How to Get Silverlight to Stream on Your iPhone
By Jason Spidle
The iPhone operating system doesn't natively support Silverlight content, but you can get around this restriction by using a free service called ABYTY. This tool provides on-demand remote access to a browser capable of displaying Silverlight content directly within Safari. Because the browser functions as a proxy, playback quality will depend on your current connection speed. For best results, use Wi-Fi if available.
Open Safari and navigate to the ABYTY page (link in Resources).
Tap the "Play" button to load the ABYTY browser within Safari.
Tap the address bar and navigate to the Silverlight content you want to stream.
Click the "Settings" icon and select the video playback quality that works best with your transfer rate.
Tips
With ABYTY loaded, tap the "Share" button in Safari and then tap "Add to Home Screen" to install ABYTY as an app on your iPhone.
Warnings
Information in this article applies to the iPhone 5 and iOS 6.1. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions or products.
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Writer Bio
Jason Spidle is a technology enthusiast and writer. His writing on computers, smartphones, Web design, Internet applications, sports and music has been published at a variety of websites including Salon, JunkMedia, Killed in Cars and The Columbia Free Times. Spidle maintains a number of blogs featuring poetry, short stories and other fiction.