Version History
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! |
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! |
Version 4.6.2 (April 10th, 2023)
| new | Optionally force video delivery to use Streaming (HLS) or Direct (default) when using original quality |
| new | Support section in Settings now displays remote streaming cache size and a way to clear it |
| new | Scheduled job to clean up old cached recordings daily |
| improved | Caching for HLS (Remote) streaming to match iOS/tvOS implementation |
| improved | Buffering when tuning into live channel |
| improved | More metadata tags show for content (HD, 4K, Atmos, DTS, etc) |
| improved | Software decoding option on Stream+ |
| fixed | Seeking could cause playback to restart with certain recordings when Home Streaming is enabled |
| fixed | Playback state could get reset to unwatched at the end of a recording |
| fixed | Playing VC1 video with hardware decoder selected could show a blank screen |
| fixed | Server-side setting for Virtual Channels > Tuning In was not being set |
Version 4.6.1 (January 16th, 2023)
| fixed | Streaming errors while away from home |
| fixed | Errors playing some TVE channels like HSN |
Version 4.6.0 (January 13th, 2023)
| improved | Better error messages when remote streaming errors occur |
| improved | Support for Windows 11 Subsystem for Android |
| fixed | Closed captions were not working with some mp4 files |
| fixed | Remote Shortcut for Live TV could crash the app |
Version 4.5.1 (November 15th, 2022)
| new | Support for the custom editable sort title for Movies and TV Shows |
| new | Support for the custom sorting options for Video Groups |
| improved | Context menu options in the Library allow easier access to upcoming airings, adding shows to collections, and more |
| improved | Support for named hosts when adding a local Channels DVR Server |
| fixed | Remote streaming seek issues |
| fixed | Badges are now updating properly on the Library episodes view |
Version 4.5.0 (October 20th, 2022)
| new | On Later is now available on Android |
| new | Progress bars appear on On Now, Guide and Quick Guide |
| new | View and edit Device Name under Settings > General |
| new | Current time notch on the Guide |
| new | Support for automatic keyword filters in Channel Collections |
| fixed | Currently airing items on the Guide were misaligned when starting after the half hour |
| fixed | Virtual channels were showing incorrect timing for "In X minutes" on the timline and quick guide |
| fixed | Timeline was not showing padding for recordings still in-progress |
| fixed | Some crashes in the player |
Version 4.4.1 (September 28th, 2022)
| new | Select future virtual channel program to watch from that point forward |
| new | Settings > Playback > Seek Options lets you control whether the timeline appears during quick seeks |
| new | Support for Playback Speed in Show options |
| new | Support for allow/block labels via server-side settings |
| improved | Bonjour discovery now uses native Android APIs |
| improved | No timeline appears on screen when switching to the next program on a virtual channel |
| improved | Use the play button on your remote to play a future virtual airing on the guide directly |
| improved | Better diagnostic logging when a player error is displayed |
| fixed | Placeholder guide data was missing record option |
| fixed | Crash when playing virtual channel |
| fixed | Start from Beginning button could appear incorrectly on virtual channels after switching to a new program with commercial markers |
| fixed | Advanced video decoder setting was not appearing on FireOS 5 devices |
| fixed | Trash all Items option was not working from Library |
Version 4.4.0 (September 19th, 2022)
| new | Server-side setting to make clients match DVR's source priority |
| 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 button |
| new | New resume option for resuming recordings: In Player Button - This will auto resume your recording, with a button showing offering you the ability to start from the beginning |
| improved | The Quick Guide will match the currently playing program when the channel has been timeshifted |
| improved | Video player was not fitting screen correctly on mobile devices with a cut-out |
| improved | Error display when Live TV stream fils |
| improved | Pressing play after a Live TV error will now restart playback |
| improved | Notifications when network errors are detected |
| improved | Expose Keep Forever and Mark as Favorite options for episodes |
| improved | Caching and playback behavior when streaming away from home |
| improved | WMV/WMA audio/video codecs |
| improved | Support for vudu stream links |
| fixed | Guide data for older programs would disappear when time-shifting for a couple of hours |
| fixed | Hitting the Play button on an Up Next item starts playing |
| fixed | MPAA and TV ratings were hard to read |
| fixed | Imported .strm was not playing back |
| fixed | Timeline text would be overlapped when image was missing |
| fixed | Clicking back in Resume/Start from Beginning dialog was not working |
| fixed | Virtual channel would skip ahead when moving to next program |
| fixed | Rotated videos were not playing back correctly with Hardware decoder |
| fixed | Watching a movie would show Watch Next button at the end on phone/tablet |
| fixed | Some videos would fail to play with Hardware decoder (player will switch to software automatically) |
Version 4.3.2 (August 9th, 2022)
| fixed | Content ratings were not appearing correctly |
| fixed | Video player stats was not showing tuner signal levels |
Version 4.3.1 (August 4th, 2022)
| new | View MPAA and TV ratings, and browse movies by rating in Enhanced Libary mode |
| improved | Remote streaming reliability |
| improved | Add support for Opus audio |
| improved | Timeline more accurately represents available playback when using HLS |
| fixed | Issue with Library Collection contents not being sorted correctly |
| fixed | Seeking multiple times when watching remotely would sometimes jump backward |
| fixed | Crash that could happen after watching TV for an extended period of time due to memory exhaustion |
Version 4.3.0 (March 22nd, 2022)
| new | Support for Library Collections on your DVR |
| new | Support for Videos imported on your DVR |
| new | Support for Automatic Channels on your Channel Collections |
| new | Support for custom artwork uploaded into the DVR |
| fixed | Non-standard aspect ratio images were not appearing correctly |
| fixed | App could show stale recordings data after waking device from sleep |
| fixed | Playback could stall at the end of some recordings breaking features like Auto Play and Virtual Channels |
Version 4.2.1 (February 17th, 2022)
| fixed | Live TV could stall on FireOS 5 devices when free space was low |
| fixed | Scrolling up quickly in the On Now grid was not working reliably |
| fixed | Visual glitch on the On Now tab with the filter |
| fixed | Images were not appearing correctly in the player Quick Guide |
