Channels for Apple TV
The flagship device for Channels.
Release Notes
Version 6.1.2 (October 11th, 2024)
| fixed | Bug fixes |
Version 6.1.1 (October 10th, 2024)
| new | Auto Play option of Play Next Without Prompt will play the next item cleanly without any UI showing. |
Version 6.1.0 (October 9th, 2024)
| new | tvOS 18 support |
| new | Channels now requires a minimum of tvOS version 16.6 |
| fixed | Rare crash due to malformed data from Custom Channels |
| fixed | Remotely launching Search section would not work if it was not in your Sidebar navigation |
| fixed | Playhead was not being positioned correctly for STRM files |
| fixed | Shuffling items were not forcing auto play and were using system settings |
| fixed | In Library badges were showing incorrectly in On Later list layout |
| fixed | Some On Later sections were being grouped by date when they should not have been |
| fixed | List layouts were artificially limiting the amount of content they were showing |
| fixed | Toggle Captions remote shortcut was not reliable |
| fixed | Trash button was still showing in Recent Recordings despite the setting |
| fixed | Video player was mysteriously being dismissed shortly after starting playback |
Version 6.0.1 (September 13th, 2024)
| fixed | Rare crash |
Version 6.0.0 (September 11th, 2024)
| new | Personal Sections |
| new | Theater Mode |
| improved | More use of list layouts when expanding into certain content with More links |
| improved | Durations are listed in a "1 hr 26 min" format across the app instead of "86 mins" |
| improved | Recording playback now displays with timecode instead of minutes |
| improved | Video Groups can now be included in Up Next |
| improved | Playlist items can now be sorted alphabetically |
| improved | Remove a show or video group right from Up Next via its context menu |
| improved | Shuffle & Random properly respect Auto Play settings and no longer auto resume |
| improved | Auto Play and Resume settings are respected when playing content via Channels API, Shortcuts,or Deep Links |
| improved | Search is now available in Start Up, Remote Shortcuts, Channels API, and Deep Links |
| improved | Performance improvements of large libraries |
| improved | Guide now notices when channels and devices have been added and removed via the server |
| improved | Sidebar navigation items are now limited to a maximum of 15 items |
| improved | Virtual Channel playback & guide updates |
| fixed | Schedule section was not updating correctly when accessed through the Sidebar |
| fixed | Guide no longer resets to "All Channels" on app start |
| fixed | Focus was getting lost sometimes when deep into a navigation stack |
| fixed | Guide data would be disrupted when switching between DVRs in rare cases |
Version 5.9.1 (May 25th, 2024)
| new | Support for Deep Links |
| fixed | Memory leak |
| fixed | Unusual crash |
Version 5.9.0 (May 7th, 2024)
| new | The Library section has been renamed to Home and moved to top of the sidebar navigation on tvOS |
| new | Library movies now show quality ratings |
| new | Optionally disable the iOS/iPadOS seek gestures (swipe left/right) |
| improved | Jump to Last Channel setting is now available and respected on iOS/iPadOS |
| improved | Better Popularity sorting for movies |
| improved | Remote streaming algorithm to reduce buffering pauses on highly variable connections |
| improved | Performance after app has been running for long periods of time |
| improved | Background performance for large libraries while video player is active |
| fixed | Video player was occasionally dropping frames if the app was opened for too long. |
| fixed | Playing a recording to tvOS from iOS while watching live TV was not consistently working. |
| fixed | Playlists was not an available section in the Show Section Siri actions |
| fixed | Videos were not launching correctly via the Show Section Siri actions |
| fixed | Video player went blank when launching playback of a Show or Playlist or Collection via the Siri actions |
| fixed | Sidebar would some times get stuck hidden when using button shortcuts or Start Up sections |
| fixed | TV Shows were not sorted alphabetically when shown in a Siri action for picking one. |
| fixed | When experiencing many timeouts the adaptive bitrate handling could sometimes not lower the bitrate when it should |
| fixed | Legacy audio driver could fail on older iOS/tvOS versions |
Version 5.8.2 (April 10th, 2024)
| new | Recorded movies now have movie trailers |
| new | Movies in your library will now be badged as such when viewed in On Later, search results, or from the Guide. |
| new | Native speed test for tvOS and iOS for testing speeds from your client to your Channels DVR Server |
| new | Upgraded Default audio driver supports AirPlay, AirPods, Spatial Audio, Atmos and HomePods |
| improved | Consistently sort movies and collections in various views. |
| improved | Performance with a large library |
| improved | HLG HDR format now supported and will switch TV to HDR |
| improved | Provide better error message when device runs out of disk space while watching Live TV |
| improved | UI responsiveness when watching OTA Live TV in Europe |
| improved | Video playback codec support |
| improved | Handling of timeouts while streaming remotely |
| fixed | Virtual channels would not play the correct recording when the recordings were unmatched |
| fixed | Start Up sections were not presenting if the app exited while navigated deep into other sections. |
| fixed | Some corner badges were showing blank for shows |
| fixed | Library Collections under TV Shows were not being sorted Alphabetically |
| fixed | Some sort properties were wrong on Library Collections |
| fixed | Recorded movies were being sorted incorrectly when sorted by Date Released |
| fixed | Library Collection image URLs could be malformed after managing the collection on the client |
| fixed | Rare crasher when deleting recordings from the TV show view |
| fixed | Rare crasher when trashing all items of a TV show |
Version 5.8.1 (February 11th, 2024)
| fixed | Playback would fail on older releases of tvOS and iOS when the Hardware Deinterlacer was selected |
| fixed | Movie posters were showing with the wrong aspect in On Now |
Version 5.8.0 (February 10th, 2024)
| new | Playlists. Create and manage your own lists of episodes, videos, and movies. |
| new | Completely overhauled context menus across the entire app for exploring and managing all of your content. |
| new | Apple TV app now uses native context menus for an incredibly improved experience. |
| new | Manage Library Collections entirely in the app: Create a new Collction, add content to a Collection, remove content from a Collection, delete a Collection. |
| new | Recently Watched channels. View your recently watched channels as its own native channel collection. Turn it on in Settings > General > Live TV |
| new | Optionally show the last 3 recent channels in the Quick Guide - Settings > General > Live TV > Show Recent Channels in Quick Guide |
| new | TV Shows and Video Groups now have an Auto Play setting to set their own Auto Play style. |
| new | On Later, guide search results, and guide modals now indicate if the movie or tv show is already in your library. |
| new | Movies scheduled to record are indicated when viewing them in On Later. |
| new | Future airings in search results are indicated if they are already in your library. |
| new | Optionally use the Thumbnail for TV Show episodes and Video Group videos when displayed in Virtual Channels. This can be set globally or per TV Show or Video Group. |
| new | Siri Shortcut action for Search. Provide text and Channels will open directly to search results for that text. |
| new | webp image uploads now work in the client |
| new | Setting on iOS to force playback to start in landscape. Useful for those that keep Orientation Lock on. |
| improved | All sections are now available from the Start Up setting and Siri Shortcut action. |
| improved | All Movies and All Shows filter views now use menus for picking filters. |
| improved | More improved and consistent icons across the app. |
| improved | Guide will update automatically when sources are added/removed or priority is changed on the server. |
| improved | Show download tab when offline if there are partial downloads but no completed ones. |
| improved | Automatically retry downloads that have timed out. |
| improved | Allow for pressing Play to restart the stream when an error is displayed after playing a recording. |
| improved | Channels that are not in a subscription but arenât properly handled by the HDHomeRun will now be reported as "Not Subscribed". |
| improved | Allow partially downloaded recordings to be played in more situations. |
| improved | Diagnostic logging around thermal state. |
| improved | Make error messages more accurate and descriptive when playing a very corrupted (unwatchable) recording |
