Entertainment
Xfinity Stream
Live TV, On Demand and DVR streaming for Xfinity and NOW TV customers, on the go or at home.
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- Developer
- Comcast Interactive Media
- Score
- 4.6
- Downloads
- 100K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 12+
- Version
- 7.27.4
- Price
- Free
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About this app
Xfinity Stream is Comcast's TV app for existing Xfinity and NOW TV customers; access is part of those services rather than a separate purchase. It carries live sports, news, movies and shows, plus an On Demand library, to phones and tablets. Xfinity TV subscribers can watch 250 or more channels of live TV away from home and their full channel line-up on the home network. NOW TV customers get 40 or more live channels from anywhere. Internet-only Xfinity customers get a set of free live channels plus free On Demand movies and shows. DVR recordings can be scheduled from any device, and recordings and purchased movies can be downloaded for offline viewing. Streaming starts right after ordering, with the full set of channels arriving once the home service is activated. Features vary with your level of service, and the app includes Nielsen's audience measurement software.
Xfinity Stream: the full guide
What the app is
If you pay Comcast for TV, this is the companion app. Xfinity Stream brings live channels, On Demand and DVR recordings to iPhone and iPad for Xfinity and NOW TV subscribers; nothing is sold in the app; access rides on the home subscription.
What you get depends on what you pay for. Xfinity TV customers see 250-plus live channels away from home and everything on the home network, while NOW TV customers get 40-plus channels anywhere; internet-only customers get a smaller free set plus free On Demand titles. Recordings can be scheduled remotely and downloaded for offline watching, and Nielsen's measurement software is built in.
How it works day to day
At home it is a second screen: the game on the TV, the news on the iPad in the kitchen, every channel available over the home network. On the train, the away-from-home channel set and anything you've downloaded from the DVR fill the commute.
Scheduling a recording from the office when you remember a show is airing tonight is a small daily convenience. Signing up for Xfinity service and opening the app the same day gets a partial channel set immediately, with the rest arriving when the home service goes live. Beyond that, it behaves like a cable box in your pocket.
Why people look for it
Because they already pay for Xfinity and want to watch what they pay for on a phone. That is almost the whole search intent. Secondary reasons are offline DVR downloads for travel and remote recording. It isn't a service anyone chooses on its own merits; the 100K+ ratings at 4.6 reflect a large customer base using what came with the bill.
Look and feel
Cable-company apps are built around a channel guide, a row of On Demand posters and a DVR list, and the five screenshots will show those. Comcast's X1 design language is dark with large thumbnails, and the app most likely matches it. Expect a conventional streaming layout rather than anything distinctive; the job is finding a channel fast.
Updates and upkeep
Version 7.27.4 from Comcast Interactive Media indicates a frequently updated app backed by a large company, which is what you'd expect for a service with millions of subscribers. The 4.6 rating across 100K+ reviews is good for an operator app, a category that often fares worse. The 12+ rating reflects the TV content. App Store only on this page.
