BBC iPlayer

5.67.0.37941

British Broadcasting Corporation

4.16

113,153 reviews

10,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Watch or download the latest BBC TV series, Sports or News coverage in one place

About BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer is an entertainment app developed by British Broadcasting Corporation.

Download Statistics

BBC iPlayer has been downloaded 36 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 270 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 entertainment apps.

User Ratings

BBC iPlayer is rated 4.16 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 110 thousand ratings.

App Information

BBC iPlayer is FREE to download. The APK download size is 16.05 MB. The latest version available is 5.67.0.37941. The last update was on July 23, 2026.

Technical Requirements

BBC iPlayer requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play October 2012.

Description

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.

More data about BBC iPlayer

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	36 million
Recent downloads	270 thousand
Rating	4.16 based on 110 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	5.67.0.37941
APK size	16.1 MB
Number of libraries	37
Designed for Android	7.0+
Maturity	Medium Maturity
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

BBC iPlayer has been downloaded 36 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 8.8 thousand downloads per day.

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Developer information for British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation

iplayerapp.feedback@bbc.co.uk

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Comments on BBC iPlayer for Android

★★★★★ Bakhitha Joseph · Aug 14, 2026

Hi miraculous has got 6th season BTW 7th season will come out next year thank you putting miraculous Iplayer they have got nemesis which season 6 season 6 has more episodes

★★★★★ Martin Rees · Aug 8, 2026

Like the way it works. Holds the place if I have to interrupt my viewing. When I return to a series jumps to the next episode, saving me time looking for it. Easy to find what I want to watch with excellent search. There was a problem with Chromecast which made me realize how much I relied on iPlayer for entertainment. It’s now fixed, but to my surprise, the fix wasn’t applied automatically. I had to go to iPlayer in Google Play Store and update from there.

★★★★☆ David Leavy · Aug 2, 2026

Update: issue fixed with latest update! Casting feature not working for Chromecast after last update. When casting it casts as a Wi-Fi speaker and disconnects after selecting a show to watch.

★★★★☆ Bud Fox · Jul 29, 2026

The release pushed today, 29 Jly'26 has resolved the cast bug described here. The most recent update has broken the link to use the cast function. It causes a Bluetooth audio send menu to launch instead of the cast option. The cast option in other UK tv apps still works, which suggests the issue in the iplayer app.

★☆☆☆☆ mike c · Jul 20, 2026

Casting to Chromecast now not working? I'm paying money for this, really bbc???

★☆☆☆☆ Phil B · Jul 26, 2026

Every program I choose to watch has an advertisement beforehand for some rubbish the BBC is trying their best to get you to watch. I don't pay for advertising. Licence fee payments have been cancelled.

★☆☆☆☆ Adam Cox · Jul 24, 2026

Latest update has completely broken ability for me to watch BBC content on my 2026 Samsung TV. TV is yet to receive iPlayer app so was forced to Cast and now when I try to cast it errors with "Can't play video while mirroring sound to Wi-Fi speaker."

Google Play Rankings for BBC iPlayer

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
85	United Kingdom	Overall	Top Free
12	United Kingdom	Entertainment	Top Free
85	United Kingdom	Applications	Top Free

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Technologies used by BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer is requesting 30 permissions and is using 37 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

air.com.cc.uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesstorytime.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, air.uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesstorytime.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, bbc.iplayer.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, bbc.iplayer.android.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, bbc.iplayer.android.permission.RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGE, bbc.mobile.news.uk.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, bbc.mobile.weather.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE, com.bbc.sounds.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, uk.co.bbc.android.sportdomestic.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.authtoolkit.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.authtoolkit.sandbox.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesgetcreative.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesgoexplore.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.cbeebiesplaytimeisland.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER, uk.co.bbc.integrationapp.permission.LOGIN_PROVIDER

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