| improved | Error messages when streaming remotely now have more detail beyond "Transcoder Reset", now including HDHR errors like "Tuner Unreachable", "All Tuners In Use" and M3U errors like "Stream Limit Reached". |
| improved | Error messages when playing Live TV at home will have more informative messages. |
| improved | Small error message improvements. |
| fixed | PIP button would randomly recieve focus keeping the timeline visible. |
| fixed | Audio would sometimes distort on the default audio driver when using Siri or receiving notifications. |
| fixed | TV Episodes were leaking into Recently Watched, News, and Sports sections when AllowList and BlockList were employed. |
| fixed | Hidden content was showing up in search results. |
| fixed | Seek icons were sometimes missing. |
| fixed | Skip Commercials and Start From Beginning buttons were dismissing weird. |
| fixed | Seeking was not always using the correct seek times from settings. |
| fixed | The Sidebar was showing whenever the app opened directly to Recent Recordings or Playlists. |
| fixed | Start from Beginning button was not showing on iOS. |
| fixed | Guide and On Now would scroll to the last watched channel on a fresh boot. |
| fixed | When switching back to Guide or On Now, focus would scroll back to the last watched channel even after having scrolled through channels since watching. |
| fixed | Some movies were being sorted wrong. |
| fixed | Scheduled Recordings, Your Passes, and Trash counts in Settings were not always updated appropriately. |
| fixed | Up Next would not always get updated. |
| fixed | Guide & On Now could sometimes rapidly scroll up and then back down when resuming from background or adjusting Channel Collections. |
| fixed | Default option for Start Up channel was not playing the last watched channel when the app started fresh. |
| fixed | Shows would sometimes show negative numbers for unwatched count. |
| fixed | Sometimes the guide would not be refreshed after watching Live TV for some period of time |
| fixed | The player could stop abruptly in the middle of a recording when streaming via HLS |
| fixed | Rare case where the app was trying to present the Start Up section before the app was ready to be used. |
| fixed | Seeking forward when using HLS with limited available disk space could cause playback of a recording to be prematurely ended |
| fixed | Unusual issue that could cause the guide to not refresh when the app came back from the background |
| fixed | Unusual crash that could happen when reconnecting to DVR |
| fixed | Unusual crash during normal operation |
| fixed | Unusual situation when using HLS with low disk space that could cause video to prematurely stop |
| removed | Auto Play Videos setting has been removed. TV Shows and Video Groups now have their own individual Auto Play setting. |
| removed | Embedded Tailscale client - Use the System Tailscale client for better reliability and performance. |
Version 5.7.5 (October 4, 2023)
| improved | ATSC3 tuning speed |
| fixed | On Now would sometimes show the wrong logos |
| fixed | Sports Seek Timeline setting was not toggling correctly |
Version 5.7.4 (September 30, 2023)
| improved | Compatibility with iOS/tvOS 17 |
| improved | Better support for Siri Shortcuts |
| fixed | Some AVI videos would not play |
Version 5.7.3 (September 19, 2023)
| fixed | Time format was bad in the Timeline on tvOS/iOS 17 |
| fixed | Sort type was breaking for some collections when adding/removing items |
Version 5.7.1 (September 15, 2023)
| fixed | A random crasher in News & Sports section settings |
Version 5.7.0 (September 14, 2023)
| new | Added a dedicated Sports Section. Turn on in Settings > Library. |
| new | Added a dedicated News Section. Turn on in Settings > Library. |
| new | Updated pass editor that also supports manually entering a channel number |
| new | Optionally set the commercial skip style on a show by show basis. Use the setting for the show under Show Options. |
| new | Optionally automatically show captions for shows. Use the setting for the show under Show Options. |
| improved | A focused PIP button no longer keeps the timeline showing forever |
| improved | ATSC 3 audio fixes |
| improved | Speed up persistence of DVB EPG data to prevent UI hangs |
| improved | Better notifications and errors when remote streaming encounters a lot of timeouts (often due to trying to stream Original quality over Cellular) |
| improved | Handling when experiencing signal issues when watching at home |
| fixed | Various bug fixes |
| fixed | Explore Show buttons were missing their icon |
| fixed | Spoiler Free mode was being disabled if Allow Recording was set server side |
| fixed | Rare issue where seeking forward would jump back a large amount due to issues in encoders |
| fixed | Unusual crash when a guide filter returns no channels |
| fixed | Unusual crash that can happen when parsing DVB guide data |
| fixed | Memory leak related to DVB EPG |
| fixed | Audio track selection for ATSC3 channels was sometimes wrong |
| fixed | Recordings view did not render cleanly on a fresh start |
Version 5.6.7 (August 9, 2023)
| fixed | Crash that could happen during discovery |
| fixed | Audio issues that could happen with ATSC3 broadcasts |
Version 5.6.6 (August 8, 2023)
| improved | Playback Speed is now available for Live TV and in-progress recordings |
| improved | Remote DVR is able to be used on a network with another Channels DVR Server running on it |
| improved | Improvements to ATSC3 audio handling |
| improved | Speed ups for ATSC3 tuning |
| improved | Reduce stuttering that could happen during playback |
| improved | Reduced network traffic for initial connection to DVR for faster startup times |
| improved | The last connected bonjour discovered host will be forgotten when clearing a manually selected DVR entry |
| improved | Internal diagnostics |
| fixed | Movies were not showing in Recordings |
| fixed | Watch button was being initially focused on the Shows view rather than the first recording |
| fixed | Duration was incorrect when viewing a recording in the Trash |
| fixed | Label filtering was not working |
| fixed | Some channels would not show under Manage Sources after being hidden |
| fixed | Some channels could not be unhidden after hiding them in Manage Sources |
| fixed | Schedule view could crash if there were multiple jobs with the same Airing attached. |
| fixed | Crash that could happen when hitting play |
| fixed | When beta Tailscale integration is enabled, discovery will wait for Tailscale to connect before attempting to connect to the DVR |
| fixed | Connections made over beta Tailscale integration could have trouble reconnecting after the app was in the background |
| fixed | DVR updates were not being received when connecting over beta Tailscale integration |
| fixed | Reconnection to DVRs connected via beta Tailscale integration is now reliable |
Version 5.6.5 (June 14, 2023)
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working on Apple TV |
Version 5.6.4 (June 13, 2023)
| 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 |
Version 5.6.3 (May 19, 2023)
| 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 |
Version 5.6.2 (April 22, 2023)
| 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 |
Version 5.6.1 (March 14, 2023)
| fixed | Seeking could cause playback to restart with certain recordings when Home Streaming is enabled |
| improved | Small performance improvement |
Version 5.6.0 (March 5, 2023)
| 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 |
| improved | Error message when HDHR disconnects due to signal issues |
| 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 |
Version 5.5.11 (January 19, 2023)
| 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 |
Version 5.5.10 (December 11, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.5.9 (November 28, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.5.8 (November 12, 2022)
| 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 arenât registered to the DVR |
| fixed | Switching filters on the guide could sometimes not update guide data |
| fixed | Channel logo only presentation was incorrect |
| fixed | Sometimes the show description in the guide view would display the wrong show when scrolling quickly |
| fixed | Top Shelfâs Up Next wasnât respecting label block/allow lists |
| fixed | Cursor would select wrong item when moving between Manage Sources screens |
| fixed | Various infrequent crashes |
Version 5.5.7 (October 28, 2022)
| fixed | Some TV shows set to Watch Newest First were not displaying all of their recordings. |
Version 5.5.6 (October 25, 2022)
| new | App now requires a minimum of tvOS 15 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Crash when deleting recordings |
| fixed | Prevent display of confusing "context canceled" error message |
Version 5.5.5 (October 1, 2022)
| new | Added playback_time to the API |
