WiFi Stream turns nearby Android devices into a synchronized screening room or a temporary shared video library. One phone hosts. Everyone else joins over the same local Wi-Fi network or personal hotspot.
Your videos
Shared directly
Lead a shared timeline when the moment matters, or open a temporary library when everyone wants something different.
Choose one video. The Host controls play, pause, seeking, and ten-second skips while timing correction helps every Joiner stay aligned.
Choose 1–25 videos without playing them on the Host. Joiners browse the temporary catalog and control their own selection, position, and playback.
No account setup and no media upload. Just two or more compatible Android devices on one trusted local network.
Put every phone on the same private Wi-Fi, LAN, or personal hotspot.
Tap Host, choose Watch together or Share files, then select your video files.
Other phones discover the Host automatically, with manual local-IP connection as a fallback.
The Host phone and selected file provider must remain reachable until viewing is finished.
The Host sends the video directly across the local network and remains the playback authority. Joiners follow the room while keeping their own volume private.
Real phone captures from the synchronized flow. Share files has its own Host dashboard, browser, and independent player.
Selected media is not uploaded to a WiFi Stream publisher server. Requested video bytes travel directly from the Host to session devices on the local network.
Read the complete privacy policyAndroid's system picker gives the app access to the videos the Host chooses—not a publisher-managed media account.
Share files sends names, size, media type, duration, an opaque item ID, and a session stream URL to Joiners on the LAN.
Google ads and consent services may use the internet and process identifiers, IP information, interactions, and diagnostics.
WiFi Stream is intentionally local and lightweight. These details help every room run smoothly.
Open supportThe core video path uses the local network. Internet access may still be used by Google advertising and consent services.
WiFi Stream uses banners on the Home and Join discovery screens, plus app-open ads on eligible non-playback screens. Ads are kept away from active Host and Join playback.
Use two or more compatible phones running Android 8.0 or later, with the same current WiFi Stream release installed on each device.
Yes, in Share files mode. Each Joiner selects and controls a video independently. Watch together instead follows one Host-controlled timeline.
The source closes. A Joiner may continue briefly from bytes already buffered, but playback completion is not guaranteed.
No. It creates a temporary streaming catalog, not a permanent download or offline library.
Client-isolated Wi-Fi, VPNs, firewalls, weak signal, cloud document providers, DRM, or unsupported device codecs can interrupt discovery or playback. A common MP4 file is a practical starting point.
Install the same current WiFi Stream release on the Host and all Joiners so both room modes use the same protocol.
Install the current app on at least two compatible Android phones, connect them to one trusted local network, and choose how everyone watches.
Only share videos you own or are authorized to transmit.