Channels for HDHomeRun! Hack 5.6.5 + Redeem Codes
Live TV, anywhere in your home
Developer: Fancy Bits, LLC
Category: Entertainment
Price: Free
Version: 5.6.5
ID: com.getchannels.ios
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Description
Watch live TV, right next to your apps. Channels lets you play, pause, and rewind local or cable TV directly on your Apple TV with your HDHomeRun TV tuner.
If you are a Channels Plus subscriber with DVR Service, search for the free app: Channels: Whole Home DVR.
Channels requires an HDHomeRun networked TV tuner to watch live TV on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Learn more about how this works below.
• Pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV
• Guide Data
• Full grid guide
• Full HD streaming (bandwidth permitting)
• 5.1 Surround Sound
• Closed captioning
• Full support for VoiceOver
• Channel favoriting
• Jump back to last channel
• Auto Discovery
• Browse what's on other channels while watching TV
• Manage your HDHomeRun devices from Channels
"If you’re a cord cutter, then Channels coupled with an HDHomeRun and antenna is one of the best purchases you can make." — 9to5mac
"If live television has been a missing or irritating-to-use piece for your viewing pleasure, Channels plus a networked tuner pulls it neatly into your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad." — Macworld
Channels requires modern iOS devices and 802.11AC wireless for HD streaming. But as usual, your milage may vary.
Supported devices: All iOS devices with an A7 chip and up.
Note: Channels does not support Picture in Picture mode on the iPad or AirPlay on any device due to the video format provided by the HDHomeRun tuners. This is an iOS limitation.
-- Why Use Channels? --
Channels is the missing piece of your puzzle. If you already watch everything through streaming apps, Channels lets you finally watch sports, award shows, local news, and other live events on your same device.
• Watch live primetime TV, local news, and sports on your Apple TV.
• Netflix, Hulu, Movies, Games, AirPlay, and now live TV on the same device.
• Already using antenna for live TV? Channels lets you use one antenna to watch TV on all the devices in your home.
• Want sports on your porch? News in the kitchen? Channels lets you watch these anywhere in the home. Let your TV watching follow you around the house.
-- How Does It Work? --
An HDHomeRun is a simple TV tuner that can broadcast television over your home network. Channels streams that video directly to your device.
1. Plug an HD antenna or your cable into your HDHomeRun.
2. Plug your HDHomeRun into your router.
3. Watch live TV via the Channels app.
-- How Do You Use It? --
Here's some protips on how to get the most out of Channels.
• Pick your favorite channels by selecting your HDHomeRun device in the Settings tab and tapping on a channel.
• See quickly what’s currently on your favorite channels with the On Now tab.
• Tap on a channel to view more info about it (or just 3D Touch it).
• Live TV buffer works for ~90 mins or less depending on how much storage is available on your device.
• Skip ahead 30s by swiping right. Skip back 7s by swiping left.
• Double-tap with 2 fingers to switch to the previous channel.
• Swipe up/down on the Quick Guide to see what else is on your favorite channels. Tap it to change to that channel.
-- HDHomeRun Device Support --
All HDHomeRun devices are supported by Channels.
• HDHomeRun PRIME
• HDHomeRun EXTEND
• HDHomeRun EXPAND
• HDHomeRun CONNECT
• HDHomeRun CONNECT DUO
• HDHomeRun CONNECT QUATRO
• HDHomeRun DUAL
• HDHomeRun ORIGINAL (blue and white tuners)
Learn more about HDHomeRun tuners on silicondust.com. Simply plug a compatible tuner into your home network router and start watching Live TV with Channels today!
• DRM protected streams are *not* currently supported.
• Channels does *not* work outside of your home. It only works when connected to the same network as your HDHomeRun Device
For questions, concerns, bug reports, and feature requests, contact us on twitter @getchannels or via email [email protected]. You can talk about everything Channels on our community site at: https://community.getchannels.com.
If you are a Channels Plus subscriber with DVR Service, search for the free app: Channels: Whole Home DVR.
Channels requires an HDHomeRun networked TV tuner to watch live TV on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Learn more about how this works below.
• Pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV
• Guide Data
• Full grid guide
• Full HD streaming (bandwidth permitting)
• 5.1 Surround Sound
• Closed captioning
• Full support for VoiceOver
• Channel favoriting
• Jump back to last channel
• Auto Discovery
• Browse what's on other channels while watching TV
• Manage your HDHomeRun devices from Channels
"If you’re a cord cutter, then Channels coupled with an HDHomeRun and antenna is one of the best purchases you can make." — 9to5mac
"If live television has been a missing or irritating-to-use piece for your viewing pleasure, Channels plus a networked tuner pulls it neatly into your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad." — Macworld
Channels requires modern iOS devices and 802.11AC wireless for HD streaming. But as usual, your milage may vary.