| improved | DVR app has permissions to read device name again |
| improved | Performance and responsiveness |
Version 5.5.4 (September 29, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.5.3 (September 17, 2022)
| fixed | Search was broken when editing your query |
Version 5.5.2 (September 16, 2022)
| fixed | Some channels were causing framedrops |
Version 5.5.0 (September, 14, 2022)
| 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 from 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 | 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 | WMV/WMA audio/video codecs |
| fixed | Duration was not 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 Picture |
| 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 | Screensaver would never appear after player errored out |
| fixed | Movie details could sometimes be incorrect |
| 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 |
Version 5.4.2 (August 5, 2022)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Version 5.4.1 (May 1, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.4.0 (April 12, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.3.1 (April 1, 2022)
| improved | Major stability improvements |
Version 5.3.0 (March 23, 2022)
| 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 | 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 |
Version 5.2.4 (February 17th, 2022)
| 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 | Playback stall issue after commercial skip when using Experimental audio driver |
| fixed | Some rare crashes in the app |
Version 5.2.3 (February 8th, 2022)
| 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 |
Version 5.2.2 (February 1st, 2022)
| fixed | Auto Play was not automatically playing the next episode correctly. |
Version 5.2.1 (January 14th, 2022)
| new | Support for new Channel Collections rules to bring in channels automatically to your Channel Collections |
| new | Support for Dolby Atmos with the Experimental audio driver |
| new | Setting to disable Jump to Last Channel |
| new | Setting to turn off "Watch from your library?" prompt |
| new | Setting for Auto Play. You can now hide the card that shows at the end of the episode if you have Auto Play turned off. |
| new | Settings to disable buffer protection and to set the duration before you are warned |
| improved | Improved HDR support |
| improved | Remote streaming improvements |
| improved | Stats display now shows HDHomeRun connection info |
| fixed | Guide data was not updating in some scenarios |
| fixed | Playback issues related to certain UK freeview transmitters |
| fixed | PIP now available for all video drivers |
Version 5.1.1 (November 30th, 2021)
| new | Support for Spatial Audio with AirPods in the Experimental audio driver |
| improved | Better audio sync and responsiveness with AirPlay speakers |
| improved | Video stuttering and frame drop issues in the Experimental video driver. 4K 60fps recordings are now fully supported |
| improved | Closed caption rendering performance |
| fixed | Playback issues on the Apple TV HD after upgrading to tvOS 15.1.1 |
| fixed | Center channel audio could disappear after app switching or Siri usage |
| fixed | Audio would blip when coming back from the Control Center |
| fixed | Top Shelf was not loading reliably with many sources |
| fixed | Various rare crashes to improve overall stability |
Version 5.1.0 (November 2nd, 2021)
| new | A clock has been added to the Guide |
| new | Airings show progress bars in On Now, Guide, and Quick Guide to see - how much time is left in the show |
| new | Added setting to show the channel logo when watching a Virtual - Channel |
| improved | Playhead movement when seeking is more consistent |
| improved | Menu button more reliably goes back in the settings menu |
| improved | Stats for video player updated to include tuner stats |
| improved | Minor formatting improvements to player stats |
| improved | Connecting to the DVR over VPN on cellular is now treated as - Cellular Streaming instead of Home Streaming when selecting bitrates for - playback |
| fixed | Screen would go to sleep or bring up the screen saver while - watching video |
| fixed | Resolved rare crashes when watching TVE sources |
| fixed | Some sources were hidden in rare cases |
Version 5.0.1 (October 26th, 2021)
| new | Local Content - Import your own movies, TV shows, and recordings from previous DVRs. |
| new | Library Collections - Curate your own groups of movies or TV shows with Library Collections. |
| new | Virtual Channels - Turn content from your own library into your own personal live TV channels. |
| new | On Later - Find things to record by browsing upcoming shows, movies, and sports with a simple interface. |
| new | Redesigned search |
| new | Remote Shortcut added for toggling closed captions |
| new | Off option for Resume Playback. This option will always start recordings from the beginning. |
| new | Holding the watch button for a movie or episode will reveal alternative versions to play if you have duplicates in your library |
| improved | Forced subtitle tracks are automatically chosen and displayed |
| improved | Video and audio quality info are now shown when watching live TV: IE, HD, Dolby Digital, Stereo, etc |
| improved | Options button on iOS player now uses a modern menu rather than an Action Sheet |
| improved | Additional HLS stats on player stats view |
| improved | Added max cache size to player stats view |
| fixed | Picking subtitle tracks was not working |
| fixed | A ton of bug and ui fixes |
Version 4.5.11 (September 22nd, 2021)
| fixed | Resolves some recently new random crashes |
Version 4.5.10 (September 15th, 2021)
| improved | Optimized HLS seeking and caching |
Version 4.5.9 (September 9th, 2021)
| new | Remote Shortcut for toggling closed captions |
| improved | Info Bar shows the video and audio quality when playing Live TV |
| improved | Holding the Watch button on will prompt with a list if your library contains multiple versions of the content |
| improved | Use the back button to get back to current time in Guide |
| improved | Adaptive bitrate improvements for better remote streaming with high packet loss |
| improved | Additional HLS stats on player stats view |
Version 4.5.8 (July 22nd, 2021)
| new | Support for Spectrum Siri Remote |
| new | Set playback speed in the player |
| improved | Better recovery from decoding failures on some encoded imported movies |
| improved | Remote streaming disk cache is cleaned up more quickly when returning home |
| fixed | Issues when pausing live TV for a long time |
| fixed | Watch from Library dialog would show up sometimes when trying to watch a recording |
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 4.5.7 (June 24th, 2021)
| improved | Experimental video driver improvements reducing some random judder |
| fixed | Play To was not working with Android TV for some channels |
| fixed | Experimental deinterlacer was crashing immediately on some older iPhone/iPad devices |
Version 4.5.6 (May 25th, 2021)
| new | Optionally use the up/down buttons on the new Siri Remote for Channel Surfing |
| fixed | The left/right buttons on the Siri Remote were not working reliably |
Version 4.5.5 (May 22nd, 2021)
| new | Support for the new Apple TV 4K Siri Remote |
Version 4.5.4 (May 20th, 2021)
| improved | Live TV streaming backend |
| fixed | Closed captions were garbled on some channels |
| fixed | Season/episode information was not appearing in DVR Schedule |
Version 4.5.3 (May 4th, 2021)
| fixed | Player could turn green and stop working with Experimental deinterlacing enabled |
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working in some cases |
| fixed | Channel surfing was leaving video streams open in some cases |
| fixed | Recordings could be deleted in some cases even with Allow Deletes turned off |
| fixed | Closed captions were not working on some channels |
Version 4.5.2 (April 28th, 2021)
| fixed | Page up/down were not working on the Guide in tvOS 14.5 |
| fixed | Numeric entry on the Guide was not working with some sources |
| fixed | Playback would not resume after AirPlay interrupted the video player |
| fixed | Quick Guide was not accessible in the player in some cases |
Version 4.5.1 (April 16th, 2021)
| fixed | Frame Rate matching was not working with some DVR recordings |
| fixed | Wrong audio track was playing in some OTA regions |
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working in some cases |
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 4.5.0 (March 30th, 2021)
| new | Channel Collections: Curate your own custom sets of channels and replace the old filters in On Now and Guide. Easily manage them for each device via Channels DVR Server. |
| new | Server Side Settings: Adjust the settings for all of your devices in one place via Channels DVR Server. |
| new | Kids Only Mode: Set Channels to only show content you have approved for kids using library visibility. |
