Streaming Google Video on the iPhone

MacRumors · Jul 2, 2007, 06:55 PM

Scooterdman describes how to stream Google Videos straight to your iPhone.

For example, in the MacRumors Interview video, you simply choose Video iPod/PSP from the Download popup, and the download will start and automatically launch in Apple's Video viewer on the iPhone.

eyeluvmyimac · Jul 2, 2007, 08:34 PM

Does this save them anywhere on the phone? Even cache? Which brings up another two questions. Does the safari on iphone have a cache? And where do files go if they download (how does one access them later)?

joshuajestelle · Jul 2, 2007, 08:58 PM

This is sweet. Awesome.

bmb012 · Jul 2, 2007, 10:16 PM

Hm, I thought that someone said that the iPhone couldn't play media from the internet. Is it only streaming media that it can't play?

And of course the iPhone needs some sort of cache for Safari, I doubt that it's RAM is large enough to fit a websites full of photos AND whatever else it needs to run. I suppose the question is, when does it empty this cache...

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 2, 2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmb012

Hm, I thought that someone said that the iPhone couldn't play media from the internet. Is it only streaming media that it can't play?

And of course the iPhone needs some sort of cache for Safari, I doubt that it's RAM is large enough to fit a websites full of photos AND whatever else it needs to run. I suppose the question is, when does it empty this cache...

um you empty the cache yourself, so its not that hard to do, but i would love to see flash....

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 2, 2007, 11:22 PM

this google thing is off tha hook!

Brandon Sharitt · Jul 2, 2007, 11:29 PM

This is interesting, I wonder if Google will spread this to YouTube someday, since they are already reencoding videos as h.264 for the AppleTV.

davrizio · Jul 3, 2007, 02:10 AM

Very cool! Good find. What suprised me is you can view in landscape and portrait...

Also I noticed that if you click on a YouTube link it opens in the YouTube app...which I thought was nice...

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 3, 2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davrizio

Also I noticed that if you click on a YouTube link it opens in the YouTube app...which I thought was nice...

oh man, i just found that out... this is awesome

JEEPER · Jul 5, 2007, 02:57 PM

hey guys im lost where do you see the download link....can someone explain a little better....
thanks

joshuajestelle · Jul 5, 2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JEEPER

hey guys im lost where do you see the download link....can someone explain a little better....
thanks

The original post contains a screenshot... is that not enough to find it?

It's on the right side, of Google Video (video.google.com)

Under the title and such...

Hope that helps.
Josh

JEEPER · Jul 5, 2007, 03:30 PM

for some reason all i have comming up is email this video no download link????
hmmmm
im not that retarded.....

joshuajestelle · Jul 5, 2007, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JEEPER

for some reason all i have comming up is email this video no download link????
hmmmm
im not that retarded.....

It should be directly above that email link... are you looking at it on your iPhone? Or another browser?

JEEPER · Jul 5, 2007, 03:42 PM

well im on my phone and at work on the net.....i dont see it at all....even if i click on a video the phone tells me the video cant load.....

JEEPER · Jul 5, 2007, 03:46 PM

well after hitting numerous videos i finally noticed the dowload link....awesome.....
thanks fellas

Jul 2, 2007, 06:55 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Streaming Google Video on the iPhone Scooterdman describes how to stream Google Videos straight to your iPhone. For example, in the MacRumors Interview video, you simply choose Video iPod/PSP from the Download popup, and the download will start and automatically launch in Apple's Video viewer on the iPhone.

Jul 2, 2007, 08:34 PM	#2
eyeluvmyimac macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2002	Does this save them anywhere on the phone? Even cache? Which brings up another two questions. Does the safari on iphone have a cache? And where do files go if they download (how does one access them later)? __________________ Macbook... iPhone... Mac Pro: 2.66ghz, 3GB, 7300GT ...a 15.2" Alu PowerBook G4, 15" iMac 800 Mhz, iPod..and..Apple IIGS ==== tmartin316.com

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Yankees 4 Life macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, Tx	this google thing is off tha hook! __________________ That thing is the most expensive phone out there! $599 for a phone? It won’t even sell enough to break even!-Steve Balmer “An A-Bomb, From A-Rod”

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Brandon Sharitt macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Osan AB, Korea	This is interesting, I wonder if Google will spread this to YouTube someday, since they are already reencoding videos as h.264 for the AppleTV. __________________ A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without bricks tied to its head. My Blog Junetech ConfusedYeti

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Jul 2, 2007, 08:58 PM	#3
joshuajestelle macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA	This is sweet. Awesome.

Jul 2, 2007, 10:16 PM	#4
bmb012 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	Hm, I thought that someone said that the iPhone couldn't play media from the internet. Is it only streaming media that it can't play? And of course the iPhone needs some sort of cache for Safari, I doubt that it's RAM is large enough to fit a websites full of photos AND whatever else it needs to run. I suppose the question is, when does it empty this cache...

Jul 3, 2007, 02:10 AM	#8
davrizio macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	Very cool! Good find. What suprised me is you can view in landscape and portrait... Also I noticed that if you click on a YouTube link it opens in the YouTube app...which I thought was nice...

Jul 5, 2007, 02:57 PM	#10
JEEPER macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	hey guys im lost where do you see the download link....can someone explain a little better.... thanks

Jul 5, 2007, 03:30 PM	#12
JEEPER macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	for some reason all i have comming up is email this video no download link???? hmmmm im not that retarded.....

Jul 5, 2007, 03:42 PM	#14
JEEPER macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	well im on my phone and at work on the net.....i dont see it at all....even if i click on a video the phone tells me the video cant load.....

Jul 5, 2007, 03:46 PM	#15
JEEPER macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	well after hitting numerous videos i finally noticed the dowload link....awesome..... thanks fellas