Supported devices: All iOS devices with an A7 chip and up.
Note: Channels does not support Picture in Picture mode on the iPad or AirPlay on any device due to the video format provided by the HDHomeRun tuners. This is an iOS limitation.
-- Why Use Channels? --
Channels is the missing piece of your puzzle. If you already watch everything through streaming apps, Channels lets you finally watch sports, award shows, local news, and other live events on your same device.
• Watch live primetime TV, local news, and sports on your Apple TV.
• Netflix, Hulu, Movies, Games, AirPlay, and now live TV on the same device.
• Already using antenna for live TV? Channels lets you use one antenna to watch TV on all the devices in your home.
• Want sports on your porch? News in the kitchen? Channels lets you watch these anywhere in the home. Let your TV watching follow you around the house.
-- How Does It Work? --
An HDHomeRun is a simple TV tuner that can broadcast television over your home network. Channels streams that video directly to your device.
1. Plug an HD antenna or your cable into your HDHomeRun.
2. Plug your HDHomeRun into your router.
3. Watch live TV via the Channels app.
-- How Do You Use It? --
Here's some protips on how to get the most out of Channels.
• Pick your favorite channels by selecting your HDHomeRun device in the Settings tab and tapping on a channel.
• See quickly what’s currently on your favorite channels with the On Now tab.
• Tap on a channel to view more info about it (or just 3D Touch it).
• Live TV buffer works for ~90 mins or less depending on how much storage is available on your device.
• Skip ahead 30s by swiping right. Skip back 7s by swiping left.
• Double-tap with 2 fingers to switch to the previous channel.
• Swipe up/down on the Quick Guide to see what else is on your favorite channels. Tap it to change to that channel.
-- HDHomeRun Device Support --
All HDHomeRun devices are supported by Channels.
• HDHomeRun PRIME
• HDHomeRun EXTEND
• HDHomeRun EXPAND
• HDHomeRun CONNECT
• HDHomeRun CONNECT DUO
• HDHomeRun CONNECT QUATRO
• HDHomeRun DUAL
• HDHomeRun ORIGINAL (blue and white tuners)
Learn more about HDHomeRun tuners on silicondust.com. Simply plug a compatible tuner into your home network router and start watching Live TV with Channels today!
• DRM protected streams are *not* currently supported.
• Channels does *not* work outside of your home. It only works when connected to the same network as your HDHomeRun Device
For questions, concerns, bug reports, and feature requests, contact us on twitter @getchannels or via email [email protected]. You can talk about everything Channels on our community site at: https://community.getchannels.com.
Version history
5.6.5
2023-06-15
• FIXED: Top Shelf was not working on Apple TV
5.6.4
2023-06-14
• NEW: YouTube URLs are now supported for Trailer URLs for movies
• IMPROVED: Better support for .strm imports with missing metadata
• IMPROVED: Updated image loading and caching backend
• IMPROVED: Movie posters are now fully visible in On Now
• IMPROVED: TV shows with non-standard art sizes are now displayed better
• IMPROVED: Switching between multiple At Home DVR servers is now simpler
• IMPROVED: Major changes to all views that list items vertically
• IMPROVED: Movies, TV Shows, and Collections without art now have a titled placeholder instead of the logo placeholder
• IMPROVED: Trailer buttons are now available on mobile
• IMPROVED: Fix UI hitches that can happen when remote streaming Live TV with a large buffer
• FIXED: Movie extras and trailers were not playing back remotely appropriately
• FIXED: Away From Home would sometimes connect to the last used manual or locally discovered DVR instead of the correct remote DVR
• FIXED: Crash that can happen on the Apple TV when connecting to a DVR
• FIXED: Guide was using AM/PM when 24 hour time was used
• IMPROVED: Better support for .strm imports with missing metadata
• IMPROVED: Updated image loading and caching backend
• IMPROVED: Movie posters are now fully visible in On Now
• IMPROVED: TV shows with non-standard art sizes are now displayed better
• IMPROVED: Switching between multiple At Home DVR servers is now simpler
• IMPROVED: Major changes to all views that list items vertically
• IMPROVED: Movies, TV Shows, and Collections without art now have a titled placeholder instead of the logo placeholder
• IMPROVED: Trailer buttons are now available on mobile
• IMPROVED: Fix UI hitches that can happen when remote streaming Live TV with a large buffer
• FIXED: Movie extras and trailers were not playing back remotely appropriately
• FIXED: Away From Home would sometimes connect to the last used manual or locally discovered DVR instead of the correct remote DVR
• FIXED: Crash that can happen on the Apple TV when connecting to a DVR