| new | Hide Guide Filters: Optionally hide the channel filters found in On Now and Guide. |
| new | Setting to hide On Now and Guide filters. |
| new | Setting to set Quick Guide to a custom collection or the current collection. |
| new | Setting to hide All and Favorites filters. |
| fixed | All TV Shows filter was not being set correctly when revisiting it. |
Version 4.4.5 (March 18th, 2021)
| fixed | Resolved some issues when first launching the app |
Version 4.4.4 (March 18th, 2021)
| fixed | Memory leak and slowdowns after using experimental video driver to watch multiple channels or recordings |
| fixed | Various bug fixes |
Version 4.4.3 (March 9th, 2021)
| new | Option to turn off framerate matching for Live TV |
| improved | Airplay2 improvements in Experimental audio driver |
| improved | ATSC3 recording playback |
| fixed | Guide art was making the app run a bit slow |
Version 4.4.2 (February 22nd, 2021)
| new | Setting to control how duplicate channels are stacked in the guide |
| improved | Added Recently Updated to the TV Shows section |
| improved | Audio driver support for AirPlay2 |
| improved | Failed recordings appear in the Schedule for a few days |
| fixed | Sorting was incorrect in All Shows |
| fixed | Scheduling duplicate recordings manually from the guide works more reliably |
Version 4.4.1 (February 3rd, 2021)
| new | Stream Links - Add content from streaming services to your Channels library |
| new | Added ability to mark and episode and all previous episodes as watched with a single action |
| new | Added API endpoint for toggling PIP on and off - POST /api/toggle_pip |
| new | Recently Added Shows row added to the TV Shows enhanced view |
| improved | Setting to automatically launch PIP mode when leaving the player on Apple TV |
| improved | Keyboard shortcut 'p' to toggle PIP mode on and off |
| improved | Remote Shortcut setting to associate HDMI CEC colored button to toggle PIP on and off |
| improved | Clicking on the current channel or recording while PIP is open will return PIP to full screen |
Version 4.4.0 (January 22nd, 2021)
| new | Picture in Picture support. |
| new | Custom Channels - Create your own channels using streaming sources. |
| improved | Better image handling when device is offline |
| fixed | Done button would be broken on some iPhone models. |
Version 4.3.3 (December 28th, 2020)
| improved | Support for ATSC3 broadcasts |
Version 4.3.2 (December 8th, 2020)
| improved | Improved support for alternate audio codecs |
| improved | UI polishes |
| fixed | Random crashes when rewinding or fast-forwarding in the video player |
Version 4.3.1 (November 20th, 2020)
| improved | Various UI polishings to help support the new Custom Channels feature |
| improved | Mute now works from iOS 14 Control Center remote |
| improved | Support for ATSC3 broadcasts with multiple audio tracks |
| improved | Various bug fixes |
Version 4.3.0 (October 30th, 2020)
| new | Choose a section for the app to start on every time it is launched or resumed. |
| new | Choose a favorite channel to start playing every time it is launched or resumed. |
| new | Optionally choose to browse your imported movies by folder in enhanced mode. |
| improved | Info Guide shows video format and audio format for currently playing recording. |
| improved | Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts |
| improved | Video player performance when streaming remotely |
| improved | Notification API endpoint can take custom icons and timeouts |
| improved | Font size and color tweaks to help the UI look a little better on older TVs. |
| fixed | Seeking would sometimes not work while watching an in progress recording |
Version 4.2.0 (October 13th, 2020)
| new | Set a sleep timer from the video player on tvOS and iOS |
| new | Temporarily disable Auto Play for the current view session on tvOS and iOS |
| new | STATS FOR NERDS! - view details of your video files and video playback on tvOS and iOS |
| improved | Dolby Digital audio tracks are preferred over other tracks when an audio track is automatically chosen during playback |
| fixed | Video player would sometimes mysteriously dismiss on iOS |
| fixed | Search would sometimes mysteriously reset on iOS |
Version 4.1.3 (October 7th, 2020)
| improved | Scheduled Recordings section updates reliably when accessed from the Sidebar |
| improved | Seeking incredibly improved on large imported MKV files |
| fixed | Black screen with experimental video driver after video player is interrupted by sleep or airplay |
| fixed | Seeking backwards would sometimes not work on large imported MKV files |
| fixed | Seeking forward would not work while watching an in progress recording |
Version 4.1.2 (October 3rd, 2020)
| fixed | Seek change from last update was not working in some instances. |
Version 4.1.1 (September 29th, 2020)
| new | Optionally chose to have content automatically resume or be prompted with the choice. |
| improved | Seeking to the end of a recording will stop you at the Next Up prompt to help Auto Play. |
| fixed | Launching with HDHomeRun tuners reporting 0 channels would get the UI stuck |
Version 4.1.0 (September 16th, 2020)
| new | New show browsing design with more details for each episode |
| new | Show Options allows you to exclude a show from Up Next, set the watch order to newest first, and skip commercial indexing |
| new | Auto Play options let you ignore watched episodes during automatic playback |
| improved | Auto Play now respects your showâs Watch Order preference |
| improved | Various bug fixes |
Version 4.0.4 (August 25th, 2020)
| new | The iOS remote control widget can be used to toggle subtitles and audio tracks used by Channels on Apple TV |
| fixed | Some Library views would not render or sort correctly |
| fixed | HDMI-CEC colored buttons were not detected on some parts of the app |
| fixed | Some types of imported movies would not play any video |
Version 4.0.3 (August 13th, 2020)
| new | Setting to move Schedule to the main navigation |
| improved | Alphabetical sorting of Movies and TV Shows now ignores prefixed articles |
| improved | Remote Shortcut for Live TV can also be used as Previous Channel |
| improved | Added 'm' keyboard shortcut to toggle mute |
| improved | Added 'c' keyboard shortcut to toggle captions |
| fixed | New HDHomeRun with no channels would not be detected by the app on first install |
| fixed | Incorrect audio language was being selected on some international channels |
| fixed | TV Shows filters were not being remembered |
| fixed | Bluetooth keyboard navigation was not working on Recordings tab |
Version 4.0.2 (August 6th, 2020)
| fixed | Crash on iOS trying to use app shortcuts |
| fixed | Subtitles on some imported movies were not appearing |
| fixed | Closed captions could fail to turn on for some channels |
| fixed | Incorrect audio track could be selected on some channels |
| fixed | Channels API for navigation was not working |
Version 4.0.1 (August 3th, 2020)
| new | Support for additional functionality on HDMI-CEC and Bluetooth keyboards |
| improved | Alphabetical sort ignores The/A prefixes |
| fixed | Up Next would fail to refresh sometimes |
| fixed | Filter option in Movies and TV Shows was not being remembered |
Version 4.0.0 (July 20, 2020)
| new | New customizable main navigation sidebar |
| new | More optional sections for the main navigation |
| new | Expanded browsing library experience for larger libraries |
| new | Kids section lets you put kid movies and shows in their own section |
| new | View recordings as a list in the order they were recorded |
| new | Auto Play next episodes |
| new | Shuffle playback to play random episodes in a row for your show |
| new | Playback now prompts if you want to resume or not |
| new | Manage the Trash right from Channels |
| new | Mark your shows and movies as favorites |
| new | Kiosk mode lets you hide Settings section |
| new | Tons of other new options to make Channels a little more customizable |
Version 3.2.45 (June 25, 2020)
| fixed | Dithered colors in the player for some imported movies. |
Version 3.2.44 (June 17, 2020)
| improved | Expanded guide data for non-DVR users |
| fixed | Connecting to HDHomeRun over VPN was not working on cellular connections |
| fixed | Compatibility with upcoming audio descriptions broadcasts in Australia |
Version 3.2.43 (May 15, 2020)
| improved | Descriptions f or closed caption and audio tracks |
| fixed | Slow memory leak |
| fixed | Occasional crash |
Version 3.2.42 (May 6, 2020)
| improved | Diagnostics reporting for support requests |
| fixed | App could crash after streaming remotely for some time |
| fixed | Top Shelf would sometimes stop working |
Version 3.2.41 (April 29, 2020)
| fixed | Various bugs. |
Version 3.2.40 (April 21, 2020)
| fixed | Crash due to memory exhaustion |
| fixed | Crash when parsing invalid EPG data |
Version 3.2.39 (April 19, 2020)
| improved | Crash reporting |
Version 3.2.38 (April 18, 2020)
