Apple Brings TV+ to Android Phones in Bid to Boost Subscribers

The Apple TV application for download in the Apple App store on a smartphone arranged in New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Apple Inc. would be prohibited from pre-installing its own apps on Apple devices under antitrust reform legislation introduced last week, said Democratic Representative David Cicilline, who is leading a push to pass new regulations for U.S. technology companies.Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

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By Mark Gurman

February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM UTC

Updated on

February 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM UTC

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Apple Inc. expanded the TV+ video service to Android phones for the first time, a move aimed at boosting its streaming subscribers.

On Wednesday, the TV+ app became available via the Google Play Store as a free download. The service, which launched in 2019, had previously been reserved for the company’s own operating system and third-party TV platforms like Roku. Bloomberg News reported earlier that the app’s launch was imminent.