| fixed | Recordings tab had confusing last label on recent weekdays |
| fixed | Guide data was not loading for non-DVR users on some FireOS 5 devices |
| fixed | Back button was not working reliably in the Guide |
| fixed | Guide data from some XMLTV sources would incorrectly show today's date on every program |
Version 4.2.0 (February 8th, 2022)
| fixed | Visual layout glitch when browsing TV shows |
| fixed | Video player would sometimes only play sound |
| fixed | Player stall when switching to commercials on some cable feeds with Surround Sound enabled |
| fixed | Timeline would not reflect full duration of in-progress recordings |
| fixed | OTA mpeg2 channels were not playing on phones/tablets with default settings. Player will now automatically switch to Software decoder |
| fixed | Crashes on some Android 12 devices |
| improved | Diagnostics for crashes and player issues |
Version 4.1.3 (January 19th, 2022)
| improved | Crash diagnostics |
| fixed | Timeline would not appear on some devices |
| fixed | Crashes on FireOS 5 |
Version 4.1.2 (January 18th, 2022)
| fixed | Crashes on Android 12 devices |
Version 4.1.1 (January 17th, 2022)
| fixed | Visual glitch on the Guide when program image was missing |
| fixed | Crash when watching remotely |
| fixed | Crashes on older FireOS devices |
Version 4.1.0 (January 12th, 2022)
| new | Playback Speed options in the video player |
| new | Clock on the guide |
| new | Add Watch From Library prompt and setting |
| improved | Support for Vorbis and FLAC audio |
| improved | ATSC3 playback |
| fixed | Remote access issues on Android 5.1 devices |
| fixed | Captions could become distorted after PIP |
| fixed | Channel surfing not working with virtual channels |
| fixed | Recordings view not working on mobile |
Version 4.0.1 (September 21st, 2021)
| fixed | Crash when deleting all episodes of a show |
| fixed | Seeking was not working when streaming away from home |
| fixed | Favorites and hidden import/export was not working when away from home |
| fixed | Back button was not working reliably on Guide tab |
| improved | Crash reporting |
| improved | Advanced setting to repopulate kids section |
Version 4.0.0 (September 15th, 2021)
| new | Enhanced Library Browsing helps browsing larger libraries |
| new | Redesigned Show section lets you browse episodes by season |
| new | Kids Section |
| new | Kids Only mode |
| new | Mark shows and movies as favorites |
| new | Remote Shortcut for toggling closed captions |
| improved | TV Show options are available to adjust within the app |
| 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 |
| fixed | Some video content was failing to play with hardware decoding |
Version 3.5.2 (July 12, 2021)
| fixed | Page up/down on the guide was losing focus |
| fixed | Live TV rewind buffer was smaller than expected |
| fixed | Various issues in the live TV video player |
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 3.5.1 (June 11, 2021)
| fixed | Playback was not working with some legacy HDHR models |
| fixed | Memory usage and disk usage issues causing instability |
| fixed | Occasional crashes when coming back to the video player |
Version 3.5.0 (May 27, 2021)
| new | Signal notifications will alert you when your antenna signal or network is affecting video playback |
| new | Kiosk Mode can be activated via DVR server's Client Settings |
| new | Start Up settings let you customize what section or channel appears when the app is launched |
| new | Auto Play next episodes |
| new | Shuffle playback to play random episodes in a row for your show |
| new | STATS FOR NERDS! View details of your video files and video playback on Android TV |
| new | Play To support on Android phones and tablets lets you cast a channel or recording to Channels app on your TV |
| new | Sleep Timer is available via the in-player options |
| improved | Faster boot up of the app |
| improved | Better performance on On Now and Library views |
| improved | Rearrange favorites more quickly |
| improved | Recordings with interruptions are marked in the library |
| fixed | Recordings tab would sometimes not update after deleting a recording |
| fixed | Movies and TV Shows views were not updating automatically |
| fixed | Closed captions were garbled on some stations |
| fixed | Search tab was not working on newer FireTV devices |
Version 3.2.0 (April 27, 2021)
| fixed | Navigation on guide was not working reliably |
| fixed | TV Shows tab would not always refresh automatically |
| fixed | Recordings tab was not showing dates correctly |
| fixed | Audio sync was off with Surround Sound enabled |
Version 3.1.4 (March 29, 2021)
| improved | Use DVR server setting for Library Visibility to control which shows are for kids |
| fixed | Guide would highlight yellow/red incorrectly in some cases |
| fixed | Channel Number sort in the guide |
| fixed | Focus issues in the Library |
| fixed | Some shows recorded via XMLTV sources would disappear after episode delete |
Version 3.1.3 (March 20, 2021)
| improved | Caching of guide and station images in case of internet outage |
| fixed | Elevated crash rates |
Version 3.1.2 (March 17, 2021)
| fixed | Some views would not automatically refresh to show new content |
| fixed | Power button on the TiVo Stream 4K remote could cause video player to start |
| fixed | Live button on remotes was not reliably switching back to last channel |
| fixed | Playback issues with ATSC3 recordings |
Version 3.1.1 (February 23, 2021)
| new | Stack Duplicates setting under Manage Sources lets you control how duplicates appear in the guide |
| improved | Reduced buffering stalls when streaming live TV |
| improved | Guide would not reflect proper scheduled/recording state in some cases |
| improved | Failed recordings show on the Schedule for a few days |
Version 3.1.0 (February 2, 2021)
| new | Keyboard shortcut 'p' will toggle PIP on Android TV |
| new | Pick the currently playing channel on Guide or On Now again to fullscreen PIP window |
| new | Use Remote Shortcut keys to toggle PIP |
| improved | App performance and crash reporting |
| improved | Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts and closed captions |
| fixed | Movies view on mobile was not rendering correctly |
| fixed | Channel surfing not working as expected after a Quick Guide channel change |
| fixed | Playback issues with some imported mp4 files |
Version 3.0.3 (December 1, 2020)
| improved | Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts |
Version 3.0.2 (September 25, 2020)
| fixed | Streaming from local HDHR when connected to remote DVR |
| fixed | Guide data was not loading on some older devices |
Version 3.0.1 (September 11, 2020)
| fixed | Crash when trying to connect Away from Home |
| fixed | Library would not refresh when shows are deleted |
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 3.0.0 (September 1, 2020)
| new | New customizable main navigation sidebar |
| new | More optional sections for the main navigation |
| new | View recordings as a list in the order they were recorded |
