Today, the UK's public broadcasting service, the BBC, upgraded its mobile app for Android. The update brings improvements to the UI to bring the interface a bit more in line with Android's Holo guidelines. The new version also adds support for Jelly Bean 4.2, improved video streaming over WiFi, and a new content channel.

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Here's the full changelog:

What's in this version:

Many thanks for all of your feedback on our last update. Here’s what’s new in this release:

- We’ve polished up the design of the app

- Video performance over Wi-Fi has been improved(with more improvements still to come)

- Added Android 4.2 Jelly Bean support

- You’ll find a new channel - BBC Alba

As ever, let us know what you think @bbciplayer

Of course, the BBC iPlayer isn't available outside the UK, so international users need not excite themselves too much. Still, good news for those within the country.