To turn your smartphone into a mobile TV does not require much effort – it will be enough to download an application that will allow you to watch terrestrial TV directly from the screen of the gadget. There are enough similar programs for both iOS and Android, which we will talk about now.
There are enough options to watch TV on a smartphone:
- the official website of the channel is the best option if you need to watch something once. Then you do not have to download applications, but it will be enough just to launch the browser, look at the required program and close the page.
- the official channel application – suitable for those who prefer a specific channel and watch it mainly. This option will allow you to get exactly what you need.
- applications for watching TV from telecom operators – leading operators offer their own software for watching TV, the advantages of which include special traffic rates for these applications, or even free traffic.
- third-party applications for watching TV – such programs usually offer the widest list of channels available for viewing, as well as various additional features such as their own playlists.
Light HD TV
The features of the application include a large selection of TV channels (at least 150 declared), a built-in TV program and the ability to minimize the application window and watch the broadcast in “picture-in-picture” mode. Taking into account the fact that the program weighs less than 10 MB and is completely free, it can be safely called one of the favorites among similar ones. Yes, there is advertising, but a premium subscription will allow you to get rid of it, and for the ability to watch videos in traffic-saving mode or completely turn off the picture, having received a kind of radio, this program is also worth noting.
ONLINE TV
Great free Android TV. The application can be used not only for its intended purpose, to watch TV channels, but also turn it into a real mobile cinema. In addition to on-air television and archival recordings of programs, the program provides the opportunity to watch films and series, Russian and foreign. There are children's channels and a subscription to paid channels. So if you want to watch all videos – series and films along with television – in one application, then this is the best option.
Online Television
Another program that does not shine with its original name, but fully fulfills its task – allows you to watch Russian television from your smartphone. In the free application, not only federal, but also regional channels are available. A nice bonus will be the ability to pause the broadcast or even rewind the broadcast to watch the already past part of the program. Not all applications in the collection allow you to do this. Great replacement for your TV.
SPB TV Russia
A popular application that has one of the widest functionality among its kind. The features of the program include a TV program for a week in advance, as well as an archive of TV programs a week ago, the ability to work “picture-in-picture” and rewind the broadcast, there is parental control and the option to watch movies and TV series. Most of the features require a paid subscription, but for such a wide range of content and options, it justifies the need to fork out. But even if you don't pay, the program will definitely not disappoint.
TV + online HD TV
Not the most sophisticated, but having all the necessary – viewing Russian TV channels – application capabilities. There are also paid channels that require additional subscription. But if this is not a problem for you, then flexible adjustment – the quality of the broadcast, including taking into account traffic, or the ability to turn off the image and get an impromptu radio – will be an additional advantage in favor of this simple but functional software.
As it is clear from our review, there are plenty of applications for watching TV programs directly from a smartphone. The vast majority of them give you the opportunity to get a basic set of channels and standard functions for free, but a paid subscription opens the world of TV shows without ads, in high quality and other options. By the way, sometimes the opposite need arises: to start broadcasting from a smartphone on the TV. We have a guide on how to do it in the easiest way – do it in a couple of minutes.