| fixed | Occasional crash when submitting diagnostic logs |
| fixed | Crash when entering nothing when manually adding a HDHomerun |
Version 3.2.37 (April 17, 2020)
| fixed | Crashes in the video player in some regions |
Version 3.2.36 (April 16, 2020)
| improved | Diagnostic submissions |
| improved | Specifying a hostname for a DVR or HDHR will now work as expected |
| fixed | Auto-play would occasionally not keep playing |
Version 3.2.35 (January 15, 2020)
| improved | Small performance improvement in remote streaming |
| improved | Better image caching behavior for faster loading |
| fixed | Skip Commercial button was not working with some remotes |
| fixed | Program details would sometimes not appear in the guide. |
| fixed | Turning off shake-to-mute setting will un-mute video player |
| fixed | Mute indicator on player was not showing when audio was previously muted |
| fixed | Transcoded Live TV sessions continued for 30 seconds beyond when they should have ended |
| fixed | App would fail to stream if HDHR IP address changed. |
| fixed | Occasional crashes while watching video |
| fixed | Video player errors would sometimes not appear |
| fixed | Crash on tvOS 11 |
| fixed | Rare hang while playing remote video |
| fixed | Some other rare crashes |
Version 3.2.34 (December 9, 2019)
| fixed | Top Shelf not loading if not using a DVR |
Version 3.2.33 (December 3, 2019)
| fixed | Top Shelf not loading if not using a DVR |
| fixed | HDHomeRun devices not properly found on app start if not using a DVR |
| fixed | Seeking while watching Live TV remotely via the DVR could seek to wrong location |
Version 3.2.32 (November 29, 2019)
| improved | Update channel lineups on every app launch |
| fixed | Crash while starting to watch Live TV via DVR if the DVR hostname cannot be resolved |
| fixed | Properly detect legacy HDHomeRun devices when connected to a DVR |
| fixed | Automatic Commercial Skipping sometimes would not activate for the first commercial |
Version 3.2.31 (October 30, 2019)
| fixed | Add Source button would sometimes be missing. |
Version 3.2.30 (October 29, 2019)
| fixed | [DVR] Recordings and schedule were not loading correctly in previous release. |
Version 3.2.29 (October 29, 2019)
| new | [DVR] Release Date added as a sort option for movies and shows. |
| new | Added the ability to turn off analytics. |
| fixed | Mute badge would not dissapear after unmuting. |
Version 3.2.28 (October 8, 2019)
| improved | Updated video player libraries with latest bug fixes and performance improvements. |
| fixed | Seeking with Siri remote was not working reliably on tvOS 13. |
| fixed | Some shows would not sort episodes correctly. |
| fixed | Crash when Experimental Audio Driver is enabled. |
Version 3.2.27 (September 24, 2019)
| new | [DVR] Adaptive streaming adjusts quality based on internet speeds |
| fixed | Warning icons would sometimes show on airing modals |
| fixed | Various bug fixes |
Version 3.2.26 (August 17, 2019)
| new | Setting to sort guide channel order. |
| new | [DVR] Episodes delayed or interrupted while recording are marked. |
| new | [DVR] Lock recordings to prevent auto-delete. |
| new | [DVR] Failed jobs will be marked on the Schedule. |
| fixed | [DVR] Top shelf could fail to show Up Next if no favorite channels were set. |
| fixed | [DVR] Recording could get stuck with spinner in timeline during playback. |
Version 3.2.25 (July 26, 2019)
| improved | Experimental support for AirPlay2 speakers. |
| fixed | Remote streaming seek performance at Original quality. |
| fixed | Player could get stuck with a spinner when playing some recordings. |
Version 3.2.24 (July 12, 2019)
| new | Stable HDHR firmware. |
| fixed | Timeline could become glitchy after buffering live tv for many hours. |
| fixed | Some channels would tune very slowly in Australia. |
| fixed | [DVR] Some recordings would fail to play remotely. |
Version 3.2.23 (June 20, 2019)
| improved | Choose between these commercial skipping styles: Automatic, Skip Button, or Manual |
Version 3.2.22 (June 11, 2019)
| new | Automatic commercial skipping |
| new | Commercial skip button |
| fixed | Channel scan wasn't working for some beta HDHomeRun firmwares |
Version 3.2.21 (May 29, 2019)
| fixed | Crash during app exit |
| fixed | Crash when displaying HDHomeRun error |
| fixed | Crash while viewing the Guide |
| fixed | Crash while exiting the video player |
Version 3.2.20 (May 25, 2019)
| fixed | Crash for users of European broadcast TV |
| fixed | Crash while viewing guide |
| fixed | Crash after playing |
| fixed | Crash during device discovery |
| fixed | Crash while reconnecting to DVR |
Version 3.2.19 (May 23, 2019)
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 2.2.18 (May 18, 2019)
| fixed | Various bug and rare crashes. |
Version 3.2.17 (May 14, 2019)
| improved | Significant improvements with Channels DVR Server discoverability |
| fixed | Guide data could be missing while accessing remotely |
| fixed | Timeline could jump around when scrubbing recordings. |
| fixed | Video player could fail to quit when recordings ended. |
Version 3.2.16 (May 11, 2019)
| fixed | Guide data could be missing after leaving the app and returning. |
Version 3.2.15 (May 7, 2019)
| new | HDHomeRun Premium channel support removed |
| improved | Show summary is spoken via VoiceOver in the guide |
| fixed | Crash when game controller was attached. |
| fixed | Playback would freeze while playing back recordings in the UK. |
| fixed | Player sometimes would not exit after recording finished playing. |
| fixed | Legacy HDHomeRun devices could get stuck at black screen when changing channels |
| fixed | Mute persists after changing channels |
Version 3.2.14 (April 23, 2019)
| improved | [DVR] Improved remote playback on slow/laggy WiFi networks |
| improved | [DVR] Increased buffering for remote playback |
| improved | Added latest HDHomeRun firmware updates |
| fixed | HDHomeRun tuners would sometimes fail to be discovered |
Version 3.2.13 (March 23, 2019)
| improved | [DVR] Double-click to skip commercial will seek to the end of the commercial more accurately. |
| fixed | Some channels in Finland would not play correctly. |
| fixed | Some channels in Finland and Italy would play english audio instead of native language. |
| fixed | [DVR] Search would not work when using quotes. |
Version 3.2.12 (January 25th, 2019)
| new | Customize the channels shown in the in-player Quick Guide |
| improved | Some bug fixes with the video player |
| improved | Remote DVR streams will include surround sound at bitrates higher than 6mbps |
Version 3.2.10 (October 31, 2018)
| fixed | Channel scan was not showing progress |
Version 3.2.9 (October 25, 2018)
| fixed | Bug fixes and stability fixes |
Version 3.2.8 (October 7, 2018)
| new | Toggle Pause available in Channels API |
| new | Previous Channel available in Channels API |
| new | [DVR] Connect to Channels DVR directly by IP address |
| improved | Channels DVR discover reliability |
| improved | HDHomeRun device discover reliability |
| improved | [DVR] Remote DVR reliability |
| improved | Larger buffer for Premium TV streams to avoid stalling. |
| fixed | Top Shelf would not load in some cases |
Version 3.2.7 (September 20, 2018)
| improved | Better setup experience when connecting to a newly installed DVR |
| improved | Recordings will resume at the last watched duration more reliably |
| improved | Improved HDHomeRun Premium channel playback |
| fixed | [DVR] Custom padding options weren't appearing as options for scheduled recordings |
| fixed | [DVR] Some instances where Cancel Recording was not being shown |
| fixed | Teletext menus were appearing on some Finish stations when captions were enabled |
| fixed | Channels could appear out of order when multiple HDHomeRuns had overlapping stations |
| fixed | Some UI fixes |
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working for some DVR users. |
Version 3.2.6 (August 30, 2018)
| fixed | Stuttering on some HDHomeRun Premium TV stations. |
| fixed | [DVR] ClearQAM channels could appear as Unknown after setting guide mappings. |
Version 3.2.5 (August 23, 2018)
| fixed | Some minor bugs |
Version 3.2.4 (August 22, 2018)
| fixed | [DVR] Remote streaming could sometimes not work |
| fixed | HDHomeRun Premium TV channels hide option would reset between launches |
| fixed | Legacy tuners were sometimes failing |
Version 3.2.3 (August 20, 2018)
| new | Support for HDHomeRun Premium TV |
| fixed | App could become unresponsive after scanning for channels. |
Version 3.2.2 (August 13, 2018)
| fixed | Small bug fixes. |
Version 3.2.1 (August 7, 2018)
| new | Customize closed captioning styles via System Accessibility Settings. |
| improved | Descriptive Video tracks are marked in the Language picker. |
| improved | [DVR] Show original air date for recorded programs. |
| improved | [DVR] Some padding options were not available. |
