How to get set up with streaming apps

Follow these steps to set yourself up with the Netflix, Showmax and DStv Now app on your Android smartphone or tablet in South Africa, and then get streaming.

How to get the Showmax app

The Showmax app is available for Android phones and tablets running Android 4.4.0 or higher.

First, sign up to Showmax on the Showmax website using your web browser.

The next step is to get the free app for your device from the Google Play Store. Here’s how.

• Launch the Google Play Store application on your Android device.
• Search for Showmax.
• If the Showmax app doesn’t appear in your search result, your Android device is not supported.
• Install the free Showmax app.
• Sign into the app using the log-in details you used when you first signed up to Showmax.

You may find that the Showmax app requests your permission to access the microphone of your device as the app supports voice search. This is optional, and can be turned on or off by going to system settings.

What is there to watch?

Read more about what’s coming to Showmax this month.

How to get the DStv Now app

The DStv Now app is completely free and available to all DStv subscribers, across all packages. The app gives subscribers access to the same DStv channels they’d have on their Explora, so they can watch when they are on the go, on their Android smartphones or tablets.

With the DStv Now app, DStv subscribers are able to stream live shows or to watch content on Catch Up on demand once it’s already aired. It’s also possible to download series episodes and movies onto a smartphone or tablet using the app to be watched offline later.

Here’s how to get the app. Remember that it is only available to DStv subscribers.

• Register for DStv Now »
• Download the DStv Now app for your Android or smartphone or tablets from the Google Play Store.
• Log into the app using your password or ID number.
• Enter the OTP that will be sent to your phone or your email address.
• Once you’re verified, fill in your name, email and a password for your account.
• Now you can start searching for the show you want to watch!

What is there to watch?

Read more about what’s coming to DStv Now this month.

How to get the Netflix app

First, sign up to Netflix on the Netflix site.

Then download the app from the Google Play Store, and log in with the details you used when you signed up.

Then, get streaming. It’s that simple.

What is there to watch?

Read more about what’s coming to Netflix this month.

What about data?

Before you start streaming series episodes, movies and sport to your smartphone or tablet, you will need to set yourself up with the right kind of internet connection. Read more about what you’ll need here.