HIGHLIGHTS
- Reliance Jio TV allows you to watch live TV on your phone or tablet
- The Jio TV app is exclusively for Reliance Jio users
- With the new update for iOS it has a brighter look
The launch of Reliance Jio was accompanied by that of a number of exclusive apps, with a number of apps for entertainment. This includes the Reliance Jio TV app, named JioTV, which lets you watch over 460 channels. On Thursday, the company has released a new update for the Reliance JioTV app on iOS, which brings a fresh look, and promises new features such as a personalised program guide.
New features with JioTV redesign
The personalised Reliance JioTV EPG shows your most-watched channel on the top of the list, though this functionality didn't seem to be working on our app. However, the redesign is quite clear, and does make the interface a lot easier to browse.
The differences are minor individually, but taken together make the Reliance Jio TV app lighter, and more easily readable. For example, the navigation has been taken out of a hamburger in the top, and brought into a row on the bottom.
The majority of the content available is still in Hindi. If you're looking for entertainment in other Indian languages, or in English, you have fewer choices, but there is still a fair bit to choose from, when compared to other live TV streaming options.
Reliance JioTV app data consumption
Using the Reliance JioTV, we noticed that across half an hour, as per the data tracker on the phone, our usage was around 140MB. This works out to roughly 300MB per hour with the quality set to low. The lack of English entertainment channels on the Reliance Jio TV app could be a deal breaker for some, but if the channel list meets your needs though then JioTV could well be a good option.