# HGTV GO-Watch with TV Provider

> Catch up with your favorite HGTV shows and more from up to 14 networks.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hgtv.watcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hgtv.watcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hgtv.watcher`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Scripps Networks, LLC
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 1,857,312
- **Rating:** 4.73 / 5 (16,052 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.62.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08
- **First published:** 2013-09-18
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hgtv.watcher)
- **Website:** [http://www.hgtv.com/mobile](http://www.hgtv.com/mobile)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://corporate.discovery.com/privacy-policy/](https://corporate.discovery.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Experience the all-new HGTV GO app, your gateway to HGTV favorites and over 14 additional networks including TLC, Food Network, ID, Discovery, and more. Free with your pay TV subscription, the app offers live streaming, on-demand episodes, and the latest shows available the same day they premiere. Enjoy popular series such as Home Town, Love It or List It, Property Brothers: Forever Home, Flip or Flop, and many others.

HGTV GO allows you to stream live TV, browse a wide range of genres from Natural History to Food and Home, and save your favorite shows for later with My List. Compatible with tvOS and Chromecast, it supports closed captioning and ensures seamless viewing across all your devices. Available exclusively in the U.S., this app is perfect for catching up with countless hit series anytime, anywhere.

## Rankings

- #47,110 — 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.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.hgtv.watcher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

User feedback is mixed. Pros focus on easy access to favorite HGTV shows and good picture quality, with some users expressing strong positive sentiment. The main drawbacks are heavy advertising and ad-related playback problems, frequent crashes and freezing, mandatory TV-provider sign-in with limited support, and device compatibility issues on Android/Chromebook.

### Pros

- Easy to view and access your favorite HGTV shows.
- Good picture quality and a solid selection of home renovation programs.
- Content includes popular HGTV shows and project ideas.
- Some users express strong positive sentiment (e.g., "I love it" / "so addicted").

### Cons

- Excessive ads and long ad breaks interrupting episodes.
- Playback and resume issues (pausing/restarting to the beginning, rewatching ads, difficulty skipping).
- Frequent crashes and freezing across devices (phone, Fire TV) and occasional blank white screens.
- Mandatory TV provider sign-in with limited support/response, making setup and use frustrating.
- Android/Chromebook compatibility and provider-sync issues (not always working on Android or ChromeOS).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hgtv.watcher)