Collection of German public broadcasting live streams
About this app
Zapp is a part of MediathekView and gives you easy access to many German public broadcasting stations. Watch ARD, ZDF and other channels live or from their media centre.
Features: * Android client for MediathekView * Live streams of over 30 channels * Adaptive streaming * Quick channel transition * Up to date program information * Channel shortcuts for new versions of Android * Shows from over 20 media centers to stream * Easy search for shows inside the media center * Subtitles for some shows * Share function for live and media center shows * Background playback
Please note: If you use Zapp outside Germany some channels – like ZDF – may be geoblocked.
Licensed under MIT, by Team Mediathekview.
What's New in v9.2.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Added an option to mark a show as watched ([#509](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/509))
- * Added an option to reset the progress of all started shows ([#507](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/507))
- * Fixed channel order list being covered by the navigation bar ([#496](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/496))
- * Restricted local result list for the mediathek search ([#486](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/486))
- * Automatic picture in picture mode star
Version history
Feb 5, 2026 · 4.6 MB · Android API 26–36 · code 79
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Added an option to mark a show as watched ([#509](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/509))
- * Added an option to reset the progress of all started shows ([#507](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/507))
- * Fixed channel order list being covered by the navigation bar ([#496](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/496))
- * Restricted local result list for the mediathek search ([#486](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/486))
- * Automatic picture in picture mode star
SHA-256 26345267697e867e41c8392b665d4f4dd0bef8341f27a0c41d527ba2326f1e22
Aug 1, 2025 · 4.7 MB · Android API 26–36 · code 78
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Fixed a crash upon start when the channel order has been changed previously
- * Fixed a chash upon start when updating from version 9.0.0-beta1
SHA-256 a67dbf4b747bcc7dc65a0a1e419a6dbbd159fca31f7c49a3210a1078089d6b22
Jul 24, 2025 · 4.7 MB · Android API 26–36 · code 77
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * System bar does not get stuck after accessing program information inside the player [#313](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/313)
- * Adjusted "About Zapp" to different device sizes ([#483](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/483))
- * Fixed crash on devices without voice search app
- * Made video quality adjustable in unmetered networks ([#459](https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/459))
SHA-256 e96a751427ae3acad12339c9ea8ef6f1103739e5c9b9f4e983245c504092a6c2
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