TV - Online is an interactive aggregator of virtual television broadcasts of popular online television channels around the world for Android. A distinctive feature of this aggregator is the absolute absence of paid channels.
Can create a TV program based on the preferences of a particular user. Can send notifications about the start of broadcasting of your favorite virtual TV shows marked as favorites. Equipped with an integrated sorter and filter to simplify the search for the desired online TV channel.
TV functionality - Online
- Synchronizes with the server part, loads the current list of TV channels available for viewing and the “fresh” TV program, and displays them in the interface;
- Sorts the list of TV channels by genre and thematic categories/countries and/or filters in accordance with user-specified filtering rules;
- Remembers the most frequently watched TV channels and virtual TV shows by the user, creates a feed-feed of potentially interesting TV shows based on them;
- Displays the “fresh” TV program, redirects the user to a detailed description of the program when clicking on its name;
- Notifies the user about planned and implemented changes to the TV program;
- Remembers TV shows marked as favorites and notifies you in advance of their broadcast for a specified period of time.
Aggregator features
- More than 250 virtual TV broadcasts of online TV channels from 18 countries right on your smartphone/tablet;
- Constant expansion of the list of available TV channels;
- Sorting by country/genre-thematic categories and filtering by specified attributes;
- An interactive TV program guide that allows you to see a detailed description of the TV show you like in one click;
- An intelligent system for identifying potentially interesting TV programs for a specific user;
- Automatic, customizable notifications about the start of selected TV shows and any changes in the TV program;
- Lack of paid online TV channels.
Minuses
- Integrated advertising;
- Virtual broadcasts of foreign online TV channels are not translated and are not accompanied by subtitles.
Read the review about which applications for Android TV you simply must have installed. To watch TV channels, movies and much more.
If you have a TV with support in your apartment, then it's time to install additional applications. As a result, you will significantly expand the functionality of the device. In this article we will talk about those programs that are designed for the Android TV operating system. Relatively inexpensive TVs are equipped with it. Also, some smart ones operate under the control of the “green robot”.
The best apps for watching TV online
Don't want to connect cable TV? Don’t even have a regular terrestrial antenna at hand? Then install the SPB TV application on your TV. In free use mode, it offers several dozen Russian-language TV channels. They can be viewed using an Internet connection. Any channels can be added to “Favorites”, which allows you to access them much faster.
The main advantage of SPB TV over its competitors is the recording of television broadcasts on the developers' servers. You can start a broadcast at absolutely any time, which is no more than one week old. The “Broadcast on pause” function works on the same principle, when you interrupt the show for several minutes or even hours.
Only occasionally appearing advertisements can cause some irritation for the user. However, you can turn it off for 99 rubles per month - at the same time, such a subscription will open up additional functionality. The application also includes other types of subscriptions that open additional channels, including children's and sports. In short, SPB TV may well replace cable television.
This application was created for our readers living in Ukraine or missing their homeland. Ukrainian TV channels are broadcast here. This is done completely free of charge, the utility doesn’t even have advertising!
In total, the application offers to watch about 50 TV channels, 10 of which broadcast in HD format. There are many filters here, thanks to which you can always find something interesting for yourself. A detailed guide to the program schedule has not been forgotten either.
Unfortunately, there are no paid Ukrainian channels here. It is possible that in the future the developers of Lanet.TV will implement the ability to view them by subscription.
Best apps for watching IPTV
An excellent option for those subscribers whose cable operator broadcasts via IPTV. However, using this technology you can watch TV channels without connecting to cable TV - you just need to find playlists. However, remember that you will hardly be able to watch paid channels this way - they regularly change their address, and it is illegal to do so.
IPTV Pro differs from many analogues by supporting the auto-connection function. This is very important, because disconnections may occur from time to time. There is also an enlarged playlist history. The application also supports the program guide if it is created in JTV or XMLTV format.
There is a free version of this utility. But we recommend spending 79 rubles, forgetting about any restrictions and advertising. Overall, this is the best way to watch television as almost all channels will be broadcast in better quality. But you will have to spend some time searching for a suitable playlist somewhere on the forums.