• FIXED: Guide was using AM/PM when 24 hour time was used
5.6.3
2023-05-20
• NEW: Support for stream links for live Custom Channels
• IMPROVED: Performance with large numbers of recordings
• IMPROVED: UI performance of viewing guide
• IMPROVED: Error messages when tuning fails and live TV streams disconnect
• FIXED: Server Side Sources and Inherit Source Priority settings were not working reliably
• IMPROVED: Performance with large numbers of recordings
• IMPROVED: UI performance of viewing guide
• IMPROVED: Error messages when tuning fails and live TV streams disconnect
• FIXED: Server Side Sources and Inherit Source Priority settings were not working reliably
5.6.2
2023-04-22
• IMPROVED: Performance improvements for large libraries
• IMPROVED: UI performance when using HLS
• IMPROVED: Performance optimizations for non-DVR uses
• IMPROVED: Performance of guide viewing
• IMPROVED: Performance improvements when connecting to a remote DVR
• FIXED: Make Harmony Remote Windows Keyboard Delete key trigger Jump To Last Channel
• FIXED: Server side source ordering was not working properly
• FIXED: New recordings would not always be shown in the show listing when coming back from the background
• FIXED: Momentary display of incorrect error message when searching
• FIXED: ATSC3 slow tuning issues
• FIXED: PIP window gets bumped up on video player due to timeline
• FIXED: Unusual crashes
• IMPROVED: UI performance when using HLS
• IMPROVED: Performance optimizations for non-DVR uses
• IMPROVED: Performance of guide viewing
• IMPROVED: Performance improvements when connecting to a remote DVR
• FIXED: Make Harmony Remote Windows Keyboard Delete key trigger Jump To Last Channel
• FIXED: Server side source ordering was not working properly
• FIXED: New recordings would not always be shown in the show listing when coming back from the background
• FIXED: Momentary display of incorrect error message when searching
• FIXED: ATSC3 slow tuning issues
• FIXED: PIP window gets bumped up on video player due to timeline
• FIXED: Unusual crashes
5.6.1
2023-03-14
• FIXED: Seeking could cause playback to restart with certain recordings when Home Streaming is enabled
• IMPROVED: Small performance improvement
• IMPROVED: Small performance improvement
5.6.0
2023-03-06
• NEW: Downloading now works over cellular data. Use Settings to enable it.
• NEW: Downloads can now optionally use lower qualities to save space. Use Settings to adjust it.
• NEW: Optionally force video delivery to use Streaming (HLS) or Direct (default) when using original quality
• NEW: Spoiler Free mode: Hide episode images while browsing so that they do not spoil anything
• IMPROVED: Performance of UI with large libraries
• IMPROVED: UI performance across the app, including when downloads are downloading
• IMPROVED: Error message when HDHR disconnects due to signal issues
• FIXED: Downloaded watched items would not start from the beginning when played again while device was offline
• FIXED: Virtual channels could start at the wrong place if episode/movie had been previously partially watched
• FIXED: Don't display an error when specifying a URL with a trailing slash At Home
• FIXED: Laggy issues when using HDHR guide data
• FIXED: Guide view would sometimes have missing show blocks in the middle
• NEW: Downloads can now optionally use lower qualities to save space. Use Settings to adjust it.
• NEW: Optionally force video delivery to use Streaming (HLS) or Direct (default) when using original quality
• NEW: Spoiler Free mode: Hide episode images while browsing so that they do not spoil anything
• IMPROVED: Performance of UI with large libraries
• IMPROVED: UI performance across the app, including when downloads are downloading
• IMPROVED: Error message when HDHR disconnects due to signal issues
• FIXED: Downloaded watched items would not start from the beginning when played again while device was offline
• FIXED: Virtual channels could start at the wrong place if episode/movie had been previously partially watched
• FIXED: Don't display an error when specifying a URL with a trailing slash At Home
• FIXED: Laggy issues when using HDHR guide data
• FIXED: Guide view would sometimes have missing show blocks in the middle
5.5.11
2023-01-19
• IMPROVED: PIP on iOS now properly pauses and unpauses when other system video playback interrupts it
• IMPROVED: Seeking behavior with wireless speakers when using default audio driver
• IMPROVED: Error message when remote stream fails
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when watching OTA with reception issues
• FIXED: Original quality playback will now work over cellular for DVRs without a transcoder available
• FIXED: Subtitles were not playing for some mp4 imports using mov_text
• FIXED: Crash when enabling View Stats during stream load
