Wild Cards
Match the color or number, stack the +2s and +4s, and call LAST CARD before someone catches you. 2–10 players.
Free live TV for Android TV
RetroCable
Cable TV the way it used to feel.
RetroCable turns any Android TV box into an old-school cable box: 2,400+ free live channels, a real channel guide, static between channels, and a game night your whole couch plays from their phones. No account. No subscription.
Android 5.0 and up · Google TV, Android TV boxes and Android phones · 8.5 MB
2,400+Free live channels
10Party games
5.0+Android version
$0No sign-up, ever
Features
A real cable box. Minus the bill.
Everything you remember about flipping channels, rebuilt for today's free streaming channels and made to work with the simple remote that came with your TV.
A channel guide that scrolls
Ten hours of listings, categories, favorites, and search by name or call sign. Channel 1 is the listings channel, like on a real cable system.
Surf like it's 1989
Static between channels, "please stand by" color bars while a stream loads, and an 80s station intro when it starts. Dead channels get skipped.
Your country, your locals
Pick your region for its own channels and listings. In the US, enter your ZIP code and your market's local stations become the first block.
Made for your remote
Everything works with the arrows, OK and Back. Hold OK for an on-screen remote with a number pad, captions, last channel and sleep.
Falls asleep with you
A sleep timer, plus a night mode with a dim drifting clock and sleep sounds: rain, ocean, a box fan, crickets or a fireplace.
Three looks
Classic blue cable menus, an 80s Neon look, or a clean Modern one. There's also a Kids edition with a grown-up PIN.
The guide you grew up with
Press OK while you watch and the guide comes up, with the picture still playing in the corner.
- What's on and what's next for every channel with listings, with show descriptions and time left.
- ◀ ▶ flip categories: all channels, favorites, find, local, then news, movies, sports, cooking and more.
- Hold OK on a channel to make it a favorite.
Game night
Ten party games. Built in.
The TV is the table and everyone's phone is their hand. No app to install: scan the code on the TV, type your name, and you're in. Short a player? CPU players take the empty seats.
Lake Livingston Land Rush
An original property-trading game set around Lake Livingston, Texas. Buy lots, build cabins and lodges, and trade on your phone. 2–6 players.
TV Bingo
A full bingo hall: the cage spins, the caller calls, and everyone daubs a real card on their phone. 1–20 players.
TV Bingo 1–20
Wild Cards 2–10
Blackjack 1–7
Hold'em 2–9
Sea Battle 2
Cup Toss 2
Hot Potato 3–12
Bad Answers 3–10 · adults
Imposter 3–12
Land Rush 2–6
Your phone is the controller
Your cards, your bingo card, your bets and your fleet stay on your own screen, so nobody peeks.
Open a game on the TV. A QR code shows up on the table.
Scan it with any phone, iPhone or Android, and type your name.
Play. Friends across town can join too: the code works over the internet, not just on your Wi-Fi.
Built light
Runs on the cheap boxes too.
- Android 5.0 and up. Old no-name TV boxes, Google TV sticks and phones.
- Drawn natively. No heavy web pages, so it stays quick on slow hardware.
- The server does the heavy lifting, building listings and checking which channels are on the air.
- Updates itself. New versions show up on the TV; one click installs them.
Download
Pick your box.
RetroCable installs straight from this site and keeps itself up to date. Most people want the main app.
RetroCable
The cable box: every free channel, the guide, the looks and the games.
Download APKDownloader address
https://retrocable.eastextech.com/retrocable/latest.apk
RetroCable Kids
Only kids, family and cartoon channels, behind a grown-up PIN.
Download APKDownloader address
https://retrocable.eastextech.com/kids/latest.apk
RetroCable Home
A TV home screen in RetroCable's looks, with live TV one click away.
Download APKDownloader address
https://retrocable.eastextech.com/home/latest.apk
Install
Three minutes, once.
Google TV & Android TV
- Install Downloader (by AFTVnews) from the Play Store on your TV.
- Open it and enter
https://retrocable.eastextech.com/retrocable/latest.apk - When Android asks, allow Downloader to install apps, then tap Install.
- Open RetroCable from your apps. That's it.
Android phone
- Open this page on the phone and tap Download APK.
- Open the downloaded file and allow your browser to install apps when asked.
- Tap Install. RetroCable plays sideways, with swipes to change channels.
Staying up to date
- RetroCable checks for updates when it starts and every 15 minutes.
- When there's one, the TV offers it: press OK to install.
- The first time, allow RetroCable to install unknown apps.
Questions
FAQ
Is it really free?
Yes. RetroCable plays channels that are already free to watch: ad-supported services like Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Plex and Roku, plus the public iptv-org channel list. There's no account and no subscription. The channels show their own ads, the same as anywhere else you watch them.
What can I install it on?
Google TV and Android TV boxes and sticks running Android 5.0 or later, and Android phones. The game pages work on any phone with a web browser, iPhones included. There's no iPhone or Apple TV app.
Why isn't it in the Play Store?
RetroCable installs straight from this site, and updates come from here too. Android asks once whether to allow the install; after that the app updates itself.
Do my friends need the app to play the games?
No. The TV shows a QR code; any phone scans it and plays in its web browser. It works on your home Wi-Fi or over the internet from anywhere.
Is there a version for kids?
RetroCable Kids shows only kids', family and cartoon channels, in its own bright look. A grown-up PIN guards the menu and leaving the app, and a grown-up can hide any channel.
What does it send back?
There's no account and nothing to sign in to. The TV asks this server for listings and updates, and only sends details about the device if you choose SEND DEVICE INFO in the setup menu to help fix a problem.