STV Player: TV you'll love

Name: STV Player: TV you'll love
Rating: 3.80 (15186 reviews)
Author: STV Central Limited

LiveSTV Central Limited2 apps · 2.7M installsEntertainmentFree · contains adstv.stv.android.player

1,000s of hours of Box Sets, Sports, Dramas, Soaps and all your STV favourites

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Total installs: 2,312,487
Installs / day: —
Rating: 3.8★
Released: —
Last update: 6 Oct 2026
Countries: 0/1

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Live 0Listed, not installable 1Not listed 0

United States3.8

Top countries

estimate · charts of 11 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (~100%).

United Kingdom100%#178 Top free · Entertainment

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 11 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Top free · Entertainment	GB	#178	—

App manifest

Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

11 in 1 group

0 Sensitive4 Notable7 Routine

OtherNotable11

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Bring apps to the front or send them to the backgroundreorder running apps · REORDER_TASKS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Read the TV channel list and program guide on your TV deviceread TV channel/program information · com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
Add or change TV channel and program guide informationwrite TV channel/program information · com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

We have a huge range of hit shows and dramas - not shown on the main channel but available here - All for FREE and for everyone in the UK. What can you do with the STV Player? • Search and browse 1000's of hours of Box Sets and Movies from UK favourites to International hits. • Catch up with old favourites from the archives - including Taggart, High Road, Byker Grove and Brookside. • Watch on your tablet, smartphone and the big screen (via Chromecast or Google TV) • Listen to STV Radio If you live in Central or North Scotland, you can also: • Live stream and restart the STV and STV+1 channels. • Watch Live STV Sports - Whether it's Horse Racing, Rugby or Football - we've got it covered. • Catch up on most shows for up to 30 days. Choose to subscribe to go ad-free or to access even more live sports with Premier Sports. The Small Stuff • To watch the STV live stream and some of our other programmes, you’ll need to be resident in our broadcast region. • If you are elsewhere in the UK, you’ll still be able to watch a huge range of box sets, movies, documentaries and soaps for FREE. • Watching ad-free or Premier Sports content will require a paid subscription.

What's new

We've improved our programme pages, making it easier to discover and watch full episodes and clips from your favourite shows. We've also enhanced our search category imagery, helping you find great content more quickly.

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