A broadcaster name can describe different routes
Channel 4 can mean a broadcast channel, a broadcaster’s programme collection or its streaming application. A recommendation for a particular show should identify the intended route. The current publisher listing describes the Channel 4 app as formerly called All 4, so an older guide may use a previous name without describing a separate present-day service.
My List helps organise viewing
The publisher describes My List as a way to bookmark programmes and continued viewing as a route back to an item across devices. These tools help a household track its choices. They do not establish permanent retention of a programme or prove that a local offline copy has been stored on every device associated with the account.
Mobile downloads should not become a television promise
Channel 4’s mobile App Store listing includes downloads, while its television listing has a different feature set. Read the edition for the screen you will use. Before a journey, distinguish the intended episode in a list from a completed download in the mobile app rather than relying on a general Channel 4 icon.
Live controls also differ between editions
The general Android publisher listing advertises live viewing. A separate Freeview-associated Android listing expressly excludes Watch Live. Matching branding is therefore insufficient evidence of identical behaviour. Check the legitimate store entry, device and actual controls. Channel 4’s application and viewing rights remain independent of UK IPTV; this guide does not establish channel carriage or an included membership. The retrieved Android store identities are com.channel4.ondemand for the general app and uk.co.freeview.ch4_vod for the Freeview-associated edition; the logo alone does not distinguish them.
Questions, answered
Is All 4 a separate current app from Channel 4?
The current publisher listing identifies the Channel 4 app as formerly called All 4.
Does every Android edition offer Watch Live?
No. The retrieved Freeview-associated listing excludes Watch Live, unlike the general mobile listing.