Channels for iPhone & iPad
Everything Channels has to offer, on the go.
Release Notes
Version 6.1.2 (October 11th, 2024)
| fixed | iPad app was not able to run on macOS |
Version 6.1.1 (October 10th, 2024)
| new | Added pre-made App Shortcuts for common tasks and Siri voice integration |
| 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 | iOS 18 support |
| new | Support for iPhones 16 |
| new | Light/Dark/Tinted icon support |
| new | Control Actions for Search, Watch Channel, Open Section, Open Channels |
| new | Channels now requires a minimum of iOS version 16.6 |
| improved | Modernized Siri Shortcut actions with new titles and groupings |
| fixed | Rare crash due to malformed data from Custom Channels |
| 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 | 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 |
| new | Navigation sidebar is now available on iPhone and iPad |
| improved | All new and more reliable PIP implementation for iOS |
| 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 | Loader would not disappear from the Guide view on iOS |
| fixed | The filter bar on some views was incorrectly showing on iPhone |
| fixed | Focus was getting lost sometimes when deep into a navigation stack |
| fixed | Tapping images to see them larger on mobile was not framing the images correctly |
| 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 | 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. |
| new | Channels is now available on Apple Vision Pro and visionOS via iPad compatability mode. |
| 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 | Episodes would not open in Callsheet correctly |
| 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 | All movies, TV shows, and Episodes are now eligible for opening in Callsheet now no matter which indexer was used. |
| 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 | iPhone lock screen remote will now disable the scrubber when watching Live TV |
| 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 |
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)
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Version 5.5.11 (January 19, 2023)
| 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 |
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 | Crash that could happen when deleting recordings |
| 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 | 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 iOS 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 | 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 |
Version 5.5.5 (October 1, 2022)
| improved | DVR app has permissions to read device name again |
| improved | Performance and responsiveness |
| fixed | Empty Match Content settings removed |
Version 5.5.4 (September 29, 2022)
| fixed | Connecting to DVR servers using their Tailscale IPs was not working in some cases |
| 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 | 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)
| improved | Support for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max |
| improved | Better handling of timeline while in audio only mode |
| improved | Better handling of Start From Beginning button |
| 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 | 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 | WMV/WMA audio/video codecs |
| fixed | Duration was not showing for Movies |
| fixed | On Later would not render correctly randomly |
| fixed | Videos were showing in the Enhanced Browsing TV section under Recently Watched and Recently Aired |
| 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 immediately dismissed after seeking |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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)
| 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
Version 5.2.3 (February 8th, 2022)
| new | Browse the Winter Olympics in On Later |
| improved | Diagnostics |
| 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 | Images can be tapped to zoom them |
| 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 |
| improved | Better animations when rotating device |
| 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 | Audio would blip when coming back from the Control Center |
| fixed | Playback was not pausing when a phone call came in on iOS |
| fixed | Battery drain issues on iOS |
| fixed | Various rare crashes to improve overall stability |
Version 5.1.0 (November 2nd, 2021)
| 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 | 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 | Watch button was missing for Virtual Channels |
| fixed | Resolved rare crashes when watching TVE sources |
| fixed | Show Section on Other Device Siri action was allowing you to - leave the section blank |
| 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 | Siri Shortcuts - Shortcut actions that let you build powerful Siri Shortcuts. |
| new | Redesigned search |
| 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 |
| new | New menu when holding a channel logo in the Guide on iOS - Watch, Play To, Add to Favorites, Hide Channel |
| 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 |
| improved | Verify Commercials title in menus on iOS will be Reverify Commercials if they have already been verified |
| fixed | Sleep timer selection was not being respected |
| 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)
| improved | Holding the Watch button on will prompt with a list if your library contains multiple versions of the content |
| 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 | 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 4.5.4 (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 | 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 | Small bugs |
Version 4.5.1 (April 16th, 2021)
| fixed | Wrong audio track was playing in some OTA regions |
| 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)
| 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 | Recently Added Shows row added to the TV Shows enhanced view |
| improved | Clicking on the current channel or recording while PIP is open will return PIP to full screen |
Version 4.4.0 (January 22, 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 |