| new | Option to Resume or Start from Beginning when resuming recording playback |
| new | Refreshed welcome screen on initial app launch |
| new | Manage the Trash right from Channels |
| new | Allow Deletion setting can be used to hide trash buttons in the app |
| new | Remote Shortcut settings let you map colored keys on your remote to sections of the app |
| new | Channel Surfing setting can be customized to control channel up/down behavior |
| new | Channels API for programmatic navigation |
| new | Customized seek times for watching movies |
| new | Airing Order setting can be customized to change episode display order |
| new | TV Shows can be marked as favorite |
| improved | Ability to sort movies by Top Rated |
| improved | TV Showâs episodes are now listed grouped by season number |
| improved | Search tab will now search recorded movies and shows |
| improved | Search tab offers TV and movie suggestions |
| improved | Alphabetical sort will now ignore A/The prefixes and lowercase/uppercase |
Version 2.1.27 (August 26, 2020)
| fixed | Streaming from emulated HDHRs |
| fixed | Crash in some cases when channel surfing |
| fixed | Some imported movies would not play |
Version 2.1.26 (August 17, 2020)
| new | Expanded guide data for non-DVR users |
| new | Favorites and hidden channels can be configured separately per TV |
| improved | Toggle mute and captions via Channels API or keyboard shortcuts |
| improved | In-progress indicators shown on recordings |
| fixed | Movies and shows with prefixed articles would not sort alphabetically correctly |
| fixed | Channel surfing would not work reliably when multiple tuners were present |
| fixed | Hidden channels were not ignored when tuning by channel number |
| fixed | Some imported movies would not display closed captions |
Version 2.1.25 (June 4, 2020)
| fixed | Crashes on some devices |
Version 2.1.24 (June 3, 2020)
| new | PIN Auth flow for Android TV for connecting remotely |
| new | Support for pause/resume/rewind voice commands with Alexa on FireTV devices |
| new | Commercial Skip button is shown in the video player |
| improved | Detect metered wifi hotspots and use Cellular streaming settings |
| fixed | Some TVE channels could stop playing when switching to commercial |
| fixed | Audio sync issues when using FireTV with wireless echo speakers |
| fixed | Crashes and other reliability issues on the Nvidia SHIELD tube model |
| fixed | Timeline and other views in the video player would not appear on the TiVo Stream 4K and the AirTV Player |
| fixed | Excessive disk usage for caching when streaming remotely |
Version 2.1.23 (April 17, 2020)
| fixed | Crash in the video player in some regions |
Version 2.1.22 (April 16, 2020)
| new | Support for Android devices using Intel CPUs |
| improved | Diagnostic submissions |
| improved | Support for quirks in Android devices |
| fixed | Crashes when playing video with transport errors |
Version 2.1.21 (April 2, 2020)
| improved | Add software decoding option on Sony TV. |
| fixed | Some devices could pause randomly for a split-second during live TV playback. |
| fixed | Some imported movies would not play with any sound. |
Version 2.1.20 (January 6, 2020)
| fixed | [DVR] Some channels were not properly merged in guide view |
Version 2.1.19 (January 5, 2020)
| improved | Additional keys on remotes are handled |
| improved | Better handling of remote viewing streams on slower connections |
| fixed | Crashes when playing video with errors |
| fixed | Streaming cache respects available disk space |
Version 2.1.18 (November 22, 2019)
| improved | DRM channels from PRIME are hidden from guide. |
| fixed | Crash on boot when using some older HDHR models. |
| fixed | Stuttering during playback of some OTA feeds. |
| fixed | [DVR] Away from Home would not appear on small phone screens. |
| fixed | [DVR] Single recordings were not using default padding options. |
Version 2.1.17 (November 6, 2019)
| fixed | Crash during startup on 32-bit devices. |
Version 2.1.16 (November 5, 2019)
| new | Support for the new FireTV Cube 2. |
| improved | Sort option for movies and shows are remembered separately. |
| fixed | Rare crash when starting the app on some devices. |
Version 2.1.15 (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 | Deleted recording would sometimes still appear in the app. |
| fixed | Video was not playing on some Motorola phones. |
Version 2.1.14 (October 10, 2019)
| fixed | MPEG2 channels were not playing on some devices. |
Version 2.1.13 (October 9, 2019)
| fixed | Some UK recordings could freeze during playback on the FireTV Stick 4K |
Version 2.1.12 (October 2, 2019)
| fixed | Crashes on FireTV when playing some standard-def channels with Software Decoder. |
| fixed | App could crash during boot on some devices. |
Version 2.1.11 (September 29, 2019)
| new | [DVR] Adaptive streaming adjusts quality based on internet speeds |
| new | Lineup Order setting to sort guide by Channel Name. |
| new | Stretch to Fit setting to control aspect ratio for 4x3 SD channels. |
| improved | Updated video player libraries for latest bug fixes and performance improvements. |
| fixed | Timeline would not move when seeking around live TV buffer. |
| fixed | App could use a lot of disk space when watching recordings remotely. |
| fixed | DVR schedule would sometimes not show full episode name or season/episode number. |
| fixed | In-player guide would fail to update while watching live TV for a long time. |
| fixed | Stuttering playback of mpeg2 channels on Nexus 9 devices. |
| fixed | TVE sources would incorrectly show a Scan Channels button. |
| fixed | Some TVE channels could freeze during playback. |
Version 2.1.10 (July 29, 2019)
| fixed | Some channels would tune very slowly in Australia. |
| fixed | Channels API would fail to switch channels if already playing video. |
| fixed | Guide could glitch while scrolling up quickly. |
| fixed | [DVR] Default pass settings were not imported from the DVR server. |
| fixed | [DVR] Some recordings would fail to play remotely. |
Version 2.1.8 (June 29, 2019)
| new | Stable HDHomeRun firmware. |
Version 2.1.7 (June 19, 2019)
| new | Automatic commercial skipping |
Version 2.1.6 (June 18, 2019)
| fixed | [DVR] Favorited channels could get lost when restarting the app. |
| fixed | [DVR] Player could stop randomly when using Tuner Sharing. |
| fixed | Various bugs and crashes. |
Version 2.1.5 (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 |
Version 2.1.4 (March 1, 2019)
| fixed | Rare crashes in the video player. |
| fixed | Some crashes using legacy HDHR models. |
Version 2.1.3 (February 19, 2019)
| improved | TalkBack support. |
| fixed | DVR Recent list would not refresh automatically sometimes when returning to the app. |
| fixed | Some crashes using HDHRs with outdated firmware versions. |
Version 2.1.2 (January 25, 2019)
| new | Customize the channels shown in the in-player Quick Guide |
| improved | Normalize volume levels when Surround Sound is off. |
