Download Back When TV _ Official Install for Roku, Fire TV and Android TV

Back When TV is a real, free app, and it is easy to get — as long as you get it from the right place. The button on this page takes you to the official BackWhenTV site, backwhen.stream, which carries the install route for every device. That is the only destination we will ever send you to.

Pick your device

Roku

The simplest install. Open search on your Roku TV or player, type "BackWhen", and add the BackWhen TV app from the Roku Channel Store. No sideloading, no codes, nothing else to install.

Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV

These use a quick sideload through the free Downloader by AFTVnews app. In short: install Downloader from your TV's app store, allow it to install unknown apps in your TV settings, open it and enter the official code shown on backwhen.stream, then choose Install. The full walk-through with settings paths for each TV type is in our install article.

Windows and web player

The official site also offers a Windows route and a web player with Chromecast support, so you can try the channels in a browser before touching your TV settings.

What you are installing

The official app is tiny: version 1.0, about 0.8 MB, made for Android 5.1 and newer TVs and sticks. It needs no account. If a file you are offered is large, asks for a subscription, or wants permissions that make no sense for a TV guide app, stop — it is not the real thing.

Watch out for fake Back When TV downloads

The app went viral in November 2026, and fake "BackWhen TV APK" pages followed within days. Those pages are not connected to the app or to this site. The real BackWhenTV is distributed only through the official site and the Roku Channel Store. The official site even publishes a SHA-256 fingerprint so you can check your download is genuine. Never pay for this app anywhere: it is free, and anyone charging for it is running a scam.

Use the button below to go to the official site and pick your device there.