You search the App Store for the OmeTV app and it isn't there. You haven't typed it wrong, and your phone isn't broken. Here is what happened, what still works, and what to use instead.
What happened to the OmeTV app
It started in Australia. Apple and Google removed OmeTV from their Australian stores after the country's eSafety Commissioner warned that adults were using it to groom children, The Daily Aus reported on 28 October 2025. The Commissioner called it a "deeply risky app".
The gap now looks wider than one country. On 10 October 2026 we searched Apple's App Store listings for the US, India, the UK and Australia, and no official OmeTV app came up in any of them. That is our own check, not an announcement, and Apple hasn't said why.
Android is different. The Google Play listing was still live when we looked the same day, and the OmeTV website still runs in a browser.
Be careful what you download instead
The App Store search doesn't come back empty. It returns similarly named apps from developers that have nothing to do with OmeTV, and that is where the risk is.
- Check the developer name. A familiar logo proves nothing. The name under the title tells you who made it.
- Don't sideload. An APK file or a configuration profile from a website skips every safety check the store would have run.
- Read the recent reviews. Sort by newest. Complaints about charges or fake profiles show up there first.
- Walk away from paywalls. If an app wants payment before you can talk to anyone, close it.
OmeTV alternatives that need no app
You don't need an app for random video chat. A browser does the same job, with nothing to install and nothing that can vanish from a store.
- OmeTV's own website. If it's OmeTV you want, the site still works in a mobile browser.
- Chatroulette. The original random video site, and it runs in a browser.
- Azar. A long-running app that still appeared in the App Store searches we ran. It needs an account.
- Anoniz. Text and video in your browser, no account, adults only.
App stores have tightened their rules on random chat this year, so expect more listings to move. We explained what the new store rules mean for anonymous chat.
Where we stand
Anoniz has no app, so there is nothing for a store to remove. The trade-off is real, though: we are far smaller than OmeTV, so at quiet hours you may wait for a match, and in text chat you may be offered our clearly labelled AI instead of a person.
What to do if the OmeTV app is missing
If the OmeTV app is missing from your store, don't chase lookalikes. Use the website or a browser-based alternative, and judge any random chat by how it handles age and reporting, not by its logo.
Related: the best Omegle alternatives in 2026 and how to spot red flags on random video chat. Want to try one now? Start a video chat in your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apple and Google removed OmeTV from their Australian stores in October 2025, after Australia's eSafety regulator warned that adults were using it to groom children. When we searched Apple's App Store listings on 10 October 2026, no official OmeTV app appeared for the US, India, the UK or Australia. Apple has not published a reason for the wider absence.
When we checked on 10 October 2026, the OmeTV listing on Google Play was still live, and the OmeTV website still worked in a browser. Store availability can change without notice, so check the listing yourself before relying on it.
Be careful. Searching for OmeTV brings up similarly named apps from developers that have nothing to do with it. Check the developer name and recent reviews before installing, and never install an APK file or a configuration profile from a website to get around a missing store listing.
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