SHOWTIME

The layout of the Showtime app for Android is quite basic, but it has many powerful features that most subscribers don’t know about. Most people are familiar with an award-winning show like Homeland or Billions, but what are the tools that can really change the way you watch? Offline viewing that lasts through flights, instant casting to any screen and parental locks that take seconds to activate.

Hidden Benefits: Offline Downloads You Overlooked

The offline downloads feature allows you to download a maximum of 15 titles on your phone or tablet without any help from the internet. Great for your daily trips or traveling when the internet is lost. While its competitors only let you download content for 48 hours, Showtime allows you more flexibility. You can download entire seasons of Shameless or an upcoming boxing event like Showtime Championship Boxing and watch it on your own schedule. To complete the process, all you need is a tap on the download icon and then a wait for the download to happen, and that’s it. Tension-free expiration countdown.

Thanks to 3 concurrent streams, you can watch different stuff in your house without login wars. A person streams original series on the television in the drawing room while another watches a documentary in bed and yet another downloads movies for tomorrow’s road trip. All your devices have the same My List. Have you started watching an episode on your tablet? Android TV resumes playback from exactly that point.

Stream instantly using AirPlay or Chromecast.

With integrated casting support, you won’t need cables. Simply tap the cast icon in any video player, select your Chromecast or AirPlay device, and Showtime content jumps to your big screen in 1080p! No making connections, no mirroring lag, no fumbling with HDMI adaptors. Whether you are watching some live feeds from either Showtime East or Showtime West or bingeing on back-catalog movies, the transition is sure to be smooth.

Closed captioning features custom styles, and your cable provider’s Showtime Anytime credentials (AT&T U-verse, Spectrum, XFINITY) will unlock everything with no other subscriptions.

Quickly initiate parental controls with the lock option.

Parental controls prevent younger viewers from accessing mature content with a PIN. You only need to set it once in settings and choose your restriction level. The app will block anything which you don’t like. No complicated filtering; protection for devices used by multiple households.

5 Unexpected Strategies

• Download the match before fight night to avoid streaming issues.
• Use your phone, tablet, or Android TV to pick up where you left off.
• Allow picture in picture while watching sports so you can multitask without missing any action.
• Put the whole show in your My List area so you can get notified.
• Send content from your streaming app directly to your TV.

The snare? Showtime is a paid service that costs about $10.99/month through providers with no free tier. The standalone app goes away at the end of 2025 as it transitions to Paramount+ with Showtime. Limitations arise from US-exclusive access while occasional navigation issues on some devices affect charm.

However, for existing subscribers, this is still the premium commercial-free way to access live TV plus binge-ready downloads and one-tap casting, so download Showtime now before the platform change forces migration.