• FIXED: Guide would sometimes not load properly when re-opening app
• IMPROVED: Seeking behavior with wireless speakers when using default audio driver
• IMPROVED: Error message when remote stream fails
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when watching OTA with reception issues
• FIXED: Original quality playback will now work over cellular for DVRs without a transcoder available
• FIXED: Subtitles were not playing for some mp4 imports using mov_text
• FIXED: Crash when enabling View Stats during stream load
• FIXED: Guide would sometimes not load properly when re-opening app
5.5.10
2022-12-11
• IMPROVED: Update the recording progress when viewing a list of episodes
• FIXED: Crasher when deleting recordings
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when finishing watching video while using Experimental audio driver
• FIXED: Crash that can happen with corrupted video
• UPDATED: Internal dependencies
• FIXED: Crasher when deleting recordings
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when finishing watching video while using Experimental audio driver
• FIXED: Crash that can happen with corrupted video
• UPDATED: Internal dependencies
5.5.9
2022-11-28
• NEW: Setting to disable recording features
• IMPROVED: Major US Sport Leagues will now group their recordings by day
• IMPROVED: Better utilization of bandwidth while streaming can lead to better quality
• IMPROVED: Audio that was interrupted by another app while watching in PIP will be restored when leaving PIP or pressing play
• IMPROVED: Better cache handling of streaming large files over HLS
• FIXED: Some icons were not showing up in some views
• FIXED: Long delay that could happen after exiting from Live TV depending on the size of the buffer
• FIXED: Unusual crash that can happen when watching Virtual Channels
• FIXED: Remote viewing crash that could happen when watching some imported content
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when managing passes
• FIXED: Crash that could happen after running Test Surround Sound
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when viewing streaming settings
• IMPROVED: Major US Sport Leagues will now group their recordings by day
• IMPROVED: Better utilization of bandwidth while streaming can lead to better quality
• IMPROVED: Audio that was interrupted by another app while watching in PIP will be restored when leaving PIP or pressing play
• IMPROVED: Better cache handling of streaming large files over HLS
• FIXED: Some icons were not showing up in some views
• FIXED: Long delay that could happen after exiting from Live TV depending on the size of the buffer
• FIXED: Unusual crash that can happen when watching Virtual Channels
• FIXED: Remote viewing crash that could happen when watching some imported content
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when managing passes
• FIXED: Crash that could happen after running Test Surround Sound
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when viewing streaming settings
5.5.8
2022-11-13
• NEW: Support added for custom thumbnails on Recordings and Videos
• IMPROVED: Responsiveness of scrolling to the future on the guide by reducing memory usage
• IMPROVED: When a DVR has limited available sources for a client, the client will still be able to use local HDHomeRun devices that aren’t registered to the DVR
• FIXED: Switching filters on the guide could sometimes not update guide data
• FIXED: Channel logo only presentation was incorrect on tvOS
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when deleting recordings on iOS
• FIXED: Sometimes the show description in the guide view would display the wrong show when scrolling quickly
• FIXED: Top Shelf’s Up Next wasn’t respecting label block/allow lists
• FIXED: Cursor would select wrong item when moving between Manage Sources screens on tvOS
• FIXED: Various infrequent crashes
• IMPROVED: Responsiveness of scrolling to the future on the guide by reducing memory usage
• IMPROVED: When a DVR has limited available sources for a client, the client will still be able to use local HDHomeRun devices that aren’t registered to the DVR
• FIXED: Switching filters on the guide could sometimes not update guide data
• FIXED: Channel logo only presentation was incorrect on tvOS
• FIXED: Crash that could happen when deleting recordings on iOS
• FIXED: Sometimes the show description in the guide view would display the wrong show when scrolling quickly
• FIXED: Top Shelf’s Up Next wasn’t respecting label block/allow lists
• FIXED: Cursor would select wrong item when moving between Manage Sources screens on tvOS
• FIXED: Various infrequent crashes
5.5.7
2022-10-27
FIXED: Some TV shows set to Watch Newest First were not displaying all of their recordings.