| improved | Player setting to switch to 50hz display mode on Fire Stick 4K. |
| fixed | [DVR] Recent/Alphabetical sort option was not remembered when viewing all recorded shows. |
Version 2.1.1 (November 20, 2018)
| fixed | Various crashes and bugs. |
Version 2.1 (November 6, 2018)
| new | Support for Android phones and tablets. |
| fixed | Player could randomly restart live tv stream when using legacy HDHR models. |
| fixed | Various crashes. |
Version 2.0.12 (October 8, 2018)
| improved | Larger buffer for Premium TV streams to avoid stalling. |
| improved | [DVR] Run a speed test to your DVR server to troubleshoot network issues. |
| fixed | [DVR] Connect to Channels DVR was not working on older FireTV devices. |
| fixed | Various crashes. |
Version 2.0.11 (October 5, 2018)
| new | Channels API endpoints to toggle pause and jump back to last channel. |
| improved | [SHIELD] Added Software decoder option to Player settings for better video quality in some DVB markets. |
| improved | [DVR] Connect to Channels DVR manually via IP if auto-discovery is not working. |
| improved | [DVR] Show storage usage stats on the DVR settings tab. |
| fixed | [DVR] App needed to be restarted if the DVR server's IP address changed. |
| fixed | [DVR] Keep settings on Series Passes would show "All Recordings" twice. |
| fixed | Manual HDHR discovery would not work on some home networks. |
| fixed | 5.1 PCM audio output was not working in the UK. |
| fixed | Several rare crashes in the video player. |
Version 2.0.10 (September 28, 2018)
| new | Player setting to automatically switch to 50hz display mode on SHIELD in DVB regions. |
| new | Jump to a channel on the Guide tab by entering its channel number on your remote numpad. |
| improved | Double-click to jump to last channel or skip past commercials is more reliable. |
| fixed | Oreo devices would fail to find DVR server quickly. |
| fixed | Guide was not keeping fixed time position when moving up and down. |
| fixed | Some UI elements were zoomed in on Philips 720p Android TV models. |
| fixed | App would not automatically reconnect to remote DVR after restart. |
| fixed | Remote DVR login was not working on some FireTV devices. |
| fixed | Teletext menus were appearing on some Finish stations when captions were enabled. |
| fixed | Unknown ClearQAM channels would not appear in the Guide. |
| fixed | Rare crash on 32-bit ARM devices. |
Version 2.0.9 (September 12, 2018)
| fixed | Guide tab could sometimes be empty when returning to the app. |
| fixed | Player could freeze on some devices when the antenna signal was weak. |
| fixed | Audio playback over Bluetooth could be choppy. |
| fixed | Nexus Player Deinterlacer was not working correctly on HD broadcasts. |
| fixed | [DVR] Some Premium TV recordings would playback with audio only. |
| fixed | [DVR] Oreo home screen row for Up Next could show wrong season/episode numbers. |
| fixed | Various rare crashes. |
Version 2.0.8 (August 31, 2018)
| new | Support for HDHomeRun Premium TV. |
| new | Upgrade your HDHomeRun firmware from the app. |
| improved | Better UI performance on slower devices. |
| fixed | Player could briefly use two tuners when switching channels. |
| fixed | [DVR] Search was not working on some devices. |
| fixed | [DVR] Playback could fail with Tuner Sharing enabled if DVR server was offline. |
| fixed | Oreo home screen rows could stop updating after reboot or app upgrade. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 2.0.7 (August 15, 2018)
| fixed | Guide data could fail to refresh when returning to the app. |
| fixed | Some stations could stutter or play in slow-motion when Surround Sound was enabled. |
| fixed | Surround Sound passthrough could stop after commercial transitions on some stations. |
| fixed | Rare crash when using beta HDHR firmware. |
Version 2.0.6 (August 13, 2018)
| fixed | Timeline would not auto-hide after rw/ff. |
| fixed | App could crash while rw/ff on some DVB stations. |
| fixed | Crash when viewing details for some recorded episodes. |
| fixed | Surround Sound was not working on some stations. |
Version 2.0.5 (August 1, 2018)
| improved | Descriptive Video tracks are marked in the Language picker. |
| fixed | Live TV would not rewind/fast-forward when DVR Tuner Sharing was enabled. |
| fixed | Audio could stutter during playback. |
| fixed | Guide programs were not aligned correctly on older devices. |
| fixed | DVR Search tab would steal focus when selected. |
| fixed | Video player could randomly flash green for certain DVB H264 broadcasts. |
| fixed | Some views did not appear correctly on Philips Android TVs. |
| fixed | Surround Sound was not working on FireTV 2nd generation. |
Version 2.0.4 (July 26, 2018)
| fixed | Double click to skip commercial would not work on some remotes. |
| fixed | Playback issues when Surround Sound was enabled. |
Version 2.0.3 (July 24, 2018)
| new | Support for closed captions. |
| new | Caption styles can be customized via Android TV Accessibility settings. |
Version 2.0.2 (July 16, 2018)
| improved | Video player performance on Fire TV. |
| fixed | Infrequent buffering issues when Surround Sound was enabled. |
Version 2.0.1 (July 11, 2018)
| improved | Video player performance on Oreo. |
| improved | Reduced memory usage. |
| fixed | Home screen channels on Oreo were not working reliably. |
| fixed | Support for newer Fire OS television sets. |
Version 2.0.0 (June 26, 2018)
| new | Full support for Channels DVR |
| new | Support for FireTV Cube. |
| new | [DVR] Search for shows and create Series/Team passes |
| new | [DVR] Schedule recordings directly from the guide |
| new | [DVR] Find recorded movies and shows via global voice search on Android TV. |
| new | Support for home screen Channels on Android Oreo. |
| fixed | Audio could lose sync after pause/resume on SHIELD with Surround Sound enabled. |
| fixed | Music Choice channels would take several seconds to start playing. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.0.23 (May 7, 2018)
| new | DVR Tuner Sharing lets multiple clients watching the same channel share a single tuner. |
| new | Home Streaming Quality setting allows DVR to transcode live TV and recordings. |
| improved | Surround Sound support on Gen2 FireTV and FireTV Stick. |
| fixed | Some channels could randomly fail to play. |
Version 1.0.22 (May 5, 2018)
| fixed | Player could fail to play some channels. |
Version 1.0.21 (May 3, 2018)
| improved | Faster tuning of live streams. |
| fixed | Music Choice channels would keep buffering during playback. |
Version 1.0.20 (May 2, 2018)
| improved | Smoother playback of live TV. |
| fixed | Stuttering issues on some devices. |
| fixed | Crashes when starting playback on some devices. |
| fixed | Back button would sometimes not work in the player. |
| fixed | Some episodes could have overlapping text in the Schedule. |
Version 1.0.19 (April 16, 2018)
| new | Support for DVB subtitles. |
| improved | Double-click Play/Pause button on supported remotes to jump back to last channel. |