Best media apps
Any TV that supports Smart TV can work with multimedia files by default. But if you want to expand the functionality in this regard, it is recommended to install the Kodi program on Android TV. This is a kind of media browser that divides the contents of a USB drive into categories. But this is not the main advantage of the program. The Kodi application is capable of using hardware acceleration, thereby improving video quality. This applies not only to content contained on external media, but also to all kinds of online videos - for example, full support for YouTube has been introduced into the application.
If you get used to this program, then there is a high probability that every launch of your TV or set-top box will start with Kodi. It is important that the application is distributed free of charge and is almost completely devoid of advertising.
There is a high probability that you will regularly connect an external drive containing video files to your set-top box or TV. To view them on Android TV, it is recommended to use MX Player PRO. This is an excellent video player that understands most codecs, including audio ones. The application consistently remembers the place where you stopped. The program is also capable of recognizing subtitles, which is especially important for watching, say, anime that does not yet have a voice translation.
This application is sold for approximately 350 rubles. There is also a free version of the video player, but it regularly displays advertisements and has less functionality. Please note that the program supports hardware acceleration, thanks to which even videos with very high bitrates can be played.
The best apps for listening to music
Oddly enough, radio is not dead yet. Motorists still listen to it, and some still have a radio at home. But it should be noted that radio is gradually “moving” to the Internet. You can listen to a specific radio station on the official website. However, it is much easier to use a special application containing links to playlists of thousands of radio stations from around the world. The name of this application is TuneIn Radio.
The program gained worldwide success, as a result of which it was ported to many platforms, including Sony game consoles. The version of the application for Android TV will delight you with a user-friendly interface and a wide selection of radio stations. Almost all playlists are working, and access to them is provided for free. You can start recording the broadcast at any time. There is also a “Favorites” section, thanks to which you can access your favorite radio stations in a few seconds. For some time now, TuneIn Radio also allows you to listen to podcasts. However, the program copes with this matter a little worse than those applications that were originally created to solve such a problem.
If you have a subscription to the corresponding service, then you simply cannot bypass this application. Until now, you listened to music only on your smartphone or tablet, but now you can do this on your TV. This is especially true for those users whose sound is output to speakers.
For beginners, some explanation is required. Google Play Music is a special service that provides access to millions of tracks from all over the world. You can listen to both individual songs and playlists created by other users. Access to music is provided by subscription - it costs approximately 150 rubles per month.
A rare cloud music service that can be used for free. However, it should be understood that famous compositions rarely appear here. The service operates according to a rather unusual principle. It tries to find music that perfectly suits your current mood. SoundCloud also selects music similar to your favorite songs.
In the application you can listen to tracks of various genres. You can subscribe to each musician and then receive notifications about his new compositions. The service also publishes podcasts and news. In short, you should definitely try installing this application on your Android TV, since it is an audio analogue of YouTube.
The best clients of online cinemas
Photo: HD VideoBox Owners of online cinemas are most happy about the popularization of Android TV. After all, most often you want to use the TV specifically for watching movies. At the same time, a rare user will want to bother with a torrent - it is much easier to launch an online cinema client, select a movie and start watching it. And it’s not scary that you will need a certain amount of money to watch some blockbusters - but you definitely won’t be accused of piracy. In a word, the best applications for Android TV cannot but include the creations of online cinemas. In particular, many users recommend installing HD VideoBox.
The application contains a fairly large catalog of films. Each name is supplemented with a detailed description. The library is regularly updated with all sorts of new items. All films are of at least HD quality. It’s interesting that anime is included in a separate category. There really is a lot of it here, which should certainly please fans of this animation genre. In the application you can also find sections “Favorites” and “History”, which make it easier to find something interesting.
Okko
An online cinema containing more than 4,000 films. You can watch them all completely free for the first 7 days. Then the list of free movies is greatly shortened, and advertising is displayed before watching them. However, no one prevents the user from signing up for a subscription, thanks to which all new products become available. In total, the application contains 10 types of subscriptions based on movie genres.
Almost all films and TV series in this online cinema have high picture quality. The choice is made easier due to proper sorting by genres and some other parameters. The “Recommendations” section also helps. Download the application not only on Smart TV, but also on a smartphone - the image is transferred to the TV with one click of a virtual button.
IVI
One of the oldest Russian-language online cinemas. For quite a long time it has been present not only on the standard “green robot”, but also on Android TV. Unlike competitors, IVI does not constantly remind you of the existence of paid subscriptions. However, they are here - by signing up for a paid subscription, you get access to the latest films.
