[erinp5]

Big Brother bosses have been blasted by viewers and fans over their Official app.



This year has seen Big Brother decide to give power to viewers by offering them chances to influence goings on in the house via the mobile app.

Last night us fans were given the opportunity to decide the first ‘Power housemate’, who were put in control of the house and decided on one housemate to reward and punish.

But the new app is only available to those with iPads and iPhones, and only then to those able or choosing to run iOS7.

It rules out anyone else, such a Android and Windows Phone users, or those with older iDevices, from voting and that’s despite a product placement deal with Microsoft to have their own Surface tablets featured in the house itself.

One user complained: “Can’t believe it’s not on android, have an app which at least reaches the 2 main handheld device operating systems or don’t have one at all!”



And on Twitter, another wrote: “No phone voting, no Android app. Half your audience are now excluded. Long time viewer now disillusioned.”

A third added: “This is rubbish @bbuk I’m being excluded from voting because I’m not an Apple fanboy! What happened to more interaction? ”

In the UK, Android mobile phones account for more than half of all sold (55.7%) while fewer than a third (30.6%) run iOS. Just over 10% use the Windows Phone operating system, meaning the app is not available to more than two thirds of all mobile phone users.


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[Drew.]

I was able to vote but i've got to agree with them

[HBB1508]

Well at least it will save me money.

[Crimson Dynamo]

to have an apple app only is beyond appalling

[hijaxers]

As usual BB makes another massive blunder on day !
No surprise there then !!

[reece(:]

thank god I have an iPod or I wouldn't be able to vote

[Glenn.]

I'm with apple and the app, and I have to agree its pretty bad it isn't available on all platforms.

[Bluerang1]

Also make it available in the US

[JohnnyBB]

Theres no phone vote this year just in app voteing what!!?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by JohnnyBB

Theres no phone vote this year just in app voteing what!!?

that cant be true

[erinp5]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

that cant be true

No phone vote regarding the 'power' and how it's used .Pauline was picked by the app voters only .
There will be a phone vote for evictions as the tarifffor both app/phone is on the website .

[Gstar]

Originally Posted by Drew.

I was able to vote but i've got to agree with them

.

[armand.kay]

-doesn't care for lame android users-

[jackc1806]

They shouldn't be so cheap



Odd though, considering BB has a pp deal with Microsoft so Windows phone should have one

[12bigbrother12]

Why can't they just do an ONLINE VOTE? Why does it have to be an App at all?

[jackc1806]

Originally Posted by 12bigbrother12

Why can't they just do an ONLINE VOTE? Why does it have to be an App at all?

So people download their app, obviously

[jackc1806]

It worked too, number 2 in charts now when it was 150

[Josy]

Surely these are only about the poll last night and not the actual eviction phone voting?

And on Twitter, another wrote: “No phone voting, no Android app. Half your audience are now excluded. Long time viewer now disillusioned.”

[Marsh.]

You can vote for evictions through the app but phone voting is still going to be available.

App only stuff is just for these instant 2 minute polls when they want the audience to make a decision.

I agree they could just make it available on the website.

[jackc1806]

They're obviously pushing the app though

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its like having a phone vote but only for those with grey home phones

any other colour can feck off

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by jackc1806

They're obviously pushing the app though

Yes, of course. But people are overreacting. The app isn't replacing phone voting.

Half the people whinging probably wouldn't think to vote in the first place. Just the letters iOS are like red rags to a bull.

[JohnnyBB]

To be fair i havent voted since BB7.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by JohnnyBB

To be fair i havent voted since BB7.

I don't think I've voted since I begged my mum to nominate Jade on the launch of BB3 back in 2002.

[jackc1806]

Don't really vote during CBB, apart from Luisa