| fixed | Display issue in the Video Player on iPhone 12 |
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 | Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts |
| improved | Video player performance when streaming remotely |
| improved | Recordings button can be found on Library tab to help get there faster. |
| fixed | Seeking would sometimes not work while watching an in progress recording |
| fixed | Badges were some times missing their icons |
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 | Play To would not always prompt for where you wanted to watch from iOS |
| fixed | Launching with HDHomeRun tuners reporting 0 channels would get the UI stuck |
Version 4.1.0 (September 16th, 2020)
| 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)
| fixed | Some Library views would not render or sort correctly |
| 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 |
Version 4.0.1 (August 3th, 2020)
| 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 20th, 2020)
| 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 | Commercial editor lets you adjust the commercial indexes of all your recordings |
| new | Swipe controls and Context Menus have been added all over |
| new | Tons of other new options to make Channels a little more customizable |
Version 3.2.45 (June 25, 2020)
| fixed | Guide would not load future items for DVR users. |
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 | Crash when trying to delete Series Pass on an iPad |
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 | Program details would sometimes not appear in the guide. |
| 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 | Rare hang while playing remote video |
| fixed | Some other rare crashes |
Version 3.2.34 (December 9, 2019)
| fixed | Various bug fixes |
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 | Remote streaming would take a long time to start on iPhone 11. |
| 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 | Keyboard control in the video player. |
| 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] 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 2.2.23 (June 20, 2019)
| improved | Choose between these commercial skipping styles: Automatic, Skip Button, or Manual |
Version 2.2.22 (June 11, 2019)
| new | Automatic commercial skipping |
| new | Commercial skip button |
| fixed | Channel scan wasn't working for some beta HDHomeRun firmwares |
Version 2.2.21 (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 2.2.20 (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 2.2.19 (May 23, 2019)
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 2.2.18 (May 18, 2019)
| fixed | Various bug and rare crashes. |
Version 2.2.17 (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 2.2.16 (May 11, 2019)
| fixed | Guide data could be missing after leaving the app and returning. |
Version 2.2.15 (May 7, 2019)
| new | HDHomeRun Premium channel support removed |
| improved | Show summary is spoken via VoiceOver in the guide |
| 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 2.2.14 (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 2.2.13 (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 2.2.12 (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 2.2.10 (October 31, 2018)
| new | Support for the new 11" iPad Pro and 12.9" iPad Pro |
| fixed | Channel scan was not showing progress |
Version 2.2.9 (October 25, 2018)
| fixed | Remote playback on XS & XS Max would sometimes fail |
| fixed | Bug fixes and stability fixes |
| fixed | Settings tab looked bad with large Dynamic Type |
Version 2.2.8 (October 7, 2018)
| 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. |
Version 2.2.7 (September 20, 2018)
| new | Support for iPhone Xr, iPhone Xs, and Xs Max |
| new | Added a setting to skip the Play To prompt when watching a show or recording |
| 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 |
Version 2.2.6 (August 30, 2018)
| fixed | Stuttering on some HDHomeRun Premium TV stations. |
| fixed | Secondary audio tracks would sometimes not appear in the language picker. |
| fixed | [DVR] ClearQAM channels could appear as Unknown after setting guide mappings. |
Version 2.2.5 (August 23, 2018)
| fixed | Some minor bugs |
Version 2.2.4 (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 2.2.3 (August 20, 2018)
| new | Support for HDHomeRun Premium TV |
Version 2.2.2 (August 13, 2018)
| fixed | Small bug fixes. |
Version 2.2.1 (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 | Wrong default audio track was picked on some channels. |
| fixed | Sporting events in some regions could show as Unknown on the guide. |
Version 2.2.0 (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 watch current airings directly from the schedule or search results |
Version 2.1.16 (June 12, 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. |
Version 2.1.15 (April 20, 2018)
| improved | Closed captioning support in Germany. |
| fixed | DVB-T2 HEVC channels would not play smoothly. |
| fixed | Several rare crashes. |
Version 2.1.14 (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 | Legacy tuners will try to guess HD channels based on call signs. |
Version 2.1.13 (March 26, 2018)
| improved | Sleeker progress indicators |
| fixed | Progress indicators for Up Next would sometimes not show |
Version 2.1.12 (March 23, 2018)
| improved | Up Next episodes now show progress indicators |
| improved | VoiceOver support on the guide |
Version 2.1.10 (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 | Firmware updates were not working. |
Version 2.1.9 (March 7, 2018)
| new | Stable firmware for latest generation HDHRs. |
| improved | VoiceOver support for scheduled/recording programs on the guide. |
| fixed | Closed captions would appear garbled on some channels. |
| fixed | Some recorded shows would not display their episodes in the correct order. |
| fixed | Fast Forward would sometimes cause pausing |
Version 2.1.8 (February 14, 2018)
| improved | Winter Olympic recordings are now in order and presented better. |
| improved | Improvements for legacy tuners |
Version 2.1.7 (December 15, 2017)
| fixed | Scrolling issues on the Settings tab. |