| improved | [DVR] Up Next would sometimes not update after watching an episode. |
| fixed | Favorites Guide in the player could display zoom artifacts. |
| fixed | Wrong default audio track was picked on some channels. |
| fixed | Sporting events in some regions could show as Unknown on the guide. |
Version 3.2.0 (June 26, 2018)
| improved | The overall design has been freshened up |
| improved | [DVR] Info modals have been unified across iOS and tvOS to share the same flows |
| improved | [DVR] You can now start watching shows directly from the schedule or search results |
Version 3.1.16 (June 11, 2018)
| improved | Better audio/video sync with HomePod (Airplay2) |
| fixed | Some DVB-T2 channels using HEVC could flash blue during playback. |
| fixed | Seeking would not work reliably when streaming remotely for more than an hour. |
| fixed | Guide would not show date/time headers after 14 days. |
| fixed | DVR users could not create season passes for sports. |
| fixed | Music Choice channels would take several seconds to start playing. |
| fixed | Rewind/fast-forward would not work reliably with IR remotes. |
Version 3.1.15 (April 20, 2018)
| improved | Closed captioning support in Germany. |
| fixed | DVB-T2 HEVC channels would not play smoothly. |
| fixed | Several rare crashes. |
Version 3.1.14 (April 18, 2018)
| new | Latest stable firmware for HDHR devices. |
| improved | Remote streaming will buffer for smoother playback. |
| improved | Support for closed captioning in Australia. |
| fixed | DVR Schedule and Guide could become stale after coming back from screensaver. |
| fixed | Guide data could be missing returning from screensaver on Apple TV set to never sleep. |
| fixed | Legacy tuners will try to guess HD channels based on call signs. |
Version 3.1.13 (March 25, 2018)
| improved | Sleeker progress indicators |
| fixed | Progress indicators for Up Next would sometimes not show |
Version 3.1.12 (March 23, 2018)
| improved | Up Next episodes now show progress indicators |
| improved | VoiceOver support on the guide |
| fixed | Favorites Guide would animate to focused item when showing |
Version 3.1.11 (March 16, 2018)
| fixed | Recording tab would sometimes not appear |
Version 3.1.10 (March 14, 2018)
| improved | Season/episode number are shown in the player when watching a recording. |
| improved | Option to reconnect to Remote DVR if connection is lost. |
| fixed | Extended padding options were not visible for Sport passes. |
| fixed | Channels API could fail to return responses if some channels were missing logos. |
| fixed | Images in the Favorites Guide could overlap while scrolling. |
Version 3.1.9 (March 7, 2018)
| new | HTTP API to control Channels and integrate with home automation. Learn more at https://getchannels.com/api |
| new | Surround Sound option lets you turn off 5.1 surround if your audio equipment doesn't support it. |
| new | Stable firmware for latest generation HDHRs. |
| improved | VoiceOver support for scheduled/recording programs on the guide. |
| fixed | Some recorded shows would not display their episodes in the correct order. |
| fixed | Closed captions would appear garbled on some channels. |
| fixed | Fast Forward would sometimes cause pausing |
| fixed | Movie images could be cropped incorrectly on the Top Shelf and Favorites Guide. |
Version 3.1.8 (February 14, 2018)
| improved | Winter Olympic recordings are now in order and presented better. |
| improved | Improvements for legacy tuners |
Version 3.1.7 (December 15, 2017)
| fixed | H264 channels could sometimes stall video during playback if the signal had errors. |
| fixed | Seeking back could sometimes take longer than expected on H264 channels. |
| fixed | Scrolling issues on the Settings tab. |
| fixed | Video player would fail to stream from local HDHR if also connected to remote DVR. |
| fixed | Remote DVR would not auto-connect on app launch if local HDHRs were also present. |
Version 3.1.6 (December 13, 2017)
| new | Stable firmware for new HDHomeRun DUO and QUATRO. |
| new | SDR Mode Switching setting to force SDR mode when the app starts or when a video plays. |
| improved | Images are cached so they continue to be visible if the internet connection is lost. |
| improved | Better remote streaming performance over high-latency connections. |
| fixed | A rare crash when using third-party Apple TV remote apps. |
| fixed | Remote Wi-Fi streaming at Original Quality could show Transcoder Not Available error. |
Version 3.1.5 (December 8, 2017)
| new | Beta firmware for the DUO and QUATRO which fixes random "Weak Signal" errors. |
| improved | Channels no longer forces itself into SDR mode, fixing issues with some TVs. |
| fixed | Some H264 channels would glitch during playback. |
| fixed | Some channels would lose A/V sync during playback. |
| fixed | Remote playback of an in-progress recording would sometimes not allow seeking. |
Version 3.1.4 (November 8, 2017)
| new | Channels will always operate in SDR mode when used on tvOS 11.2 on Apple TV 4K. |
| fixed | Various UI bug fixes. |
Version 3.1.1 (October 26, 2017)
| new | Overscan setting for the video player. |
| improved | Better guide data coverage in Germany. |
| fixed | Add Tuner Manually option would sometimes not work. |
| fixed | Scroll issues on the Guide tab. |
| fixed | Screensaver could rarely show while watching live TV. |
| fixed | Watching in-progress recording with end padding would not allow seeking into the padding. |
| fixed | Quick Guide in the player would sometimes not focus on the currently playing channel. |
| fixed | Remote streaming of recordings would sometimes fail to start. |
Version 3.1 (October 17, 2017)
| new | Remote DVR lets you use Channels on the go and away from home. |
| improved | Faster tuning of H264 channels. |
| improved | Tuner Sharing option is off by default. |
| improved | Support for setting up legacy TECH tuners with DVR. |
| fixed | Tuner Sharing was not working with legacy hdhomeruns. |
| fixed | Video playback could stutter at the end of a recording when closed captions were enabled. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 3.0.3 (October 11, 2017)
| improved | Clicking a currently airing show in On Now or Guide immediately plays again. You can click and hold to get recording options now. |
| fixed | Fast Scroll UI on Guide was broken. |
| fixed | Top Shelf was sometimes showing blank items for DVR users. |
Version 3.0.2 (October 4, 2017)
| fixed | Video player could hang when seeking around some H264 streams. |
Version 3.0.1 (October 3, 2017)
| new | Latest stable HDHomeRun firmware. |
| fixed | Sports weren't showing up in More Recently Recorded. |
Version 3.0 (October 2, 2017)
| fixed | You can now record currently airing shows from On Now and the guide. |
| fixed | Play button will immediately play a currently airing show from On Now and the guide. |
| fixed | New Series Passes will use your default keep settings. |
Version 2.1.40 (September 27, 2017)
| new | Added HEVC hardware decoding for Germany DVB-T2 channels. |
| fixed | H264 decoding issues on some channels. |
| fixed | DVR Tuner Sharing was not working with legacy HDHR DUAL. |
| improved | Better channel scanning for legacy HDHR DUAL. |
Version 2.1.39 (September 18, 2017)
| fixed | Some H264 channels would stutter during playback. |
Version 2.1.38 (September 17, 2017)
| new | Adds support for tvOS 11 and Apple TV 4k. |
| new | Customize your seek durations to 3, 7, 10, 15, or 30 seconds. |
| new | Custom seek durations just for sports. These seek durations will only be in effect when watching a sporting event. |
| fixed | Team Passes would not allow more than 15 minutes of end padding. |
Version 2.1.36 (July 26, 2017)
| fixed | Rare crash was preventing app from launching for some users. |
Version 2.1.35 (July 25, 2017)
| new | New design for DVR tab. |
| new | Tuner Sharing for DVR users. Recording tuners can now be shared for live streams. |
| new | Added a setting to hide Up Next from Top Shelf. |
| new | Added a setting to automatically show closed captions with Shake to Mute. |
| new | HDHomeRun Tech3-US support. |
| improved | Focus is now remembered correctly when returning to Recordings. |
| improved | DVR pass options are now presented as a list for easier selection. |
| improved | Added firmware upgrade support for HDHR TECH models. |
| fixed | DVB EPG parsing was not working in Czechia. |
| fixed | Search would not actually search if you entered the same query twice. |
| fixed | DVR tabs would sometimes not show up when the app launched. |
| fixed | The video player would lock up while using the chapter skip buttons on a universal remote when playing back a recording in progress. |
| fixed | Movies on the DVR tab were not sorted by record date. |
Version 2.1.34 (June 16, 2017)
| new | Latest HDHomeRun firmware with networking improvements. |
| improved | Show detailed error messages when streaming fails (requires latest firmware). |
