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Channels 6.0 for Apple TV & iOS
News August 11, 2024
Customize your entire Channels experience with Personal Sections. Channels 6.0 for Apple TV & iOS is now available.
Channels 5.8 for Apple TV & iOS
News February 8, 2024
Playlists, better management, recently watched channels, and more! Channels 5.8 for Apple TV & iOS is now available.
Channels + Callsheet
News September 20, 2023
With the latest versions of both Channels and Callsheet, they now work together even better than before.
News & Sports Sections
News September 14, 2023
Channels for Apple TV and iOS now offer dedicated News and Sports sections. Turn them on to group all of your news or sports into a single destination.
Reclaim your Media Library with the Kids Section
Tips & Tricks February 13, 2023
Channels is a great way to build up a huge library of TV shows and movies. But if you have kids, sometimes that content can take over your whole DVR and media library. You’ve probably run into this problem in the past.
Keep in Sync with Channel Collections
Tips & Tricks February 7, 2023
Channels lets you mark your TV channels as favorites and provides groups of channels based on certain criteria, but what if you could create your own group of channels? That’s where Channel Collections come in.
Ease your Life with Server Side Settings
Tips & Tricks February 6, 2023
Channels has a lot of settings. A LOT OF SETTINGS. We think you should be empowered to curate your own TV experience, but we also know that it can be very time consuming to set up each client individually.
2022 Year in Review
News December 15, 2022
2022 was the year of quality of life improvements for Channels. After giving you more ways to add content to your library and more unique features for watching it last year, we spent all of 2022 honing in on it.
iOS & tvOS 16 Device Name Changes
News September 15, 2022
Happy iOS & tvOS 16 week! With these updates, Apple has limited the use of the custom name you give to your devices. Here’s how to get your Channels apps reporting with their correct names again.
Offline Downloads
News April 12, 2022
Channels for iOS now supports offline downloads. Browse your library, download your movies and TV shows to your device, and take them with you.
2021 Year in Review
News December 28, 2021
2021 ended up being a huge year for Channels. We brought more ways to add content to your library and more unique features for watching your content. With Custom Channels, Stream Links, Local Content, Virtual Channels, and more, we hope we helped make Channels even more useful for your family this year.
Channels 5.0 for Apple TV & iOS
News October 26, 2021
Local Content, Virtual Channels, On Later, Library Collections, and more! Channels 5.0 for Apple TV & iOS is now available.
Big Release!
News March 30, 2021
Channel Collections, Server Side Settings, Kids Only Mode, and more. This is a big release.
Apple Silicon Support
News November 30, 2020
Channels DVR Server officially supports Apple Silicon Macs.
Expanded Remote Control Support for Apple TV
News August 5, 2020
Channels now supports advanced remote control functions like channel surfing, numeric channel entry, and even app shortcuts.
Channels 4.0: Playback Enhancements
News July 24, 2020
With Channels 4.0 , we’ve added some requested features for playing back your shows.
Channels 4.0: Kids Section
News July 23, 2020
Channels 4.0 adds an official Kids section to quarantine all of your kids’ content. But it has some tricks up its sleeve.
Channels 4.0: Enhanced Library Browsing
News July 22, 2020
Channels 4.0 has new ways to browse TV Shows and Movies that help you find content in larger libraries.
Channels 4.0: New Navigation
News July 21, 2020
One of the biggest changes in Channels 4.0 is the new customizable Sidebar. Here’s a little more information about it.
Channels 4.0
News July 20, 2020
Channels 4.0 is out now for tvOS and iOS. This is a huge update packed full of features for Channels Plus fans.
Stream Easier with New PIN Based Authentication
News June 30, 2020
It’s now incredibly easier and faster to connect remotely while away from home with our new PIN based authentication.
Never Lose a Recording with Trash
News February 25, 2020
Channels now has a Trash feature to protect deleted recordings. Deleted recordings are placed into the Trash and scheduled to be permanently removed after an optional number of days.
TV Everywhere Support
News July 25, 2019
Today we’re launching the public beta of a new feature to supplement our great HDHomeRun support. Channels Plus now allows you to log in with your existing TV provider account to add channels to your lineup via TV Everywhere. These new channels will be available for both watching and recording.
Channels for iOS is Now Free
News January 22, 2019
Since the beginning of Channels for iOS, we have charged extra for it. As of today, not only do we not charge extra, we don't charge at all. Channels for iOS is now free, forever.
Channels Apps Now Free for DVR Subscribers
News August 17, 2018
The Channels apps are now free for all Channels DVR subscribers. One of the biggest barriers to trying Channels DVR is now gone. Huzzah!
Channels Unification
News June 26, 2018
Today is a day we've been working towards all year. Today, all of the Channels apps are officially unified. No matter which Channels app you use, you can expect the same exact features. That includes full DVR support for Android TV and Fire TV!
Channels API
News March 7, 2018
We just released an update to Channels that adds an HTTP API to let you control and query the Channels app.
DVR Support Now Available in Channels for iOS
News July 18, 2017
It's finally here! We weren't sure we'd make it, but after a ton of work, and an incredible amount of help from our iOS Beta team, Channels for iOS now has full support for Channels DVR. And it's pretty fun.
Channels DVR is Now Available in a Public Beta
News January 10, 2017
It’s with great pleasure to announce that Channels DVR is now available in a Public Beta.
Channels 2.0 for Apple TV
News October 11, 2016
After a long year of going from a simple "what if this could work" type app, to something that we've all enjoyed using as our main source of TV, today Channels goes to 2.0.
Channels for iOS
News July 27, 2016
It's with great pleasure to announce that Channels is now available for your iOS devices.
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