# Playback: Stream Together

> Make your livestream a party

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tv.playback](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tv.playback)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tv.playback`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Playback Inc
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 341,666
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (4,587 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.55
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-12
- **First published:** 2024-01-02
- **Size:** 111 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-12-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.playback)
- **Website:** [https://www.playback.tv](https://www.playback.tv/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://legal.playback.tv/privacy](https://legal.playback.tv/privacy)

## Description

Turn your livestream into a party with Playback: Stream Together. Bring friends and viewers into a real-time, interactive space with live chat, emoji reactions, polls, Q&A, games, and zero-delay watch parties for sports and events. Playback makes streams social again by letting audiences actively participate instead of just watching.

Use Playback as a mobile production studio: create professional layouts, invite guests, multicasting to multiple platforms, download clips, publish VODs, and stream IRL without extra hardware. Monetize with Power Chats and Room Subscriptions, grow discovery through the home feed, and seamlessly switch between phone and desktop. Perfect for creators, communities, and sports fans who want to stream together and earn from their work.

## 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.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `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.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`
- `tv.playback.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `tv.playback.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

Playback: Watch Together has strengths in ease of use and creating an engaging live sports streaming experience with interactive features. However, multiple users report significant bugs including random crashes, poor video and audio playback especially in replays, and performance problems on Android devices. Missing features like rewind, pause, and speed adjustment detract from usability. Despite these issues, users appreciate the concept and community feel, hoping for improvements to make the app more stable and feature-complete.

### Pros

- Convenient and easy to install and use.
- Good platform for streaming live sports and interactive livestreams.
- Engaging experience making users feel like watching games together.
- Support for multiple video quality options in some streams.
- Interesting new app for engagement during broadcasts.

### Cons

- App is buggy, crashes randomly, and suffers from poor video playback especially during replays.
- Audio issues including volume cutting out and difficulty hearing others.
- Poor optimization on Android leading to lag and forced stops.
- Lack of key features like rewind button, pause stream, and playback speed adjustment.
- Issues with chat feature loading and navigation difficulties in video timelines.

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