rova – radio, music, podcasts v25.12.1

The all-new rova is here – our biggest update yet!
We’ve reimagined rova with an all new design and richer features - listen, watch, read, and win hundreds of competitions – all in one place.
Still the best and easiest way to stream your favourite NZ radio stations, now with more ways to discover, enjoy and connect with what’s happening.

What’s new and what’s good:

Live Radio The best experience for the stations and shows you know and love: The Rock, George FM, The Edge, The Sound, Channel X, Mai FM, Magic, The Breeze, More FM, Humm FM, RNZ National, Sport Nation, REX, Tarana and more.

Podcasts: Listen to all your go-to shows with the best podcasts from NZ and around the world, plus the best experience for rova originals with a full depth back catalogue of Not For Radio and your favourite radio catch up shows.

Video:
Watch shorts from your favourite radio shows, podcasts and personalities.

Mood-Based Music Playlists
 Hit play on curated playlists made for whatever mood you’re in – chilled, upbeat, throwbacks and more.

Competitions
 Find and enter heaps of competitions in seconds for awesome prizes.

Events & Tickets
 Discover events, concerts and festivals and find tickets

Entertainment, News & Sport Stories
 Read trending takes, hot topics, and fresh opinion pieces all in one place.

In-Car Listening, Sorted
 Connect via Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or Bluetooth.

Smart Device Ready
 Fire up rova on your Sonos, Alexa, Bluetooth & Airplay.

rova users the following foreground services

Other

- run foreground service with the type 'mediaPlayback' to allow access to control playing and stopping of music in the foreground when the device is locked or screen has gone to sleep