5.5.6
2022-10-26
• NEW: App now requires a minimum of iOS/tvOS 15
• NEW: Channels for iPhone/iPad will automatically go into PIP mode when task switching while watching a video
• NEW: Support for Server Side Setting of Source availability
• NEW: Support for keywords for Automatic Channels in Channel Collections
• IMPROVED: Playback over unstable connections like Starlink
• IMPROVED: Handling of downloading in-progress recordings
• IMPROVED: Experimental audio driver workarounds to reduce HomePod playback glitches
• IMPROVED: Search is now an option on tvOS in Kids Only Mode
• IMPROVED: iPad app on Apple Silicon Mac
• FIXED: Player controls were not working when using an external screen
• FIXED: Remote streaming of Live TV could prematurely end with error when switching bitrates
• FIXED: Seeking would hang when watching MKV recordings at Original quality while remote
• FIXED: After using PIP, the Now Playing in Control Center would stop working
• FIXED: Channels managing was missing from iOS channel context menu (Add to Favorites, Hide Channel)
• FIXED: Crash when deleting recordings
• FIXED: Prevent display of confusing “context canceled” error message
• NEW: Channels for iPhone/iPad will automatically go into PIP mode when task switching while watching a video
• NEW: Support for Server Side Setting of Source availability
• NEW: Support for keywords for Automatic Channels in Channel Collections
• IMPROVED: Playback over unstable connections like Starlink
• IMPROVED: Handling of downloading in-progress recordings
• IMPROVED: Experimental audio driver workarounds to reduce HomePod playback glitches
• IMPROVED: Search is now an option on tvOS in Kids Only Mode
• IMPROVED: iPad app on Apple Silicon Mac
• FIXED: Player controls were not working when using an external screen
• FIXED: Remote streaming of Live TV could prematurely end with error when switching bitrates
• FIXED: Seeking would hang when watching MKV recordings at Original quality while remote
• FIXED: After using PIP, the Now Playing in Control Center would stop working
• FIXED: Channels managing was missing from iOS channel context menu (Add to Favorites, Hide Channel)
• FIXED: Crash when deleting recordings
• FIXED: Prevent display of confusing “context canceled” error message
5.5.5
2022-10-01
Performance improvements
5.5.4
2022-10-01
FIXED: Connecting to DVR servers using their Tailscale IPs was not working in some cases
FIXED: Scrubbing the timeline with Siri Remote was not working correctly
FIXED: Re-selecting virtual channel was not popping out of PIP mode
FIXED: Player will switch to Linear deinterlacing automatically when entering PIP to avoid broken playback on interlaced channels
FIXED: Quick Guide progress bars were incorrect on virtual channels
FIXED: Starting stream while away from home could lag for several seconds while previous caches were being deleted
FIXED: Several crashes
FIXED: Scrubbing the timeline with Siri Remote was not working correctly
FIXED: Re-selecting virtual channel was not popping out of PIP mode
FIXED: Player will switch to Linear deinterlacing automatically when entering PIP to avoid broken playback on interlaced channels
FIXED: Quick Guide progress bars were incorrect on virtual channels
FIXED: Starting stream while away from home could lag for several seconds while previous caches were being deleted
FIXED: Several crashes
5.5.3
2022-09-17
• IMPROVED: Support for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
• IMPROVED: Better handling of timeline while in audio only mode on iOS
• IMPROVED: Better handling of Start From Beginning button on iOS
• FIXED: Search was broken when editing your query
** New in version 5.5.1 **
• FIXED: Some channels were causing framedrops
** New in version 5.5.0 **
• NEW: New options to define what happens when you tune into a Virtual Channel: Start Live, Start From Beginning, Ask, or the new inline Start From Beginning -utton
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
• IMPROVED: Better handling of timeline while in audio only mode on iOS
• IMPROVED: Better handling of Start From Beginning button on iOS
• FIXED: Search was broken when editing your query
** New in version 5.5.1 **
• FIXED: Some channels were causing framedrops
** New in version 5.5.0 **
• NEW: New options to define what happens when you tune into a Virtual Channel: Start Live, Start From Beginning, Ask, or the new inline Start From Beginning -utton
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
5.5.2
2022-09-16
• IMPROVED: Support for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
• IMPROVED: Better handling of timeline while in audio only mode on iOS
• IMPROVED: Better handling of Start From Beginning button on iOS
• FIXED: Search was broken when editing your query
** New in version 5.5.1 **
• FIXED: Some channels were causing framedrops
** New in version 5.5.0 **
• NEW: New options to define what happens when you tune into a Virtual Channel: Start Live, Start From Beginning, Ask, or the new inline Start From Beginning -utton
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
• IMPROVED: Better handling of timeline while in audio only mode on iOS
• IMPROVED: Better handling of Start From Beginning button on iOS
• FIXED: Search was broken when editing your query
** New in version 5.5.1 **
• FIXED: Some channels were causing framedrops
** New in version 5.5.0 **
• NEW: New options to define what happens when you tune into a Virtual Channel: Start Live, Start From Beginning, Ask, or the new inline Start From Beginning -utton
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
5.5.0
2022-09-15
• NEW: New options to define what happens when you tune into a Virtual Channel: Start Live, Start From Beginning, Ask, or the new inline Start From Beginning -utton
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
• NEW: New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Prompt - This will auto resume your recording, with a button then offering you the ability to start -rom the beginning.
• NEW: Settings added to decide if the Timeline should show when seeking. Set it specifically for Movies, Sports, and everything else.
• NEW: Future Virtual Channel airings on the Guide now offer a Watch button which tunes into the channel starting at that point.
