Android TV app for weak internet. Mobile TV channels

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 it is unlikely that you will 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

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.

Only a list of channels and only Russia and Ukraine.

The topic of online television is now quite popular and more and more applications are appearing every time. What is the problem with dozens of applications appearing at once? It’s just that the video streams through which the channels are broadcast close over time and the application simply becomes inoperable, and in this case you just have to look for a new application in which everything already works. There are no such problems in paid applications; all this only applies to free ones. The application can be a lifesaver for those whose current application has stopped working, but the desire to watch TV has not disappeared.

There is no need to expect any achievements in terms of the interface; on the main screen there is immediately a list of all TV channels, presented in the form of logos and names. There are 59 channels in total, including both Russian and Ukrainian. To watch, you do not need a third-party player, everything is immediately built into the application itself, so you just need to click on the channel once and wait for the buffering process to finish. If clicking the Back button does not close the application, you can use the Exit button, which is located in the upper right corner. The quality of the channels is quite acceptable for viewing on a tablet or smartphone, but on a TV, most likely, the quality will be greatly degraded. There are also sync issues on some channels, so be careful.

You can forget about the settings, everything was initially configured before you and works great. Let's summarize: - this is another “spare” client for watching TV online with a fairly large set of channels for any choice. Enjoy!

Absolutely free, you are offered a huge number of only Russian channels, with excellent quality of the output video stream.

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.

The application interface is incredibly simple and you won’t need to get used to it for a long time 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. Quite modest parameters, 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!

Nowadays, users are so accustomed to constantly watching TV that it’s even hard to imagine life without it. But not all users have access and conditions to watch their favorite TV shows. However, those users who have Android devices can get portable TVs completely free of charge. To do this, just download the application and tune in to watch.

About the application

The idea of ​​​​creating an Android-based application that would function like a TV has not been original for a long time. But among the abundance of applications that are available in the market, it is difficult to find one that can meet the expectations of users. Since most apps are either paid or full of ads that are not only annoying but also obstruct your view, we had a really hard time finding a truly decent app. And now a program called MyTV came to our attention, which famously left all its competitors behind.

The MyTV application supports most Ukrainian channels, such as: 1+1, STB, Inter, Ukraine, New Channel and others. Also, now you can watch your favorite movies on movie channels without interruptions. The most famous channels that are available at the moment: Kino TV, NTV+ Kino plus, TV1000, Euro Cinema and others. If you want to stay updated with the latest news, you can watch the best news channels.

Control

For the application to work comfortably, you will need a fast Internet connection, since if you use mobile Internet, the signal may lag. There should be no difficulties in working with the application. Your main task is to simply scroll through the table with channels, selecting the one you need. You can also familiarize yourself with the application settings if you want to adjust something. Do not forget that the program is in beta testing, so there may be errors in operation.

Registration

All channels are divided into sections, which is very convenient for finding what you need. The channels are presented in the form of a list; working with this kind of application is very convenient, since it does not contain additional unnecessary functions and buttons. The video image is quite good, however, we hope that the developers are aware that they have room for improvement and will continue to improve in this area.

PeersTV is an online TV for Android. Anyone can download it to their smartphone or tablet and watch their favorite channels, TV series or programs completely free of charge. The program has many features and additional functions that are rarely found in other similar applications.

Program features

PeersTV has features that allow you to watch not only the broadcast, but also recordings of the desired programs.

More precisely, the application allows you to:

• watch TV broadcast online for free;
• store recordings of programs in your archive for seven days, which allows you to find and watch a missed episode of your favorite show or any other program;
• create personal lists of favorite TV channels and watch only what you like;
• broadcast to a TV screen or PC monitor thanks to Google Chromecast support;
• pause the broadcast and, having finished your work, continue watching exactly from where you left off.

The only negative among the mass of positive aspects is the absence of some channels in the list of available ones. For example, such as STS or TNT. Unfortunately, the copyright holders of the content of these channels do not grant the right to broadcast them, but the issue is being resolved and, perhaps, the situation will change in the near future.

In order to start using the application, you only need to download and enable it; it does not require special settings. An important condition for viewing is the presence of an Internet connection.

Interface

Do not be afraid that you will not be able to understand the application interface - it is simple and understandable to every user. In addition, after installation on Android, the application will independently tell the new user the main directions of interaction.

Once you open PeersTV, you are taken to the main screen, which contains a list of all available channels. Favorites appear first in this list, but to do this they must first be marked. The main screen also contains a settings menu and a popular channels section.

The settings section is necessary in order to enable the ability to watch IPTV, if provided by the provider. To do this, you must indicate the city and name of the company providing Internet access.

The “popular” tab contains the broadcasts that you watched most often over a certain period of time. Having selected a channel, we get to its individual menu. It is designed in the form of a calendar sheet, where you can watch the current broadcast or select a recording of broadcasts from previous days and easily watch the program you missed.

Among other things, PeersTV has excellent feedback. You can be sure that when you send a request to the support service, you will definitely receive an answer as quickly as possible. Download the PeersTV app on your smartphone and enjoy watching TV channels anywhere. Having this program, you will never miss an interesting match or live broadcast dedicated to a topic of interest. And, most importantly, all this is completely free.