BBC iPlayer
4.5star
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About this app
Enjoy BBC iPlayer in the palm of your hand, from live news coverage, music and big sporting events to great comedies, gripping documentaries and nail-biting dramas.
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve watched on BBC iPlayer and how long you’ve watched programmes for. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. This app also tracks when you add something to My Programmes. You can remove programmes by tapping Remove. In addition, the BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this, privacy, cookies and Android app permissions, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve watched on BBC iPlayer and how long you’ve watched programmes for. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. This app also tracks when you add something to My Programmes. You can remove programmes by tapping Remove. In addition, the BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this, privacy, cookies and Android app permissions, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
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Ratings and reviews
4.5
104K reviews
Kat Y
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October 25, 2025
I really like the app when it works. It works perfectly on my phone, but casting to Chromecast it's very laggy. And when I come away from the app it closes, and have to start again from scratch and try to find where I was. Why can't iPlayer 'Allow on top' like ItvX, so that I can watch from my home screen and still use my phone? C'mon, I'm paying my TV licence. Do better BBC.
4 people found this review helpful
Antony Charles
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June 20, 2025
Now that EE & other viewers can no longer record BBC , can we * please* change the Sports part so that older content is shown first ( on a phone, on the left). What on earth is the point of Sports catch up service where you see the latest matches as soon as you search/go to a sport - absolutely no point in watching earlier rounds then !!!!
25 people found this review helpful
Neil Attrill
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October 30, 2025
Generally works with some annoying bugs. Often loses connection with Chromecast, so it thinks I haven't finished an episode when I have. finding the next one is annoying because it defaults to the oldest series, not the one you were looking at. To recreate open QI, pick a series and an episode, then try to look at the next one, it has gone back to series A, so you have to scroll across again to whichever one you were trying to look at.
3 people found this review helpful
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BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
2nd Floor Egton Wing
BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place
LONDON
W1A 1AA
United Kingdom
+44 114 450 1420
