STV Player’s download help gives a window of seven days or the programme’s normal expiry, whichever comes first. Use a qualifying subscription and supported mobile app, complete the download on the device you will take, and inspect the actual saved episode before relying on offline viewing.
Check the qualifying account and item
STV’s help describes downloads for its qualifying Player+ subscriptions through the iOS, Android mobile and Fire tablet apps. Some shows or films are excluded by rights, including content with the forced advertising described in its guidance. A working streaming episode does not automatically establish download availability.
Use the account linked to the qualifying subscription and inspect the intended programme’s download option. Check the current app and device requirements for that screen. The task is to save that particular episode locally, rather than merely add a series to a list.
Start and inspect the download
STV directs viewers to the programme page and its download-arrow icon. Downloads use WiFi by default; the app’s Settings, then Downloads, provides the mobile-data choice. Choose deliberately around the connection you intend to use.
The help notes that the first download can take a few minutes to start if the feature has not been used recently. It also says tapping the icon can pause or resume a download. Inspect its state before assuming that selecting the arrow completed the item.
Compare the two expiry boundaries
The download expires after seven days or at the programme’s normal expiry, whichever comes first. A title close to its programme deadline can therefore have less than a fresh seven-day offline window. Use the actual episode and displayed availability when planning a later session.
For example, saving an episode shortly before a trip does not establish that it will remain until the end of that trip. Compare when you intend to watch with the programme’s own deadline. If the earlier boundary does not fit the plan, choose an alternative programme that currently does.
Check the device holding the saved copy
STV says downloads are stored locally, stay within the app and cannot be transferred. Open Downloads on the device where you started the save; the offline screen also offers Go to Downloads. Do not expect another signed-in television or phone to hold the same local file.
If a download stalls, the official checks include paused state, storage, battery or low-power state and network connection. Use the first unresolved check to decide the next action. Before leaving the connection, confirm the intended episodes are present on the actual device you will use. That is a more reliable readiness check than remembering that the series appeared in the online catalogue.
Sources and review
- Offline Downloads — STV