# Play SRF: Streaming TV & Radio

> Play SRF – The streaming portal: media library, TV & radio from SRF. Live & on demand.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
- **Category:** VIDEO\_PLAYERS
- **Downloads:** 1,687,443
- **Rating:** 4.44 / 5 (14,892 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.17.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2013-11-18
- **Publisher country:** CH
- **Size:** 45 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer)
- **Website:** [http://www.srf.ch](http://www.srf.ch/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.srf.ch/rechtliches](http://www.srf.ch/rechtliches)

## Description

Play SRF is your gateway to Swiss public broadcasting, offering extensive streaming of TV shows, radio, podcasts, live sports, and documentaries. Enjoy content live and on demand through an accessible, ad-free app available on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and even in your car. With features like favorites, push notifications, TV guide with reminders, and offline downloads, Play SRF provides flexible viewing and listening tailored to your preferences. Explore favorites like "DOK Auf und davon," "Einstein," and "SRF bi de Lüt," plus over 100 podcasts and multiple radio stations. Please note some content availability is limited to Switzerland for legal reasons.

## Rankings

- #50,178 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for a broad, multilingual radio/music library and generally easy listening, but frequently report stability and streaming reliability problems, DRM access blocks, and several UX gaps that hamper live viewing and channel navigation. Content quality is strong on SRF channels, but reliability and feature parity need improvements.

### Pros

- Extensive selection of SRF radio channels with multilingual music content (German, Swiss German, French, English, Spanish).
- Easy-to-use interface for radio listening.
- High-quality, diverse SRF programming and music on select channels (e.g., SRF 3, Radio Swiss Jazz).
- Some reports of excellent audio quality on certain channels and minimal ads.

### Cons

- Instability and crashes during live streaming and general use, including updates causing black screens or unusable states.
- Poor streaming quality and playback issues (video quality limited to 720p despite 1080p availability, lagging subtitles, unresponsive or malfunctioning remote controls).
- DRM/proxy/VPN-related access blocks that prevent watching content (DRM errors on mobile data; app misdetecting VPN/proxy).
- UX and feature gaps (cannot restart live broadcasts, playback speed resets, missing date/time metadata; limited language/audio options; channel navigation limitations).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.srf.mobile.srfplayer)