In today's post we will be looking at apps that enable you to "cut the cord" in India if you own an Android TV.

Remember that you will need to have an active internet connection in order to stream channels/movies on the TV. TV eats up about

  • 5-7GB /day with daily 8-10 hours of TV, if the content is mostly SD/HD(720p).
  • 10GB/day with daily 8-10 hours of TV, if the content is mostly Full HD(1080p).

Our subscriptions: We make use of the following apps and have an active Amazon prime subscription(Got it at no extra cost using BSNL offer for plans above Rs.745/-), but other than that have no other premium service active, i.e. we are practically watching TV for free!!

In order to find any of the listed apps just say the app's highlighted name on the Voice Remote provided with the TV:
*Do note these apps also offer paid content alongside free ones, that have to be paid for in order to watch. But we never encountered the need to pay for any of the content we watched till date. 
  1. YuppTV*: includes most of the news channels you find in your STB/DTH subscription and includes a handy catch up option enabling you to see stale programs for any channels upto a week after its telecast. (Works on Network Speeds from 2Mbps)
  2. Hotstar*: includes most Indian movies, serials telecasted on all Star owned channels.(Works on Network Speeds from 4Mbps)
  3. Zee5*:  includes most Indian movies, serials telecasted on all Zee owned channels.
  4. Youtube: Browse and watch videos from the vast content library of Youtube as you know it on your TV! You may need to install a browser on your TV from appstore namely Firefox/Silk browser.(Works on Network Speeds from 1Mbps)
  5. JioCinema: A film streaming service from Jio. You know the rest. I'll leave it at that.
  6. SonyLiv* includes most Indian movies, serials telecasted on all Sony owned channels.
  7. Viu.com:  Browse and watch videos from the vast content library of Viu! You wil need to install a browser on your TV from appstore namely Firefox/Silk browser and browse viu.com from it to see all indian shows and movies since the appstore app priorities only korean content for some weird reason.(Works on Network Speeds from 1Mbps)
  8. Primevideo (Paid): Amazon's premium video service that comes free on subscribing to Amazon Prime. It includes a vast array of movies, serials including many indian classics. Its content availability is on the rise and we see this as a viable alternate to subscribing to Netflix for those users who prefer indian content.
You can always check the Internet Speed of your Network using "Netspeed Test" available from play store. It also details the maximum video resoltion supported by your Netspeed.

JioTV app for android TV: This is rather old version of the JioTV app for android TV that is no longer available for download from playstore but available for download from APKmirror. It has a vast array of channels to browse from. You can find all available channels by browsing the JioTV app for android or IOS.

You can make use of Justwatch to check for content available/Recently added on most of the above listed streaming platforms.

Links to any of the hightlighted content can be found by a simple google search.

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