The great progress of television in recent years has meant that viewers use it less and less a mythical service: teletext. This information platform was used a lot by users years ago to find out about channel programming, see the latest news or add subtitles to the broadcast, to name some of its functions.
Despite its disuse, teletext is still as useful as it used to be and is even more accessible, since you don't necessarily need a TV to watch it. We explain to you how to view teletext on your mobile or tablet to stay up to date on television programming, the results of your football team or know which number has been released in the lottery.
How to watch the legendary television teletext on your mobile
Some of the most important Spanish TV channels have taken into account the importance of teletext by granting them a space on the respective web pages. In this way, when you enter its section, you access the same teletext that appears on televisions, with the same information and services.
Unfortunately, today only Spanish Television, Antena 3 and La Sexta they have these platforms on their websites. TVE's teletext has an updated design, with section blocks that appear vertically so they can be read better if you enter from your mobile. The version of Antena 3 and La Sexta, which belong to the same conglomerate, instead maintains an aspect very similar to that of classic teletext.
Being a web page like any other, it is enough to do click on the following links to open them in the browser on your mobile or tablet e thus access teletext.
- Spanish television teletext: TVE has a adapted version of its teletext if accessed from mobile devices, which facilitates better reading and navigation through the page. If you click on the name of one of the sections, you will be taken to it. It also has a text box to enter the number of the teletext page you want to consult.
- Teletext Antena 3: Unfortunately, the Antena 3 teletext only has a computer version, so if you enter from a mobile or tablet you will see that it does not fit the device. To solve this problem, you can resort when you enlarge the page to see the information better and to find the text box in which to enter the number of the page you want to see, located on the left, under the list of sections.
- Teletext The Sixth: like Antena 3, this teletext does not have a version adapted for mobile devices, therefore the navigation can be somewhat complicated.
The first two acquisitions belong to RTVE teletext: the first is the main menu and the second is a single page dedicated to programming. In third and fourth place appear the teletext of La Sexta and Antena 3.
In addition to watching television on the mobile, there are also app to consult television programming for Android. Some of these are MiGuía.TV, Sincro Guía TV and Plan TV. They're not as cool as the mythical teletext, but they're useful when you need to know what's on TV tonight.
In a television that is changing so much in current times, with platforms like Netflix wanting to become the new television, it matters emphasize the importance of services such as teletext, a relevance that can continue to have if it is used through our mobile phones.