| fixed | Music Choice cable channels would keep pausing during playback. |
| fixed | Some devices like MiBox3 would drop frames with Surround Sound enabled. |
| fixed | Some recordings could fail to seek correctly. |
| fixed | Rare crash during playback. |
Version 1.0.18 (April 13, 2018)
| fixed | Add Tuner Manually dialog would sometimes not allow entering IP address. |
Version 1.0.17 (April 9, 2018)
| improved | Video playback could stall or stutter with Surround Sound enabled on some channels. |
| improved | Deinterlacing on the Nexus Player. |
Version 1.0.16 (April 6, 2018)
| improved | Video could stall during playback on some devices. |
Version 1.0.15 (April 3, 2018)
| new | Support for Dolby Digital passthrough on older Android devices. To enable it, turn on Surround Sound in the Player Settings. |
Version 1.0.14 (April 2, 2018)
| improved | Audio/video sync. |
| improved | Support for bluetooth speakers. |
Version 1.0.13 (March 27, 2018)
| improved | Support for bluetooth speakers. |
| improved | Normalized volume to match other apps when Surround Sound is off. |
| fixed | In rare cases, video could start pixelating during playback. |
Version 1.0.12 (March 21, 2018)
| improved | Faster tuning on some DVB UK channels. |
| improved | Show progress bars on partially watched Up Next shows. |
Version 1.0.11 (March 20, 2018)
| fixed | Back button would leave the player after a playback error |
Version 1.0.10 (March 19, 2018)
| fixed | Video player could crash or hang on some UK H264 channels. |
Version 1.0.9 (March 18, 2018)
| fixed | Some rare bugs. |
Version 1.0.8 (March 17, 2018)
| fixed | Crash while watching HD UK channels on FireTV. |
Version 1.0.7 (March 16, 2018)
| new | Guide tab shows 21 days of data for DVR users. |
| improved | Guide and On Now tabs highlight scheduled and recording programs. |
| improved | Audio/video sync on FireTV. |
| fixed | Player could try to use a disabled channel for playback. |
| fixed | Time is displayed correct in 24-hour mode. |
| fixed | Some rare bugs and crashes. |
Version 1.0.6 (March 8, 2018)
| fixed | Playback could sometimes stall when Surround Sound was enabled. |
| fixed | DPAD could not be used to move from the Guide tab to the navigation menu. |
Version 1.0.5 (March 7, 2018)
| new | HTTP API to control Channels and integrate with home automation. Learn more at https://getchannels.com/api/ |
| new | Use Channels for iOS to play to your Android TV. |
| improved | Player menu will display episode details when watching a recording. |
| improved | Much faster tuning of DVB channels in the UK. |
Version 1.0.4 (March 6, 2018)
| new | Surround Sound setting enables passthrough on the NVidia SHIELD. |
| new | Browse and watch your Channels DVR recordings. |
| fixed | Crashes when connecting to HDHR with older firmware. |
Version 1.0.3 (February 15, 2018)
| improved | Tuning time is now twice as fast. |
| fixed | Guide tab would sometimes fail to refresh after turning TV back on. |
| fixed | Player could sometimes start buffering during playback. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.0.2 (February 12, 2018)
| new | Initial support for legacy HDHomeRuns. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 1.0.1 (February 9, 2018)
| improved | DVB channels in the UK tune much faster. |
| fixed | Timeline could sometimes stay visible after changing channels. |
| fixed | Rare crash when tuning into H264 channels on the FireTV. |
| fixed | Video could stall during playback of interlaced H264 channels on the SHIELD. |
| fixed | App could stop responding after leaving the video player. |
Version 1.0.0 (February 6, 2018)
| new | The app! |
Version 2023.05.19.2045
| new | Support for stream links in Custom Channels |
| new | Custom Channels have a setting to customize start number |
| new | Support for tvg-shift in M3U custom channels |
| new | Support for matching TV episodes via TMDB |
| improved | Add support for WMV files to Local Content scanner |
| improved | Remove duplicate episodes in Virtual Channels before scheduling |
| improved | m3u HLS sources will automatically reconnect on Transcoder Reset |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Operation not permitted issues when using DVR on SHIELD with SMB storage |
| fixed | Rule editor glitch for some true/false fields |
| fixed | Tablo streams could use the incorrect cache directory |
Version 2023.04.20.0310
| new | API & Feed explorer in the web UI |
| new | Server side setting for new streaming delivery option to use Direct or Streaming (HLS) when using original quality |
| new | Server side setting to control Download bitrate on iOS |
| new | Server side setting for Spoiler Free mode |
| new | Set Spoiler Free mode per TV Show |
| new | Setting for "Pre-Optimize Videos" for Imports to disable video indexing on import. Disabling this setting will make playback less efficient and reduce video quality of transcodes |
| new | Setting for Custom Channels to prefer channel logos from guide data |
| improved | Virtual Channels in Mini Marathon mode will deal with shows of different sizes better |
| improved | All transcoded streams above 6mbps will send multi-channel audio if provided by the source |
| improved | Imported is now an option in the rule editor |
| improved | Stream Files can now be filtered with the source filter |
| improved | Troubleshooting will warn if using cloud DNS provider which can cause problems for TVE |
| improved | Improve efficiency of remote streaming when input and output are both HEVC |
| improved | Show Device ID for HDHomeRuns in Source picker in Server Side Settings |
| improved | Increase the maximum resolution for 8mbps for HEVC |
| improved | Decrease timeouts for image cache to make DVR more responsive when the internet is out |
| improved | Read custom CA certs from cacert.pem in channels-dvr data folder |
| improved | TVE Ad detector for some streams |
| improved | Support udp:// in custom channel m3u |
| improved | Custom Channels will now detect different kinds of malformed m3u sources and will report an error |
| improved | More search results when looking at upcoming airings for show |
| improved | XMLTV data for News programs missing episode information can still be recorded via passes |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Transcoding files with certain kinds of subtitles on macOS could fail |
| fixed | Custom movie trailer links would disappear after some time |
| fixed | Virtual Channels guide data could be stale in some cases |
| fixed | Some icons in the web player were showing as squares |
| fixed | Web UI could hang while loading without internet access |
| fixed | Bogus filesystem timestamps on imported files could affect Recently Added |
| fixed | Imports could be reprocessed repeated in some situations |
| fixed | Better ProgramID extraction from XMLTV files with dd_progid=EP* |
| fixed | Delete temporary files when Rewrite Timestamps fails |
| fixed | Extraneous options were showing for Stream Links and Stream Files |
| fixed | Failed jobs in the Calendar would still show Recording label |
