Android: Watch TV with your smartphone for free

If you want to watch TV for free on the go with your Android smartphone, you have several options. In this practical tip we will tell you which they are.

Android: Watch TV with the app Beautiful TV

• The free app Schoener Fernsehen brings you more than 30 German TV channels to your Android smartphone.
• This also includes private channels such as RTL, ProSieben or Kabel eins.
• You will find a clear list of the available channels on the left side of the app.
• The desired stream then runs on the right-hand side. You can also switch to full screen mode.
• Conclusion: Free top app, with many channels - private channels are also supported.

Android: watch TV on the go thanks to the Zattoo app

• The well-known tool Zattoobringt now also thanks to the official app on your Android smartphone.
• Here you can freely receive many German channels, such as ARD, ZDF, Sport1, DMAX, iMusic, 3sat, arte, BR, or zdfneo.
• Unfortunately, the programs can only be received if you are connected to a WLAN network.
• If you want to click through the channels without advertising, you need a premium account. Some private channels like Pro 7 or RTL can only be received with premium access. After the trial month, you pay 9.99 euros.
• On the right side of the app you will find a list of the programs, the stream is shown in the middle.
• Conclusion: good app, unfortunately only with a few channels.

Media libraries: Watch TV for free with your smartphone

• Media libraries are interesting on the one hand because you can make up for missed programs and on the other hand because they can be used free of charge.
• You can watch almost all programs on the public service channels and even stream them live - for example on ARD and ZDF.
• TVnow is ideal for private broadcasters. There you can watch programs from RTL, Pro7 or RTL2.
• TVnow can generally be used free of charge, but with a lot of advertising. If you want to get around this, you have to go for the premium package. It costs 4.99 euros per month.
• Conclusion: The media libraries are particularly suitable for catching up on missed programs. However, not all channels are united in one place, which makes switching through, as on TV, impossible.

Alternatively, we have summarized the possibilities for DVBT2 on Android for you in the next practical tip.