• NEW: Rename what the client is displayed as. Edit the name in the app or in your Channels DVR Server web admin. Settings > General > Display Name
• NEW: Added Recently Watched to the All TV Shows view
• NEW: Watch > Random - Channels will choose a random episode of a show and play continuously in order
• NEW: Refresh Metadata option available for recordings/movies in context menu
• NEW: Hide or allow specific movies or TV shows by labels from the server
• NEW: Hardware is now the default mode under Settings > Playback > Advanced > Deinterlacing Mode
• NEW: The experimental video driver is now the default. The previous default has been renamed to Legacy.
• IMPROVED: Virtual Channel will advance to next episode when fast-forwarding past the end of the current airing
• IMPROVED: The Quick Guide will match the currently playing airing when the channel has been timeshifted
• IMPROVED: When switching playback speed, the current setting is focused by default and checked
• IMPROVED: Virtual channels will not cause the timeline to appear when switching to next airing
• IMPROVED: Use the Play button on your TV remote to launch player immediately when focused on a future Virtual Channel guide airing
• IMPROVED: Pressing play when playback has failed while watching Live TV causes the connection to be re-established
• IMPROVED: Player controls no longer appear when seeking with the keyboard on an iPad
• IMPROVED: API for channel up/down will now page up/down on the guide, to allow custom API based remote controls to function the same way as bluetooth and IR remotes
• IMPROVED: Support WMA audio
• FIXED: Duration wasn’t showing for Movies
• FIXED: Sidebar would animate funny when re-opening the app
• FIXED: Guide would not focus on the correct channel while using Picture in PictureFIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: On Later on iOS would not render correctly randomly
• FIXED: Match Content for Live TV setting was not available for non DVR users
• FIXED: Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired
• FIXED: Clicking back in the Resume dialog was not working
• FIXED: In-progress recordings were able to be played faster than 1x
• FIXED: Scrubbing towards end of episode would be interrupted by Watch Next button
• FIXED: Player controls could not be immediatly dismissed after seeking on iOS
• FIXED: Screensaver would never appear after player errored out
• FIXED: Movie details could sometimes be incorrect
• FIXED: When watching a virtual channel, the Quick Guide and timeline had the wrong information about when the next airing would start
• FIXED: When pausing for a while, the program info on the Timeline would disappear
• FIXED: DVR library would fail to load if invalid strm files were present
• FIXED: Imported .strm playback was not showing duration in player timeline
5.4.2
2022-08-06
• NEW: View MPAA and TV ratings, and browse movies by rating in Enhanced Libary mode
• NEW: Added settings for matching content when playing trailers, Movie Virtual Channels, and TV Virtual Channels
• NEW: Jump to the previous recording from a Recording’s context menu
• NEW: Option to play back channels and recordings as Audio Only. Use the context menus for content to use the Audio Only feature.
• NEW: Menu item in Downloads to manage and explore downloaded shows
• IMPROVED: Timeline works better with video Extras like trailers
• IMPROVED: Error messages when remote streaming fails
• IMPROVED: Adaptive Bitrate algorithm for Remote Streaming has been updated for less buffering and higher quality
• IMPROVED: Remote streaming reliability when pausing for a long time or disk space is low
• IMPROVED: Support for Opus audio
• FIXED: Last image from previously playback session is no longer showed when starting playback
• FIXED: Seeking multiple times when watching remotely would sometimes jump backward
• FIXED: Timeline would stop updating when seeking after pause while watching Live TV
• NEW: Added settings for matching content when playing trailers, Movie Virtual Channels, and TV Virtual Channels
• NEW: Jump to the previous recording from a Recording’s context menu
• NEW: Option to play back channels and recordings as Audio Only. Use the context menus for content to use the Audio Only feature.
• NEW: Menu item in Downloads to manage and explore downloaded shows
• IMPROVED: Timeline works better with video Extras like trailers
• IMPROVED: Error messages when remote streaming fails
• IMPROVED: Adaptive Bitrate algorithm for Remote Streaming has been updated for less buffering and higher quality
• IMPROVED: Remote streaming reliability when pausing for a long time or disk space is low
• IMPROVED: Support for Opus audio
• FIXED: Last image from previously playback session is no longer showed when starting playback
• FIXED: Seeking multiple times when watching remotely would sometimes jump backward
• FIXED: Timeline would stop updating when seeking after pause while watching Live TV
5.4.1
2022-05-01
• IMPROVED: Remote streaming over congested networks
• FIXED: Use optimal connection type when VPN is enabled over Cellular
• FIXED: Watching Live TV remotely could fail with an error after watching for over an hour on an unstable network connection
• FIXED: Flash of red sometimes shown when switching sections
• FIXED: Use optimal connection type when VPN is enabled over Cellular
• FIXED: Watching Live TV remotely could fail with an error after watching for over an hour on an unstable network connection
• FIXED: Flash of red sometimes shown when switching sections
5.4.0
2022-04-11
Offline Downloads are here.