| improved | Expanded DVR recording options for padding and retention. |
| fixed | App was crashing on tvOS 11 Beta. |
| fixed | Search tab could sometimes create invalid Series Passes. |
Version 2.1.33 (May 2, 2017)
| improved | Design tweaks on the Recordings tab. |
Version 2.1.32 (April 30, 2017)
| new | Re-designed Recordings tab. |
| fixed | Recordings tab would not refresh when waking up Apple TV. |
| fixed | Focus could jump after returning to On Now tab from Video Player. |
| fixed | Channel logos were not showing up in New Zealand. |
Version 2.1.31 (April 15, 2017)
| improved | App starts 2x quicker for DVR users. |
| fixed | On Now would not remember which channel was selected when coming back from the live TV. |
| fixed | Player would sometimes pause while trying to skip multiple times with Siri remote. |
| fixed | Player would not rewind/fast-forward reliably with Siri remote. |
| fixed | Some DVR recordings from certain cable providers would not playback correctly. |
| fixed | Some DVR recordings would show inaccurate durations. |
| fixed | Guide would sometimes scroll up too far. |
| fixed | Live TV would resume after using Siri even if it was previously paused. |
| fixed | Screensaver will show when paused during DVR recording playback. |
| fixed | Hitting menu during pan to scrub would not return to original position. |
| fixed | Missing channel logos in NZ. |
Version 2.1.30 (March 30, 2017)
| new | Hardware decoding of H.264 channels. |
| fixed | Rare crash in video player. |
Version 2.1.29 (March 27, 2017)
| fixed | Automatic fallback with multiple HDHomeRuns was not working. |
| fixed | App could sometimes crash when creating a new Pass with another device. |
| fixed | Using the Play button on a show with multiple seasons could play the wrong episode. |
| fixed | Guide tab would not load future data for some DVR users. |
| fixed | Preview images for episodes would not update after recording completed. |
Version 2.1.28 (March 26, 2017)
| fixed | Picking a Recording from the Top Shelf was not working. |
| fixed | Some rare bugs and crashes. |
Version 2.1.27 (March 23, 2017)
| new | Watch Again button for a recorded show lets you start watching a show all over again from the beginning. |
| improved | Recordings for shows are now sorted by season. |
| improved | Small UI improvements for Channels DVR features. |
| fixed | Local news and some other shows would display the same date for all recordings. |
| fixed | Trying to access a recording from the Top Shelf would sometimes not work. |
| fixed | Singaporean HD channels would distort audio playback. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 2.1.26 (March 15, 2017)
| improved | Start up time has been improved for Channels DVR users. |
| improved | Button to delete all the recordings for a single show is now labled Delete All. |
| fixed | Recording status for items in the Guide would sometimes be inaccurate. |
| fixed | When recording something from the guide, the guide item would not always show the correct recording status. |
| fixed | Record button would not always update itself after starting a recording from the Quick Bar. |
| fixed | HDHomeRun DUALs would sometimes be listed as HDHR3-US on Settings. |
| fixed | Some infrequent crashes. |
Version 2.1.25 (March 7, 2017)
| improved | Video player will not pause while using Siri. |
| fixed | Closed captions were missing on some non-HD cable channels. |
Version 2.1.24 (March 6, 2017)
| fixed | Several rare crashes were squashed in our effort to get to 100% crash-free. |
Version 2.1.21 (March 2, 2017)
| improved | Video player performance. |
| fixed | Rewind and fast-forward were not working. |
Version 2.1.20 (February 28, 2017)
| improved | Scrubbing inside the video player is much more precise. |
| fixed | Scrubbing to end of a recording would exit the video player. |
| fixed | Screen saver would sometimes come on while watching TV. |
Version 2.1.19 (February 27, 2017)
| fixed | Guide tab was crashing on load for some users. |
| fixed | Scrolling through favorites in the video player could cause stuttering. |
Version 2.1.18 (February 26, 2017)
| fixed | Double-click play/pause button to jump to previous channel was not working. |
| fixed | Coming back to the Guide from the video player would not remember focus. |
Version 2.1.17 (February 23, 2017)
| new | Better support while using the Remote app on iOS. Art and metadata for what's currently playing will now show as well. |
| new | Channels now supports an expanded set of media controls so that universal remotes can take advantage of fast forward and skip buttons. |
| fixed | Guide would incorrectly highlight some episodes as scheduled to record. |
| fixed | Scheduling a recording from the Search tab could sometimes record the SD instead HD channel. |
Version 2.1.16 (February 20, 2017)
| improved | Better VoiceOver support for the new Recordings view. |
Version 2.1.15 (February 15, 2017)
| new | New way to browse recordings for DVR users |
Version 2.1.14 (February 9, 2017)
| fixed | Screen saver no longer comes on while paused. |
Version 2.1.13 (January 27, 2017)
| fixed | Some crashes could occur for DVR users on the On Now tab. |
Version 2.1.12 (January 26, 2017)
| new | Recording state is now reflected in On Now for DVR users. |
| improved | App launch times for DVR users regressed a little on the last release. It should be sped up a little again. |
| fixed | IR remotes correctly only skip to markers when inside commercial blocks while watching DVR recordings. |
| fixed | Some UI fixes. |
Version 2.1.11 (January 23, 2017)
| fixed | Guide would not remember focus. |
Version 2.1.10 (January 20, 2017)
| new | Adds Up Next recordings to the Top Shelf for DVR users. |
| improved | Better performance on Guide tab when loading future data from DVR. |
| improved | VoiceOver support on the Recordings tab. |
| fixed | Timeline in video player was not accurate when playing a recent or still in-progress recording. |
| fixed | Channel scan on legacy tuners with ClearQAM would not find some channels. |
| fixed | VoiceOver on the Guide tab would not work consistently. |
Version 2.1.9 (January 18, 2017)
| new | You can now edit currently recording or scheduled recordings. This includes changing their recording padding. |
| improved | Default settings for padding are now reflected when creating Passes and scheduling recordings. |
| fixed | Recording state was sometimes incorrectly reflected in the guide. |
Version 2.1.8 (January 17, 2017)
| improved | An even speedier initial launch for Channels DVR users. |
| fixed | Loader would stay longer than it should have when playing a channel from Top Shelf. |
| fixed | Focused tab could shift when backgrounding and resuming the application. |
| fixed | There was no ability to cancel the modal when being asked if you want to play a program live or from its recording from Channels DVR. |
Version 2.1.7 (January 13, 2017)
| fixed | Initial loading times were very slow for DVR users. |
| fixed | DVR tabs would sometimes disappear. |
| fixed | Legacy tuners had to scan for channels twice before they showed up. |
| fixed | Some international users with legacy tuners were not able to see any channels after a scan. |
Version 2.1.6 (January 11, 2017)
| fixed | DVR recordings playback was having issues in some cases. Playback should work great now. |
Version 2.1.5 (January 10, 2017)
| new | Added support for the Channels DVR Public Beta. |
| new | Latest stable firmware for all tuner models. |
| improved | Legacy tuners can use newer SiliconDust guide data. Re-scan for channels from the Settings tab. |
| fixed | Some stations with OTA signal interference would not tune reliably. |
Version 2.1.3 (November 11, 2016)
| fixed | DVB subtitles were not working. |
| fixed | Guide tab did not display descriptions for Gracenote users. |
Version 2.1.2 (November 9, 2016)
| fixed | Some channels would not appear under the All Channels filter. |
| fixed | Some DVB radio stations would take a long time to start playing. |
Version 2.1.1 (November 4, 2016)
| new | Channels will remember what tab you were last on when re-launching. |
| improved | New visual style when the filter list is focused on the Guide tab. |
| improved | Some minor UI improvements. |
| fixed | Screen would sometimes flash white when playing from Guide. |
| fixed | Some rare video player crashes. |
| fixed | Really long show descriptions would overflow onto the grid. |
| fixed | Top Shelf images for movies on Gracenote were the wrong size. |
| fixed | Added VoiceOver for enabling and disabling tuners. |
| fixed | VoiceOver would not announce when toggling favorite/hidden status for a channel on the Settings tab. |
Version 2.1 (October 19, 2016)
| new | Multiple HDHomeRun tuners can be used at once. |
| new | You are now alerted that you will lose your unwatched buffer before changing channels or exiting back to the guide. |
| improved | Clicking Menu while in the grid will scroll it to the top. |