This online cinema also focuses on classic films. In this regard, the number of films present here is incredibly high. IVI also has some popular TV series. As for sorting, it is carried out not only by title, genre and country, but also by many other parameters - for example, by year of release or even rating on Kinopoisk. Children will also like IVI - for them there is a huge number of cartoons and animated series.
Best system apps
Free TV apps for Android cannot fail to include at least one file manager. It is with its help that the easiest way is to view the contents of a connected USB flash drive or even an external hard drive. This application also allows you to see the network drive - HDD connected to your router.
The program, as mentioned above, is free. However, it does display ads from time to time, which may not be to everyone's taste.
A special Internet browser designed for use on a TV. With such a browser, you will not complain about the remote control, with which operating some Google Chrome turns into torture. At the same time, TV Bro cannot be called low-functional. There are tabs here, and the download manager is not forgotten. If the remote control or set-top box has a microphone, then voice search becomes available.
This browser supports changing the User Agent. This is especially true in cases where for some reason the mobile version of the site opens, which does not look the best on TV. The application is distributed free of charge - this is another advantage.
An excellent replacement for any torrent client. With this application there is no need to download anything. Instead, the program acts like a video player, allowing you to watch TV channels and movies using ACE Stream Engine technology. Please note that the application itself is not capable of playing video - it only generates a link to the online stream, which you then need to open using some kind of video player.
The program is distributed free of charge. However, Google recognized it as pirated and removed it from its online store. In this regard, installing the application on a set-top box or TV may cause problems for an untrained user.
Best games for Android TV
You can kill your free time not only by watching TV channels or movies. Many people use Android TV for gaming as well. However, it should be remembered that they will require a gyroscopic remote control or even a joystick. Controlling a regular remote control in many games is impossible.
Nowadays, it’s a rare person who installs “angry birds” on his smartphone. However, downloading this game to your TV or set-top box will not hurt. Completing one level takes approximately the same time as the next advertising block lasts. Try to complete this game completely! You will be surprised, but this is very difficult. Destroying real fortresses with a limited number of birds will make you sweat.
An excellent racing game that tests the power of the hardware of a TV set-top box. This simulator was developed many years ago, but it cannot be said that it has outdated graphics. The game should also please you with a variety of cars, which you can change at least every race.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to control this game with a remote control. You will have to stock up on a joystick that connects to a TV or set-top box via Bluetooth.
A very exciting zombie shooter that also requires a gamepad to control. The first-person view captivates you from the very first seconds. As the game progresses, you will unlock more and more powerful weapons. However, there are also more and more dead people, and they themselves are becoming more pumped up. Everything is fine with Dead Trigger 2 and with graphics, which look especially colorful on a TV.
Conclusion
Now you know which applications should be installed on Android TV first. It cannot be said that the programs considered turn a TV or set-top box into a full-fledged computer. Instead, they make the device a real media center, allowing you to play any type of content, including doing it online.
Of course, you can browse Google Play on your own. So you are sure to find a lot of other useful applications. The advantage of this platform is that many of these programs will be completely free.
Do you have a device with Android TV on board? And what applications do you use most often? Share your opinion in the comments.
TV+ is an application for those who want to watch Russian television on a smartphone or tablet. Don't want to buy a channel package from your provider? And you don’t need to, because TV+ will provide a good collection of channels completely free of charge. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the application in more detail.
Watching TV
The simple, well-organized TV+ interface has a positive effect on mastering the application. Even a user with a minimum amount of experience can easily figure out how to select a channel and start watching. The start page of the application is divided into two parts - on the right there is a window with the broadcast, and on the left there is a list of available TV channels. In the latter you will find channels: Russia 1, MATCH!, 5, NTV, Karusel, OTR, Russia K and so on. The user can use the TV Guide TV program or announcements from Yandex, as well as select a display mode (small window or full-screen format). While watching, you can pause and adjust the volume.
Features of work
The basic version of TV+ for Android offers free viewing of channels included in the overall package. Those for whom this is not enough can connect their own packages from other sources, for example, add an IPTV playlist received from the provider to the application. However, in the latter case you will have to sign up for a paid subscription. We also remind you that when connecting to a mobile network, you will be charged for the traffic used according to the current tariff plan.