Download anything from your Channels library directly to your device to watch offline. All of your offline watch history will be synced with your Channels library.
• NEW: Download your movies and TV shows directly to your device and watch offline
• IMPROVED: compatibility with ATSC 3
• IMPROVED: Remote streaming behavior with an unstable connection
• FIXED: Remote playback would not use adaptive bitrate for Live TV on first playback after app launch
• FIXED: Memory leak causing app to crash during playback
• FIXED: Infrequent crash when leaving app when subtitles are on
• FIXED: Other random crashers
Download anything from your Channels library directly to your device to watch offline. All of your offline watch history will be synced with your Channels library.
• NEW: Download your movies and TV shows directly to your device and watch offline
• IMPROVED: compatibility with ATSC 3
• IMPROVED: Remote streaming behavior with an unstable connection
• FIXED: Remote playback would not use adaptive bitrate for Live TV on first playback after app launch
• FIXED: Memory leak causing app to crash during playback
• FIXED: Infrequent crash when leaving app when subtitles are on
• FIXED: Other random crashers
5.3.1
2022-04-01
Major stability improvements
5.3.0
2022-03-25
NEW: Import home movies, concerts, or other video types right next to your Movies and TV Shows with the new Videos section
NEW: Set a TV Show’s Playback Speed to watch it at that speed every time
NEW: Mark episodes as favorites
IMPROVED: Search now uses the modern server side search for library results
IMPROVED: Search now presents episode results from your library
IMPROVED: Use - instead of . when entering OTA channel numbers with sofabaton remote
IMPROVED: Improved presentation of Custom Channels
FIXED: Last channel watched was not being focused in Guide
FIXED: Arrow keys were not working for seeking in iOS
FIXED: On Later for a channel would randomly appear empty on iOS
FIXED: Tapping virtual channel logo on the guide was showing - On Later view
FIXED: Force touch channel logo on the guide was not showing context menu
FIXED: Player stall on some PRIME cable - recordings when skipping commercials
NEW: Set a TV Show’s Playback Speed to watch it at that speed every time
NEW: Mark episodes as favorites
IMPROVED: Search now uses the modern server side search for library results
IMPROVED: Search now presents episode results from your library
IMPROVED: Use - instead of . when entering OTA channel numbers with sofabaton remote
IMPROVED: Improved presentation of Custom Channels
FIXED: Last channel watched was not being focused in Guide
FIXED: Arrow keys were not working for seeking in iOS
FIXED: On Later for a channel would randomly appear empty on iOS
FIXED: Tapping virtual channel logo on the guide was showing - On Later view
FIXED: Force touch channel logo on the guide was not showing context menu
FIXED: Player stall on some PRIME cable - recordings when skipping commercials
5.2.4
2022-02-17
- NEW: Add Library Collections to the sidebar
- IMPROVED: Show error message on screen when a recording fails to play
- IMPROVED: Guide data from some XMLTV sources would incorrectly show today's date on every program
- FIXED: On Later on iPhone would sometimes appear empty
- FIXED: Force touch context menu was not working on channel logos in the Guide
- FIXED: Playback stall issue after commercial skip when using Experimental audio driver
- FIXED: Recordings view on iPhone would show Live/New next to every single recording
- FIXED: Some rare crashes in the app
- IMPROVED: Show error message on screen when a recording fails to play
- IMPROVED: Guide data from some XMLTV sources would incorrectly show today's date on every program
- FIXED: On Later on iPhone would sometimes appear empty
- FIXED: Force touch context menu was not working on channel logos in the Guide
- FIXED: Playback stall issue after commercial skip when using Experimental audio driver
- FIXED: Recordings view on iPhone would show Live/New next to every single recording
- FIXED: Some rare crashes in the app
5.2.3
2022-02-09
NEW: Browse the Winter Olympics in On Later
IMPROVED: Diagnostics
FIXED: Arrow keys were not working for seeking in iOS
FIXED: Player stall going into commercials on some cable (HDHomeRun PRIME) feeds
IMPROVED: Diagnostics
FIXED: Arrow keys were not working for seeking in iOS
FIXED: Player stall going into commercials on some cable (HDHomeRun PRIME) feeds
5.2.2
2022-02-02
FIXED: Auto Play was not automatically playing the next episode correctly.
