Beebo works on just about any screen — an iPhone, an Android phone, a tablet, or a laptop. You don’t hunt through an app store: you open Beebo in your web browser and, with one tap, add it to your Home Screen so it gets a real Beebo icon.
The quick version: open your family’s yourname.beebo.tv address in a web browser, sign in, then tap Install app or Add to Home Screen. That’s it — Beebo now lives on your phone like any other app. Everything below is just the same thing, spelled out for each kind of device.
If your phone is on the same Wi-Fi as the computer running Beebo, use the short local address shown on the owner’s Get Started screen — a few numbers like 192.168.1.50:47811. Easiest of all: the same screen shows a QR code you can point your phone’s camera at to open it instantly.
Out and about — on mobile data, at a friend’s place, anywhere but home — open your family’s permanent web address instead: yourname.beebo.tv (the owner sees the exact one on their Get Started screen). It works from anywhere in the world, and it never changes.
What’s the difference? “Home Wi-Fi” is the fast local shortcut for when you’re in the house. “Away from home” is your .beebo.tv web address for everywhere else. Good news: you only install Beebo once. Install it from your .beebo.tv address — that one works at home and away, so it’s the only one you need. (The short 192.168… address is handy for browsing on the sofa, but it can’t be installed to your home screen.)
iPhones and iPads install Beebo straight from Safari — no App Store needed.
Type your family’s address (like yourname.beebo.tv) into Safari, or scan the QR code from the owner’s screen. Use Safari specifically — the Add to Home Screen button lives there.
Enter the username and login code (or password) the owner gave you. Your library appears.
It’s the square with an arrow pointing up, at the bottom of the screen (or top on an iPad).
Scroll the share menu until you see it, tap it, then tap Add. A Beebo icon lands on your Home Screen — open it any time like a normal app.
On Android you’ve got two easy options. The browser install works everywhere; the Android app adds a few extras.
.apk file to install.Which Android option should I pick? The browser install is perfect for most people. Choose the downloaded Android app if you want the extras built for the road — Watch Together (every passenger screen in sync), picture-in-picture, and saving movies for offline viewing.
Open your Beebo address in Chrome or Edge and look for a small install icon in the address bar (a little screen with a down-arrow), or open the ⋮ menu and choose Install Beebo Entertainment. It opens in its own window, just like a desktop app.
🎉 You’re done. However you installed it, Beebo now opens straight to your library. Sign in once and it remembers you. Because you installed it from your .beebo.tv address, it keeps working when you leave the house — so movie night follows you out the door.
FOLLOW THE NUMBERS
Existing Android screenshot from an earlier build. Labels or layout may differ in your version. Sample library content is not included with Beebo.
FOLLOW THE NUMBERS
Existing Android screenshot from an earlier build. Labels or layout may differ in your version. Sample library content is not included with Beebo.
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Make sure you’ve fully opened the Beebo page (not just a search result), and that you’re using Safari on iPhone/iPad or Chrome/Edge on Android and computers. Some other browsers hide this feature. Refresh the page and check the browser’s share or ⋮ menu again.
Beebo installs from your browser (this is called a “PWA”), so you don’t need the App Store. On Android there’s also an optional downloadable app for extras like Watch Together and offline downloads. Beebo is on its way to the Google Play Store too — see “Become a tester” on the home page.
Yes — install Beebo once on each phone or tablet that will watch. Every person signs in with their own account, so everyone gets their own Continue Watching.
At home you may have used the local 192.168… address, which only works on the home Wi-Fi. Away from home, open your yourname.beebo.tv address instead. See Watch away from home for the full details.
That’s normal for apps you download outside the Play Store. When your phone asks, allow installs from your browser, then tap the downloaded file again. If you’d rather skip that, just use the browser install (Option A) instead.
Absolutely — press and hold the Beebo icon and choose Remove/Uninstall, exactly like any other app. Your account and library are untouched; you can reinstall any time.