Briefly about the application
- watching TV shows, films and series online;
- access to a large list of free channels;
- reading announcements of future broadcasts for each channel;
- creating a list of favorite stations for quick access;
- compatible with all current versions of Android;
- nice modern interface.
Absolutely free, you are offered a huge number of only Russian channels, with excellent quality of the output video stream.
Introduction:
Forget about all the apps you have seen for watching Russian TV channels online, as they all had poor video stream quality and were also quite limited in the number of channels. There are no restrictions in the “” application and the maximum possible number of TV channels is available, while you can choose between low and high quality. I can confidently assure you that out of the entire list of channels, you will not find a single English-speaking one, and their total number is a whopping 130 and all of them are fully functional. Only in Russian and only in high quality.
Interface and functionality:
The application interface is incredibly simple and you won’t need to get used to it or delve into any complex mechanisms. Next to the channel there are two icons - LQ and HQ. LQ allows you to watch the TV channel you have chosen in low quality, which certainly cannot be called terrible (on the Nexus 7 low quality looks very acceptable). HQ stands for high quality video, and that's really true. As the developers themselves say, to watch the video stream you will need an installed third-party player, VLC Media Player or MX Player. In the application itself, the developers provide a link only to VLC, but in MX Player everything can be viewed without problems. I would also like to mention the quality of the Internet connection, which will be required for comfortable viewing of channels: for low quality this parameter corresponds to a value of 1 Mbit/sec, and for high quality – at least 4 Mbit/sec. The parameters are quite modest, but with mobile Internet it will be difficult to watch channels. During testing of the application, some bugs were noticed, for example, when watching high-quality videos, the player automatically closed after 3-4 minutes, which was not observed when viewing channels in low quality. If, when selecting a certain quality, you receive an error message, then try opening this channel in a different quality, since, for example, the 2x2 TV channel is available only in HQ quality, and EUROSPORT - in LQ quality. There were no other problems with the application and I hope there won’t be any. Let's summarize: "" is so far the best application presented on Google Play, which really deserves your attention and is recommended for use with a special Must Have console! Enjoy watching!
Our selection today includes the best applications for Android and iOS, with which you can watch live channels and archived recordings of programs. It is possible that one of these applications will encourage you to give up cable television, because they have a larger selection of channels, and, importantly, they are all free and work not only on smartphones and tablets, but also on set-top boxes that connect to the TV.
This application is not available on Google Play because its developer believes that with a large number of users the channels will fall down. It is presented in the Apple App Store. It cannot play videos on its own and only works with a third-party player like VLC. The application has over a hundred channels, supports an auto-updating playlist, and has no advertising, subscriptions, or other methods of monetization. Definitely - this is the best of all applications for watching TV.
PeersTV is another great app. It has more than a hundred channels with live broadcasting, as well as broadcast recordings. In addition, it supports broadcasting to a TV from a smartphone via a Chromecast set-top box. The disadvantages of this application include advertising, which requires money to be turned off. Sometimes some channels disappear from it (for example, TNT).
ViNTERA.TV displays content in different quality modes (SD, HD and even 3D) and broadcasts not only over-the-air channels, but also channels from local provider networks (IPTV). Like the previous application, it is monetized by advertising and a subscription fee for turning it off. There are no archives of recordings in this application, and some channels are only available by subscription for money.
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This application has less than a hundred working Russian-language channels with films, TV series, music and sports (although it claims about 120). It has more disadvantages than other similar applications: intrusive advertising, frequent connection interruptions, no video stream quality settings, and no archive of recordings. On iOS, this app supports AirPlay.
IPTV shows any channels from m3u and xspf playlists through a streaming player and is essentially just a VLC shell. Initially, only those channels whose owners are not opposed to such applications are available in it, but you can also find playlists with paid channels (although this, of course, is illegal). Advertising on IPTV can be turned off for money after purchasing the PRO version for 79 rubles. This application is not available on iOS.
SPB TV is one of the oldest programs for watching TV channels on mobile devices and set-top boxes. More than two hundred channels are available in it, but only a small part is open for free; the rest require a subscription for money (from 99 cents per month). Some programs are archived, and video can be output from a smartphone to a TV via Chromecast, Miracast and WiDi.
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