| fixed | Focus would get stuck on the tab bar for On Now tab if no channels matched filter. |
| fixed | Some cable channels would play Spanish audio by default. |
| fixed | Grid would randomly scroll to the bottom in some cases. |
| fixed | IR remotes could not select items in the Settings tab. |
Version 2.0.1 (October 12, 2016)
| improved | VoiceOver announcements when re-ordering favorites. |
| fixed | Filtering now works for international users with Gracenote EPG. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 2.0 (October 11, 2016)
| new | Grid Guide. |
| new | All new design. |
Version 1.5.9 (October 3, 2016)
| changed | Jump to last channel now uses double-click of the Play/Pause button. |
| changed | App rating is now 12+. |
| improved | Performance fixes to prevent video stutter while watching TV. |
| updated | Latest HDHomerun beta firmware. |
| fixed | Visual glitches on update firmware screen. |
| fixed | Rare bug would prevent some program images from showing. |
| fixed | Rare bug caused a crash when leaving the video player. |
Version 1.5.8 (September 13, 2016)
| new | Dark Mode support on tvOS 10. |
Version 1.5.7 (September 2, 2016)
| improved | Seek performance. |
| fixed | Video player would sometimes lock up while seeking. |
Version 1.5.6 (August 27, 2016)
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working for HDHomeRun PRIME users with lots of channels. |
| fixed | Some channels were missing on the Settings tab. |
Version 1.5.5 (August 12, 2016)
| new | You can now hide channels in addition to favoriting them. |
| fixed | Top Shelf was not working for some users. |
| fixed | Switching channels sometimes did not work for DVB users. |
| fixed | Tuner Not Available errors showing up incorrectly. |
| fixed | Scanning for channels on legacy devices would sometimes return no results. |
| fixed | Rare crashes. |
Version 1.5.4 (August 5, 2016)
| new | Change channels via Channels for iOS. |
| new | Setting to switch between linear and blend deinterlacing modes. |
| improved | Pick between subtitles when multiple languages are present. |
| improved | Menu and double-click are disabled while player is paused. |
Version 1.5.3 (April 27, 2016)
| improved | Updated firmware available for latest-generation HDHomeRuns. |
| fixed | Audio sync issues caused by commercials on some cable providers. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.5.2 (March 18, 2016)
| fixed | A rare crash was preventing the app from launching for some users. |
| fixed | Performance issue parsing DVB EPG data in some locales caused video player to stutter. |
Version 1.5.1 (March 16, 2016)
| new | Redesigned placeholders show channel information when guide image is missing. |
| new | DVB channels missing guide data will download EPG from video stream while watching TV. |
| new | Drag left/right to scrub is only enabled while video player is paused. |
| improved | Redesigned muted indicator when using Shake to Mute. |
| improved | Show an error message when no tuners are available. |
| improved | Better streaming performance and reliability for latest-gen HDHomeRuns. |
| improved | Better VoiceOver support on the Settings tab and inside the video player. |
| fixed | Settings tab shows "Add Tuner Manually" button when no devices are found. |
Version 1.5 (February 16, 2016)
| new | Redesigned timeline shows the buffer in relation to the actual time. |
| new | Buffer size increased to 8GB (~90 minutes). |
| new | Stretch to Fit setting makes standard definition video fill the screen. |
| improved | Surround sound is now enabled automatically. No more setting required. |
| improved | Closed captions with international characters are displayed correctly. |
| improved | Automatically picks surround sound audio track if multiple tracks are available. |
| fixed | Legacy dual-input models wouldn't tune if only a single input was being used. |
| fixed | Rare crash when accessing the Language tab. |
| fixed | UK broadcasts using AAC would not play with surround sound. |
| fixed | Surround sound would not work with some audio receivers. |
| fixed | Top Shelf would sometimes not work after rebooting. |
Version 1.4.2 (February 12, 2016)
| new | Enable or disable Shake to Mute on the Settings tab. |
| improved | Shake to mute is less sensitive to avoid accidental muting. |
| improved | Visual and hearing impaired audio tracks in the Language selector are now labeled. |
| improved | Better VoiceOver support on the Settings tab and in the video player. |
| improved | Uses a 24-hour clock in the timeline when appropriate. |
| improved | Error message is shown when a firmware upgrade fails. |
| improved | Channels will try to lock tuners in reverse order to leave first tuner free for other apps. |
| fixed | Some channels would play non-primary audio track by default. |
| fixed | Top Shelf would not update when favorites were changed or re-ordered. |
| fixed | Stations with duplicate channel numbers could not be favorited. |
Version 1.4.1 (February 4th, 2016)
| new | Shake your Siri Remote to mute and unmute. |
| improved | Smoother and more traditional rewind and fast forward. |
| fixed | Timeline could show up repeatedly when auto-resuming after buffer fills up. |
| fixed | Guide images would sometimes fail to appear. |
| fixed | Adding and removing Favorites would sometimes not work correctly. |
Version 1.4.0 (January 29, 2016)
| new | Channels now lets you pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV! |
| new | Info Bar provides a quick Favorites Guide and language options while you're watching TV. |
| new | Favorites Guide tells you what's on your favorite channels and lets you jump right to them. |
| new | Switch between audio tracks while watching a program. |
| new | Enable and disable closed captioning while watching a program. |
| new | HDHomeRun EXTEND owners can now pick a transcoding profile on the Settings tab. |
| new | Channels can detect airplay speakers to keep audio in sync. |
| improved | Previous channel is remembered when leaving the video player. |
| improved | Better video quality and de-interlacing. |
| improved | Video player pauses while using Siri. |
| fixed | Top Shelf sometimes did not actually display what is currently on. |
Version 1.3.1 (January 4, 2016)
| fixed | Video overlay would sometimes jump back to the current channel while browsing. |
| fixed | The top shelf on the Apple TV home screen would not show favorite channels. |
| fixed | Exiting the app while watching TV with surround sound enabled would cause static on some audio receivers. |
Version 1.3 (December 11, 2015)
| new | New icon! |
| new | Support for 5.1 surround sound w/ S/PDIF compatible receivers. |
| new | Show channel numbers when logos are missing. |
| new | Video overlay is shown automatically when a new program starts. |
| improved | Video overlay disappears quicker after changing channels. |
| fixed | Channel scan would sometimes fail to find some channels. |
Version 1.2.1 (December 7, 2015)
| new | Set up your new HDHomeRun directly from Channels. |
| new | Channels will help you upgrade your HDHomeRun to the latest firmware. |
| improved | Double-click to jump to the last channel is more responsive. |
| improved | Better guide matching for DVB channels. |
| improved | Even better support for televisions with overscan. |
| fixed | Manually added tuners were not working. |
| fixed | Channel scan would sometimes find zero channels. |
Version 1.2 (December 3, 2015)
| new | Click to switch channels. Swiping left/right in the video player will no longer change channels automatically. |
| new | Double-click to jump back to the previous channel. |
| new | Per-device favorites. Each Apple TV gets its own list of favorites. Now you can easily favorite ESPN in the living room and Disney XD in the kids room. |
| new | Channels on the favorites tab can be re-ordered. Click and hold a channel to move it to the desired location, just like your Apple TV home screen. |
| improved | Better video quality and de-interlacing. |
| improved | The guide data, images, and channel logos in North America, UK, and Australia have improved. |
| improved | Better support for the EXTEND model. |
| fixed | A terrible bug caused the app to freeze after exiting live TV. |
| fixed | Overscan on some TVs caused the now playing bar to appear off-screen. |
Version 1.1 (November 12, 2015)
| new | Support for all legacy tuners. |
| new | Swipe left/right while watching TV to flip channels. |
| new | Overlay when watching tv shows you what's on next. |
| improved | Improved video quality and playback. |
| fixed | OTA channels now show guide data (you may need to re-select your provider) |
Version 1.0 (November 5, 2015)
| new | The app! |
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Channels is the best way to watch and record all of your favorite shows. Watching live TV with a familiar guide, record your favorite shows, and stream everything while away from home.
