How to Stream Live TV on Android Phone/Tablet
Android Phone/Tablet
You can use your Android Phone/Tablet to watch Live TV Streaming Services.
Compatible Services
You can use Android Phone/Tablet to access DIRECTV NOW, fuboTV, Hulu Live TV, Philo, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
Other Devices
You can also check compatibility for other devices.
Local Channels
Depending on your location, here are what local channels you can watch on Android Phone/Tablet with DIRECTV NOW, fuboTV, Hulu Live TV, Philo, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| ABC | • | - | • | - | • | - | - | • |
| CBS | • | • | • | - | • | - | - | • |
| Fox | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| NBC | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
Top Cable Channels
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| A&E | - | • | • | • | - | • | • | - |
| AMC | - | • | - | • | • | • | • | • |
| BET | - | - | - | • | - | ^ $5 | • | - |
| Bravo | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| Cartoon Network | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| CNN | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| Comedy Central | - | - | - | • | - | • | • | - |
| Discovery | - | - | • | • | • | - | • | - |
| Disney Channel | • | - | • | - | • | • | - | • |
| Disney Junior | • | - | • | - | • | ^ $5 | - | • |
| E! | • | • | • | - | • | - | ^ $5 | • |
| ESPN | • | - | • | - | • | • | - | • |
| Food Network | - | • | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| Fox News | • | • | • | - | • | - | - | • |
| Freeform | • | - | • | - | • | • | - | • |
| FX | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| FXX | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| Hallmark | • | • | - | • | ≥ $50 | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| HGTV | - | • | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| History | - | • | • | • | - | • | • | - |
| Investigation Discovery | - | - | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| Lifetime | - | • | • | • | - | • | • | - |
| MSNBC | • | • | • | - | • | - | ^ $5 | • |
| MTV | - | - | - | • | - | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| Nickelodeon | - | - | - | • | - | - | - | - |
| Paramount Network | - | - | - | • | - | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| Syfy | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| TBS | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| TLC | - | - | • | • | • | - | • | - |
| TNT | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| Travel Channel | - | • | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| truTV | • | • | • | - | • | ^ $5 | • | • |
| USA Network | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| VH1 | - | - | - | • | - | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| WE tv | - | • | - | • | • | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | • |
Sports Channels
Sports fans tend to have different needs; some want national sports channels like ESPN and TNT, but others want regional sports networks like YES Network and Comcast Sportsnet.
National Sports Channels
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| ESPN | • | - | • | - | • | • | - | • |
| ESPN2 | • | - | • | - | • | • | - | • |
| Fox Sports 1 | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| Fox Sports 2 | $70 | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| NBC Sports Network | • | • | • | - | • | - | • | • |
| TBS | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| TNT | • | • | • | - | • | • | • | • |
Pro Sports
Most services don’t offer pro sports networks in their base plan.
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| MLB Network | - | - | - | - | ≥ $50 | - | - | • |
| NBA TV | - | • | - | - | ≥ $50 | ^ $5 | ^ $10 | • |
| NFL Network | - | • | - | - | ≥ $50 | - | • | - |
| NFL RedZone | - | ^ $9 | - | - | ^ $10 | - | ^ $10 | - |
| NHL Network | - | - | - | - | - | ^ $5 | ^ $10 | - |
Other Sports Channels
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| beIN Sports | - | • | - | - | - | ^ $5 | ^ $10 | - |
| Eleven Sports | - | • | - | - | ≥ $60 | - | - | - |
| ESPNEWS | $70 | - | • | - | ≥ $50 | ^ $5 | - | • |
| Fox Soccer Plus | - | ^ $6 | - | - | ^ $15 | - | - | ^ $15 |
| Golf Channel | $70 | • | • | - | ≥ $50 | - | ^ $10 | • |
| Olympic Channel | $70 | • | • | - | • | - | - | • |
| Tennis Channel | - | ^ $9 ($50) | - | - | ≥ $60 | ^ $5 | ^ $10 | • |
Premium Channels
Most of the streaming services offer premium channels like Cinemax, HBO, Showtime, and Starz as add-ons to your subscription.
| DIRECTV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | PS Vue | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | ||
| $50–$70 | $45–$50 | $45 | $16–$20 | $45–$80 | $25 | $25 | $40 | |
| Cinemax | $70 | - | ^ $9 | - | ^ $15 | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | - |
| EPIX | - | - | - | - | - | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| HBO | • | - | ^ $15 | - | ^ $15 ($80) | - | - | - |
| Showtime | - | ^ $11 | ^ $11 | - | ^ $11 ($80) | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | ^ $7 |
| Starz | - | - | ^ $9 | - | - | ^ $9 | ^ $9 | ^ $9 |
