Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has today launched an Android version of its Freesat app.
Optimised for devices running Android 4.0 and above, the app features a TV guide and the showcase editorial service, which provides daily-curated recommendations on what to watch on both live TV and on demand.
The app also helps viewers plan how to watch, record shows remotely and catch up on some of the free TV shows available on Freesat.
“When we launched the Freesat iOS app earlier this year, our focus was to deliver an experience that would be a game changer for free TV viewers and its popularity surpassed our expectations,” said
Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat.
“Following feedback from some of the over 200,000 people who downloaded the Freesat app, we have worked hard to match that success with an app optimised for the Android market.”
The app also acts as a TV guide for all free TV viewers, whether they have Freesat or not, and people will soon be able to search and find programmes from all of the UK’s major on demand players including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand 5 using their Android phone or tablet.
Freesat viewers will be able to register and link the app with their Freetime enabled set-top boxes to control their TV-viewing both in and out of the home, so that they can record programmes wherever they are in the UK.
The App also works as a remote control so viewers can change channels and watch on demand programmes via their Freetime enabled set top boxes.