| fixed | Audio track selection UI when remote streaming. |
| 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 2.1.6 (December 14, 2017)
| new | Stable firmware for new HDHomeRun DUO and QUATRO. |
| 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 | Remote Wi-Fi streaming at Original Quality could show Transcoder Not Available error. |
| 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 2.1.4 (November 8, 2017)
| improved | Notification permission is no longer requested on first launch. Channels will only request permission when using a feature that uses it (Airing Reminders). |
| fixed | VoiceOver accessibility issues. |
| fixed | Other small UI fixes. |
Version 2.1.3 (November 3, 2017)
| new | Ready for iPhone X. |
| fixed | Other small UI fixes. |
Version 2.1.2 (October 26, 2017)
| new | Overscan setting for the video player. |
| improved | Better guide data coverage in Germany. |
| fixed | Watching in-progress recording with end padding would not allow seeking into the padding. |
| fixed | Remote streaming of recordings would sometimes fail to start. |
Version 2.1.1 (October 18, 2017)
| improved | Remote DVR will show an error message if your DVR can't transcode video for remote playback. |
Version 2.1 (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 2.0.3 (October 11, 2017)
| improved | Various bug fixes. |
Version 2.0.1 (October 3, 2017)
| new | Latest stable HDHomeRun firmware. |
| fixed | Sports weren't showing up in More Recently Recorded. |
Version 2.0 (October 2, 2017)
| improved | Series Passes will use your default keep settings. |
Version 1.4.11 (September 28, 2017)
| new | Added HEVC hardware decoding for Germany DVB-T2 channels. |
| fixed | H264 decoding issues on some channels. |
| improved | Better channel scanning for legacy HDHR DUAL. |
| fixed | DVR Tuner Sharing was not working with legacy HDHR DUAL. |
| fixed | App could crash on iOS 10. |
Version 1.4.9 (September 19, 2017)
| new | Adds support for iOS 11. |
| 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 for DVR would not allow more than 15 minutes of end padding. |
Version 1.4.8 (August 10, 2017)
| fixed | Close button would not work on some DVR modals. |
| fixed | Some DVR modals would overflow when title/description were too long. |
Version 1.4.7 (July 26, 2017)
| fixed | Rare crash was preventing app from launching for some users. |
Version 1.4.6 (July 25, 2017)
| new | Full DVR support for both iPhone and iPad. |
| new | HDHomeRun Tech3-US support. |
| improved | Added firmware upgrade support for HDHR TECH models. |
| fixed | DVB EPG parsing was not working in Czechia. |
Version 1.4.5 (March 30, 2017)
| fixed | Some H.264 channels in the UK would stutter during playback. |
Version 1.4.4 (March 27, 2017)
| fixed | HDHomeRun DUALs would sometimes be listed as HDHR3-US on Settings. |
| fixed | Singaporean HD channels would distort audio playback. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.4.3 (March 8, 2017)
| new | Tap and drag to scrub the video playback cursor. |
| improved | Video player performance. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes affecting a few users. |
| fixed | Video player would pause when swiping up the Control Center. |
| fixed | Closed captions were not working on some non-HD cable channels. |
Version 1.4.2 (February 27, 2017)
| fixed | On iOS 9 devices, app would crash trying to play a channel. |
Version 1.4.1 (February 23, 2017)
| fixed | Some DVB customers were experiencing crashes when switching between H264 channels. |
Version 1.4.0 (February 20, 2017)
| new | Hardware accelerated decoding of AVC/H.264 channels. This means reduced CPU usage and better battery life when watching AVC/H.264 channels or transcoded streams from the HDHomeRun EXTEND. |
Version 1.3.3 (November 11, 2016)
| fixed | DVB subtitles were not working. |
Version 1.3.2 (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 1.3.1 (November 4, 2016)
| new | Channels will remember what tab you were last on when re-launching. |
| improved | Some minor UI improvements. |
| fixed | 3D Touch to launch previous channel was not working. |
| fixed | HDMI adapter would not display video in full screen. |
Version 1.3 (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. |
| fixed | Some cable channels would play Spanish audio by default. |
Version 1.2.1 (October 12, 2016)
| fixed | Filtering now works for international users with Gracenote EPG. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.2 (October 10, 2016)
| new | On Now supports channel filters. |
| improved | HD channels shown first when filtering by category. |
| improved | Confirmation screen when clicking "Upgrade Firmware" button on Settings tab. |
| fixed | Some programs were not being shown on the Guide tab. |
Version 1.1.2 (October 6, 2016)
| fixed | Setting a reminder would sometimes crash. |
| fixed | Leaving the video player would crash in rare circumstances. |
Version 1.1 (September 29, 2016)
| new | You can now set reminders on upcoming shows to have Channels notify you 5 minutes before they start. |
| improved | App rating is now 12+ |
Version 1.0.6 (September 13, 2016)
| improved | Minor fixes for iOS 10. |
Version 1.0.5 (September 2, 2016)
| new | Quality preference can be used to improve CPU usage. |
| improved | Seek performance. |
| fixed | Video player would sometimes lock up while seeking. |
Version 1.0.4 (August 10, 2016)
| new | You can now hide channels in addition to favoriting them |
| fixed | Watch Now button was appearing on future showings |
Version 1.0.3 (August 5, 2016)
| new | Change the channel on Channels for Apple TV |
| new | Tap-and-hold a channel on the Guide tab to add/remove from Favorites |
| improved | Video playback begins more quickly after selecting a channel |
Version 1.0.2 (August 2, 2016)
| new | 3D Touch shortcut to instantly watch your last channel |
| fixed | minor bug fixes |
Version 1.0.1 (July 29, 2016)
| new | Added a filter for non hd channels |
| improved | Some design tweaks for the favs bar on iPad |
| fixed | App would sometimes crash on the guide |
Version 1.0 (July 27, 2016)
| new | The app! |
More about Channels
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.