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Ratings
4.5 out of 5
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Reviews
judytunes,
Channels misnamed but can’t choose a channel
Love the way you can bypass commercials. However, why this app is named Channels is beyond me. You don’t have the option to surf channel numbers thru the guide to select only one series on that channel alone. Instead, it selects every channel a series airs even though it’s duplicating the show on HD as well as lower channels. Then, there’s other channels that airs repeat episodes, like USA, for example and labels them as first run because it is running for the first time on their channel, but they’re repeat episodes. If I could delete all programs on that channel that are being recorded that would be an option, or choose to record a series only on that channel is another option.
brianbobcat,
Haven’t been able to use this for month now
(Update: my firmware was more than 10 years old, and their support was able to instruct me on how to upgrade it. I was able to scan for, and find channels. Some came in as “SD” even though they’re all HD, but I made them all favorites and just use the favorites section now.)
I’ve been trying to use Channels for months now, with no success. I have a HD HomeRun Dual connected to my WiFi router and can watch shows using a program on my Mac laptop throughout the house. Channels could never find my HDHomeRun, and now the app doesn’t even load. I open it and only get a blank screen. I deleted the app and reinstalled it and got a splash screen of new features, but when I closed that I got the same blank screen. I’d love to watch live TV on my phone thought the house, but haven’t for a long while.
I’ve been trying to use Channels for months now, with no success. I have a HD HomeRun Dual connected to my WiFi router and can watch shows using a program on my Mac laptop throughout the house. Channels could never find my HDHomeRun, and now the app doesn’t even load. I open it and only get a blank screen. I deleted the app and reinstalled it and got a splash screen of new features, but when I closed that I got the same blank screen. I’d love to watch live TV on my phone thought the house, but haven’t for a long while.
unscrum,
closed caption can be confusing
I bought the iOS and Apple TV versions and it works great but I am disappointed in the closed captioning. Initially I thought it was supported when muted only. My wife being deaf needs CC and I being hearing enjoy the audio. I finally figured out swipe down and then right to switch sap or CC. It would be nice to make this a more prominent feature or add an always on setting. Or simply follow the defaults on the device itself.
pagie2656,
Make it easier
I had some problems with the settings it will not let me get to the live TV so I need you to make that easier for me it won’t let me go anywhere else and then that keeps on saying front load speaker left and it’s getting kind annoying so I would like you to help me and make it easier for me because it’s very hard and it might be hard for other people I know I gave you five stars but they might give you four or three or something else but all I’m saying is just make it easier so everyone else can enjoy it thank you
Mr.Glock,
Glad I found this.
So I have had HDHomerun for a few years now and recently the ipad version stopped working, I would get sound and no video. I tried contacting them several times and haven’t heard back from them. For what ever reason I did a search and this program came up. I downloaded it and instantly it worked. It’s laid out better than the HDHomerun software and so far hasn’t had any issues. I am now back to my cable cutting ways. Take that direct tv!
Ashpian,
Fantastic!
Compared to the native HDHOMERUN app this is miles ahead. Having a choice between the show thumbnails and a traditional grid guide is awesome. Though DRM channels apparently have problems it’s not that big a deal to me as I can access those channels using their own app. Connecting to my really old HDPrime has been flawless and the picture quality is perfect. Being able to browse the channel guide and change the channel via the iPad app is just icing on the cake!
wallybarthman,
Incredible app!
With two HD Home Runs and Channels I’m getting more than ever out of my Verizon subscription. I have the equivalent of four set top boxes plus access on all of our phones and iPads for a fraction of the cost of what it would be through Verizon. The lack of DRM support is worth noting, but it only effects Fox Channels and the Big Ten Network for me and there are dedicated apps that can supply those as well. No hesitations and no going back for me.
arronhunt,
Good UI, bad performance
I’m comparing this app to the official HDHomeRun app. The UI is a significant improvement (although that’s a super low bar). Unfortunately the app itself isn’t usable. I can watch my streams without any issue with the HDHomeRun app, but Channels constantly skips and stutters. At the moment it’s completely unusable. Hopefully the developers fix this issue so I can use the app full time.
Mckman2000,
Works fantastically
Works great on IOS 11 on iPad Pro 9.7. I use it when I’m out of my home via OpenVPN back to my home network. I’m amazed on how well it works when away from home. My home internet is 75Mbps down and 10Mbps up. I use low deinterlace when off network and it still gives me good quality. Guide works well too. Just great. Better than InstaTV in my opinion.
NtwkEngineer,
Ditch the cable box!
Love using this app with an HDHomerun Prime, so I don’t have a million boxes under my TV. I just have an Apple TV, and it’s awesome. The app is easy to navigate and add favorites! It’s been problem free for me. An upgrade that would allow me to ask Siri to change to MSNBC, Altitude, etc. would be nice, but that gives me something to look forward to! Buy it! :)