Version 2023.01.23.1746
| fixed | Commercial detection was crashing on some recordings |
Version 2023.01.21.0716
| improved | Compatibility with EPlusTV docker |
| improved | Fox sports authentication and 4K stream tuning |
| improved | Initial setup experience when running in Docker and other container environments |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Crash on some M1 macs |
| fixed | Advanced pass rules were not showing CONTAINS/EXCLUDES for SeasonNumber |
| fixed | Green screen transcoding on Raspberry Pi running 5.15 kernel |
| fixed | Some Custom Channels recorded shows with special characters were not linking correctly on web UI |
| fixed | Error with older chrome |
| fixed | Generating previews for local content imports could get stuck at 100% cpu in some cases |
| fixed | crash in macOS hardware encoder |
| fixed | Mixible channel via TVE |
| fixed | Commercial insertion issue on FS1 |
| fixed | Removing XMLTV from Custom Channels was not working |
Version 2023.01.06.1553
| fixed | Transcoding issues with ATSC3 channels |
| fixed | Local Content scanner would get confused by season folders named like "S05" |
Version 2023.01.06.0123
| new | Server Side Setting for disabling recording functionality |
| new | Calendar view now has an iCal calendar link you can use for subscribing to locally |
| improved | Cleaned up filter bar in Manage adding filtering for recordings by watched, unwatched, verified, content rating, and more. |
| improved | Links to recordings from pass list |
| improved | Updated transcoder libraries on Windows, Linux, Android and macOS, with better support for HEVC and closed captioning |
| improved | Hardware encoding on macOS now keeps HDR colorspace when transcoding to HEVC |
| improved | Hardware transcoding HEVC HDR to H.264 on macOS will tonemap HDR to SDR |
| improved | Software transcoder can now tonemap HDR to SDR for H.264 |
| improved | Sorting options for Library Collections |
| improved | Sporting event airings no longer update their Series art on new recordings, as normal TV shows do. |
| improved | Custom Channels supports HLS streams with ac3/eac3 audio tracks |
| improved | Runtime updates for stability and performance |
| improved | Better support for users who can view multiple CBS stations via TVE on the cbs website |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Rare crash while deleting a show |
| fixed | Local Content scanner would get confused by season folders named like "Season05" |
| fixed | Requesting a master.m3u8 URL with codec=copy will now remux and not transcode |
Version 2022.11.15.1908
| new | Holiday sections in On Later |
| new | You can now edit the thumbnail for recordings/videos using the Art Picker using a URL or Upload. Thumbnails are 16x9. |
| new | Genres are now editable for TV episodes |
| new | Channel Collections are now available in the web admin Guide |
| new | Source and Filter selectors are now available in the web admin On Now |
| new | Movies and TV Shows now have an editable Sort Title that will be used when sorting items alphabetically. Use this to adjust the sort position of your content. |
| new | Hardware accelerated de-interlacing for macOS |
| new | Use keywords for Automatic Channels |
| improved | Redesigned experience adding/editing advanced passes |
| improved | Pass list now shows series art along with fast action buttons: Edit, Pause/Resume, Delete |
| improved | Set the way Video Groups sort their videos. Edit Metadata on the Video Group to sort them alphabetically, season/episode, by their titles, when they were created/aired, or when they were added to your Channels Library. |
| improved | Memory usage during guide download |
| improved | Reduced size of channels-dvr binary on linux |
| improved | Optimization for virtual channels with smart rules |
| improved | Allow trashing of unmatchable imports |
| improved | Skipped and cancelled recordings will not try to record the same program again later |
| improved | Guide in web interface now continues to update when left open for extended hours |
| improved | Imports scanner will find extras like trailers and subtitles automatically |
| improved | Sidecar .srt file is deleted along with recording/import delete |
| fixed | Phantom Live TV streams that could show up when experiencing issues with TVE streams |
| fixed | Movies group could appear in smart show collection |
| fixed | Deleting the last item in your Channel Collections could cause a crash |
| fixed | Some errors while loading the web guide |
| fixed | Rotation of home movies when using the macOS hardware encoder |
| fixed | Local content importer could get confused by filenames with backslashes and create new database entries on each scan |
| fixed | Import scanner reads lower case s01e01 |
| fixed | Extra spaces at the end of xmltv url are ignored |
| fixed | Smart ad detect was not working correctly on Custom Channels for Pluto |
| fixed | Experimental HEVC transcoding was not working on linux with nvidia h/w encoder |
| fixed | Transcoder sessions for remote streams could sometimes hang during cleanup |
Version 2022.10.03.2116
| new | Live commercial detection will not block regular commercial detection from continuing |
| new | Tailscale VPN is now built-in for easier Away from Home access |
| improved | Advanced pass options are now available in the main Series Pass editor on the web UI |
| improved | Backup will be made before upgrading to new version |
| improved | Updated intel quick sync drivers for Linux and FreeBSD |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Passes on web UI were being sorted case sensitively and including articles |
| fixed | Editing start padding of a job from the Calendar view was delaying the recording |
| fixed | Watching overtime sports recording would get marked as watched if still recording |
| fixed | Smart rules for cast members were not working as expected |
| fixed | Audio/video issues on tve streams for some users |
Version 2022.09.14.2324
| new | You can now edit client names. Open their settings and click edit to rename them. When editing them on the server, the client themselves will adopt the ne name. |
| new | Hourly placeholder guide entries are added automatically for channels where guide data is not mapped. These can be used to setup series passes or manual recordings on the guide |
| new | Server Side setting to make clients match DVR's source priority |
| new | Server Side setting to show/hide content based on labels (tvOS and iOS clients only) |
| new | Server Side settings for Resume and Virtual Channel tuning |
| new | Server Side settings to manage Timeline visibility while seeking |
| new | Add Experimental setting for enabling HEVC transcoding (app playback only) |
| improved | Manage a show's pass directly from the show page |
| improved | QuickSync transcoding support |
| improved | WMV/WMA audio/video codecs |
| improved | Welcome page on new install has a bigger link to restore UI |
| improved | Scheduled recordings now list channels in the priority order in which recording will be attempted |
