Having an Android or iPhone can really go a long way toward satiating your hunger for sports knowledge. In recent years, it has become a norm for major sporting events to have their official IOS applications.. The next big thing on the sports calendar is the Olympics, and if you're looking for a decent app for the London games, NBC just made life a lot better for you with the launch of NBC Olympics and NBC Olympics Live Extra. Unsurprisingly, the apps are available for Android and iOS. Although the official app for the Olympics has been released, too (under the name "London 2012"), the NBC apps will allow you to watch all the events live on your iPhone or Android device. You will have to be a subscriber to any cable network in order to get the videos and streams.
NBC Olympics
Before we dive into all the app's praises, let's discuss some of the negatives. The application is a bit slow, and the interface is not as smooth as you can expect from an official NBC application.However, if we look at everything on offer on NBC's Olympics app, we can live with a bit of a lag in the interface. The top bar of the main page of the application has the latest news and videos related to games, and you can see the details of each item with just a single tap. El Top News Menu will keep you up to date with the latest happenings in London 2012. NBC Olympics has Facebook, Twitter and Google + integration, and you can share any news on these networks with a single touch.
If you want to see any of the videos available in the application, you will have to link your cable account with it. This can be done in the application's settings menu, and almost all major service providers in the US are supported. Videos can be filtered by category, popularity or sport. The NBC Olympics app has a specific menu for the Team USA It acts as a hub for all the latest news, photos, videos, and schedules for every event in which the US is involved. In case you are looking for information about a particular participant of the game, go to the section of Athletes and perform the necessary search. The application will reach a complete profile of the player.
NBC Olympics Live Extra
While the NBC Olympics app is meant to provide you with all the content relevant to London 2012, Live Bonus is the app you need if you want to actually watch any of the events live on your smartphone. As the Olympics app was discussed, you will need to have an account from any cable provider in order to enjoy the functionality offered by the Olympics from NBC Live Extra. The app does not have any of the bells and whistles that are attached to the NBC Olympics app, and is strictly from the live stream. There are calendars and times for all sports, but that's not all, you will see a list of channels and live events once the game starts. Live Extra can also send you reminders whenever an event in your favorite sport is about to start. To set these reminders, go to the section Sport of the application from the top bar, and press the heart icon next to the name of this sport. That game will be added to your reminder list.
NBC Olympics y NBC Olympics Live Extra They are free applications, although with advertising, and available for both iOS (as universal applications) and Android. If you live outside of the US, you may not be able to download the applications.
Download NBC Olympics for iOS
Download NBC Olympics for Android
Download NBC Olympics Live Extra for iOS
Download NBC Olympics Live Extra for Android