Notice: Starting in spring 2025, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds will be restricted to listeners who live in the UK. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios have launched new audio services at bbc.com and on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ app and includes podcasts. You can read more about these changes on our help page: Upcoming changes for listening to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ audio outside the UK
You can use ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds by visiting or by installing the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app is available on devices running Amazon Fire 6, Android 7 or iOS 15 and above. Just search 'ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds' in your app store. If your device doesn't meet those requirements, or if you're in a location where the app isn't available, you can use the instead.
Do I need to sign in to use ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds?
Yes, to use the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app you'll need to log in with a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ account. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ account if you don't already have one. For help signing in or creating an account, visit the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ account help site.
Why isn't the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app available in my country?
Currently, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app is not available in India, China, Russia or Vietnam as the local data rules in these countries do not comply with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s privacy policies, which you can read here: Using the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½: Your Information & Privacy. If this situation changes, we will update this page.
Just so you know...
For rights reasons, it isn't possible to download radio programmes from outside the UK. But you can download podcasts on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app or from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ website. Here's how:Â
We're also not able to make some content available outside the UK, including the Radio 5 live sports extra station, CBeebies Radio, certain sports and music coverage. Other programmes may also be available within the UK only, but again this will be due to rights agreements.Â