BBC iPlayer vVARY
British Broadcasting CorporationAbout this app
Developer Description
Watch or download the latest BBC TV series, Sports or News coverage in one place
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
What's New
Version Information
- Version
- -
- Downloads
- 10M+
- Updated on
- Dec 10, 2025
- Released
- Jan 14, 2026
- Requires
- Android Varies with device
Statistics
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BBC iPlayer - Google Play Rankings
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#3 in Top Free Entertainment in United Kingdom
#42 in Top Free Apps in United Kingdom
BBC iPlayer users say on Google Play
If you like BBC programmes, then this is the app for you. There's a huge choice, a variety of search options & similar programmes suggested. They can be downloaded for offline viewing & you get timely warnings when programmes are about to expire.
Terrestrial TV counted 15 minutes of advertising then filming perhaps a squirrel. Lost in self indulgence. probably worth the licence fee
no longer remembers paused position. what's going on? I pause a program but when I press play it goes back to the beginning !
The app itself is alright, but I don't fancy signing in again every time I open it.
Hi,so nearly everytime this app stops working.All other appslike disney plus,amazon etc dont have this problem.Whats the point in having to pay for a service when it constantly breaks.i appreciate the licence entitles me to live tv,but watching anything linger than half an hour iplayer just drops out as if you've disconnected it.I use a samsung tablet and tried to watch a film on chromecast and it just stops working.Just annoyed it hasn't been fixed.
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