DTV Stream App on my Sony Bravia 950H TV?

Then you'll need to go elsewhere.  Your only options are select Samsung TVs and those with another compatible system built-in (e.g. Roku, FireTV, ChromecastTV).  The official list is here:

https://www.directv.com/support/stream/article/KM1200941/

Wow. Why would they not have a native app for Sony Smart TVs?? I can't think of another major streaming service (or minor one) that doesn't have native apps for that huge market.

Well I suppose we will. We had Directv since 1995 and decided to move to streaming for our main live TV source and had hoped to stay with Directv, but DTV Stream is clearly not an option for us.

Good luck with your next adventures. Make sure you check out device compatibility of the next service before you subscribe. 

In my opinion, DirecTV should not bother supporting native TV apps. The Samsung app is junk. TV manufacturers never keep up with the latest updates. Much better to go with a popular streaming device, like Roku, or DirecTV's own Stream box. 

Agree 100%. And when the on-board apps become outdated and no longer supported then there goes that nice TV compared to a $50 external true streaming device.

Hi @JefferMC, thanks for providing the information about the devices compatible with DIRECTV STREAM.

@docdaddy we understand your point, let's meet in a Direct Message to take a closer look on this. Please check your Direct Message Inbox (it's the chat icon next to the bell icon in the upper right corner of the forums).

We'll be happy to help!

Sebastian, DIRECTV Community Specialist

Not sure why anyone relies on smart tv apps as their only access to streaming. No thanks!

We have a box with Roku Ultras, CCWGTVs, and Shield TV boxes. I'm a tech junkie. ;) And when we've compared the the speed and quality of the Sony Bravia apps on our 2020 950H TVs we see no difference, so we keep it simple and use the native apps. On our older TVs we saw an advantage to the "boxes" and thus we used them. I'm enough of a techie and picky enough I have my own light and color meters and software and calibrate my own TVs, plus we have a high end ATMOS sounds system and high end Bluray players attached. So it's not a matter of I am not sophisticated enough to see the advantages of separate boxes (in fact, it frustrates my wife that I purchase and try out every new box when it comes out! LOL!)

I like the Apps for simplicity....

Using 3rd Party equipment that is sometimes a refurbished outdated device is not my idea of advanced technology.

Ok, anyway, didn't come here to argue about boxes vs. native apps, just wanted to see if Directv Stream had a native app. Since every other streaming service does I just assumed I was missing something but the answer appears to be no, I have to use some kind of streaming box to use it. So we'll simply move on. If they ever offer a native streaming app we'll take a look again.

I assume that Directv would have the resources to make a native app at least as good as YTTV or Netflix or Prime or Hulu Live or even Fubo? Anyway, that's moving into speculation. I've got my answer - no native app available.

We appreciate you're taking our service into consideration. We hope that you can be part of us in the future, and I want to thank you for the time you've spent on this interaction. I was wondering if you need help with anything else.

Sebastian, DIRECTV Community Specialist