specific shows. But as a quick ‘What’s on soon’ guide, it does the job very well. Now, what I really want to see in the future is an iPhone-friendly version of Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) that lets you actually set recordings on your home PVR…
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a great web app that makes browsing the TV schedule much easier than fighting through a ’standard web guide’. Also it impresses your mates!
Try this one too: http://i.vizimo.com – it has lots of cool features (you can link it to your facebook profile if you want) and it shows you iPlayer links to watch BBC shows on your iPhone. G.
Hi, how can I get pocketpicks on my iPhone? I can’t see it on the apple store. Many thnx
Julia
Open Safari on your iPhone and type in the address of the site (http://uktv.touchapp.net/). When it comes up, hit the ‘plus’ symbol at the bottom of the screen and click ‘Add to Home Screen’. You’ll see a symbol for ‘iPhoneUKTVGuide’ – easy!