| improved | More sort options in the web UI on the Browse and Manage sections |
| improved | Support MPPA and TV ratings from XMLTV guide data |
| improved | Tuner Sharing buffer is more performant |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| improved | Local Content scanner will detect and reprocess files which have changed |
| improved | Hardware transcoding detection can be triggered from the web UI, and debug information can be viewed directly instead of via the Log |
| improved | Corrupted guide database is detected on boot and deleted to prevent crash |
| fixed | Restoring from backup would leave HDHRs without guide data |
| fixed | Unmatched movies that have had their metadata edited (specifically image or summary) will no longer show in Unmatched in the Manage view. |
| fixed | Full Summary was not reloading during Refresh Metadata |
| fixed | Removing Custom Channel source would not clean up all its settings |
| fixed | Typing quickly into Collection name would lose characters |
| fixed | Transcoder log files are cleaned up after a transcoded live stream finishes |
| fixed | Playback time was not being saved correctly for strm imports without duration |
| fixed | All bitrate options were not available for the Server Side Setting of Cellular Streaming |
| fixed | Passes with delayed start padding could miss recordings |
| fixed | Importer was not picking up season/episode information from some filenames |
Version 2022.08.08.2006
| new | Support for MPAA and TV ratings |
| new | Added Duration to Smart Rules for movies |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | On Later data causing crashes in the app |
| fixed | Duplicate Sci Fi genre appearing in movie filters |
Version 2022.08.04.1903
| new | Virtual Channels have a Mini Marathon sort option which will show three episodes of a show and then switch to the next show |
| new | Support for audio only transcoding of live sources |
| improved | Guide data in Europe will now download between 9-10am instead of midnight. This should improve guide accuracy for the upcoming day's recordings |
| improved | Option to generate commercial editor previews automatically after each recording |
| improved | Runtime enhancements to reduce CPU and memory usage |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| improved | Add support for Opus audio |
| improved | Transcoder now has adjustable server buffer options from default of 1 hour to up to 4 hours |
| fixed | Smart rules can now be used to search movies and shows by name or watched status |
| fixed | Backups list on Restore screen was not sorted correctly in some cases |
| fixed | Remote streaming would not work on some recordings with signal issues |
Version 2022.06.20.0235
| new | Calendar view for scheduled recordings |
| new | Season sort option on Virtual Channels will air one season at a time before switching to the next show |
| new | Add a trailer for a movie with a URL with metadata editor |
| new | Added client side settings for new Match Content settings for Trailers, Movie Virtual Channels, and TV Virtual Channels |
| new | Import STRM files to play videos directly from a URL |
| new | Imported episodes from two different shows that end up in the same place can now be fixed. On an imported show, select some episodes, then use Actions > Fix Show Match to move them to the correct place. |
| new | Option to generate commercial editor thumbnails automatically after recording completes |
| improved | Hardware transcoding performance on macOS |
| improved | Generated XMLTV contains HDTV markers for better compatibility with Plex |
| improved | Runtime optimizations for cpu and memory usage |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Virtual Channels were not appearing in the list of options for Start Up Channel in server side settings |
| fixed | Applying labels to some imported shows was not working |
| fixed | Issues on some Custom Channel streams when transitioning to commercials |
Version 2022.03.23.0209
| new | Videos section under Local Content can be used to import home videos, concerts, music videos and other internet videos without metadata matches |
| new | Edit metadata of Movies, Shows, and Episodes, using new categories for music/home/internet videos |
| new | Upload and manage custom artwork with your curated metadata |
| new | Update metadata on multiple episodes at the same time with the batch editor |
| new | Poster Picker - Easily update your Movie and Show posters by choosing from a list |
| new | Update the poster of movies from the batch manager |
| new | Quality Rating is available in Smart Rules |
| new | Limit and ordering options on Virtual Channels |
| new | Option to set default playback speed for a show |
| new | Filter movies in the browse view by source: Recordings, Imports, PlayOn Cloud, Stream Links |
| new | Sort Movie collections by duration |
| new | Queue multiple recordings to reindex their commercials using the batch actions |
| new | webp containers supported for imported content |
| new | Web player has an "Audio Only" link in the watch now dropdown |
| improved | Labels and favorites are available for individual episodes |
| improved | Added the ability to remove a match from an incorrectly imported movie |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| improved | Generated m3u is compatible with more software including Xteve |
| improved | Better compatibility with online m3u editors |
| improved | Imported recordings that can’t get scanned in, will use their filename by default for their title |
| improved | Copies of a randomly sorted virtual channel will all randomize differently |
| improved | DVR Database Maintenance option lets you trash recordings which were already deleted off the disk |
| improved | Surface errors in Custom Channels prompt when m3u url fails or has no channels |
| fixed | Recordings marked live would not reliably get marked as watched when stopping close to the end |
| fixed | Advanced series pass with season/episode number conditions was not working reliably |
| fixed | Daily guide update could be missed in rare scenarios |
| fixed | Advanced search for imported shows was not working |
| fixed | Imported 720p videos were not being marked as HD |
| fixed | Video thumbnails for PlayOn recordings were corrupted |
| fixed | TV movies without a year would have (0) in the title |
| fixed | Rare issue where two recordings for the same show at the same time (on different channels) could record into the same mpg file |
| fixed | Commercial editor was not working for ATSC3 recordings |
| fixed | Importing mp4 videos could use up unnecessary CPU during thumbnail generation |
| fixed | Rare crash in some cases |
Version 2022.02.09.0020
| new | Added Winter Olympics event browsing to On Later |
| improved | Commercial detection on ATSC3 recordings |
| improved | Sort virtual channels by number on the web UI |
| improved | Faster performance in the macOS hardware transcoder |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | On Later buttons on mobile were collapsing and unusable |
Version 2022.02.03.2057
| new | Added local ABC news and Fox weather to TVE |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| improved | Workarounds for SHIELD 9.0 release issues |
| improved | Library search with partial show names |
| improved | More reliable support for local channels over TVE |
| fixed | Up next would not show the next episode for some shows |
| fixed | Recording processing could get stuck in rare cases |
| fixed | Issue where having multiple XMLTV sources caused them not to update their guide data at the requested refresh setting |
| fixed | Rare crashes |
Version 2022.01.13.2139
| new | Channel Collections can now have rules that pull in channels dynamically based on what’s currently on. |
| new | Added Channel to Smart Rule editor - create collections for all those Hallmark movies! |
| new | Server side setting for Signal Notifications |
| new | Server side setting for showing Virtual Channel Logo during playback |
| new | Server side settings for Buffer Protection, Buffer Protection Duration, and Jump to Last Channel |
| new | Server side setting for Watch from Library Prompt |
| improved | Major fixes to Up Next, which will now reliably show you the next episode to watch |
| improved | Easier Channel Collection management |
| improved | Closed caption passthrough in macOS and Windows hardware transcoders |
| improved | XMLTV export for better compatibility with other media software |
| improved | VideoReDo integration option generates .vprj files for your recordings |
| improved | New settings for Auto Play: You can now use the option of Off to hide the Next Up card. |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| fixed | Some TVE recordings could have timestamp glitches |
| fixed | Local Content scanner was not working with some QNAP shares |
| fixed | Hardware video transcoding issues with latest Raspberry Pi kernels |
| fixed | Issues with transcoded live streams when using network mount for DVR storage |
| fixed | Better integration with Windows Defender firewall |
| fixed | In rare cases the DVR could become stuck if connection to HDHR was lost while reloading channel list |
Version 2021.10.25.1801
| new | Create and manage Library Collections |
| new | Create and manage Virtual Channels |
| new | Local Content officially out of beta. |
| new | New and Improved On later |
| new | Watch live TV and recordings in a full width video player with the new option in the watch modal |
| improved | Web video player now has hot keys for controlling playback from the keyboard |
| improved | TVE provider and channel updates |
| improved | Filter on DVR > Manage web UI is now sticky |
| improved | Toggle for SSH access for RPI OS |
| improved | Hovering over client device info icon will show more detailed description of device, if available. |
| improved | Audio track listing in View Details now displays the title of the track |
| improved | Update programs database when deleted imported episode |
| fixed | Software transcoding of HEVC (ATSC3) sources to H.264 |
| fixed | Fixed issue with incorrect episode counts after deleting all episodes of a show |
| fixed | Issues with SSL certificates for remote access |
| fixed | Fix for series pass limit not being enforced in some cases |
Version 2021.08.12.0054
| new | Support for Locast in more cities |
| improved | Better performance with large libraries |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
Version 2021.05.26.1807
| new | Advanced passes can use multiple CONTAINS/EXCLUDES conditions |
| new | Advanced passes can use negative padding to stop recording early |
| new | Advanced passes can set custom padding in seconds |
| new | Advanced passes can limit the number of recordings created |
| new | Support for Locast Tri-Cities |
| improved | Performance improvements to the guide database |
| improved | Better support for XMLTV |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| fixed | Streaming issues on some HLS web streams |
| fixed | Guide data would appear duplicated when combining HDHomeRun and Locast sources |
| fixed | Rare crashes when recording OTA stream with heavy signal loss |
Version 2021.03.30.0356
| new | Channel Collections - Curate your own custom sets of channels and replace the old filters in On Now and Guide |
| new | Client Tracking - See all your Channels clients in one place |
| new | Server Side Settings - Adjust the settings for all of your devices from the DVR server |
| new | Support for Locast Portland |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| improved | Support Additional Storage feature for PlayOn recordings |
| fixed | Show settings for recordings from XMLTV sources would not save |
| fixed | Backup restore on fresh Pi DVR installation was not working |
Version 2021.03.16.1916
| new | Redesigned navigation and Library views on the DVR web UI |
| new | Redesigned DVR web UI search can now find recorded shows and movies |
| new | Batch management for your recordings |
| new | Support for Locast Cleaveland |
| new | Commercial detection settings |
| improved | Better performance with large number of imported recordings |
| improved | Metadata matching for PlayOn Cloud recordings |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| fixed | New shows and seasons were not appearing in the UK |
| fixed | DVR web UI Guide would not allow recording the same episode multiple times |
| fixed | Padding updates on the DVR schedule could be overwritten after guide update |
| fixed | Changing padding on an in-progress recording would cause an interruption in recorded file |
| fixed | Guide and station images were not loading for some users |
Version 2021.02.04.1931
| new | PlayOn Cloud integration |
| new | Redesigned navigation on the DVR web UI |
| fixed | Imported content would scan in twice on the Channels DVR Pi Image |
Version 2021.02.02.2209
| new | Support for Stream Links |
| new | Support for Locast in Charlotte and Orlando |
| improved | Refreshed movie and TV show layouts on the DVR web UI |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| improved | Support for ATSC3 in more cities |
| fixed | Crash due to rare streaming error |
Version 2021.01.15.1649
| new | Add Custom Channels to your DVR using M3U Playlists |
| new | Support for streaming RTSP from cameras and SAT>IP servers |
| new | Support for Locast in Madison, WI |
| new | XMLTV API for integration into other media center software |
| improved | Caching of images during internet outages |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| improved | Support for hardware transcoding with 10th and 11th generation Intel CPUs |
| improved | Support for hardware transcoding on FreeNAS |
Version 2020.12.10.1836
| fixed | Excessive disk usage issue in last release |
| fixed | Some videos would transcode unnecessarily when watching away from home |
Version 2020.12.02.1531
| new | Support for Raspberry Pi 4 USB boot image |
| new | Support for ATSC 3.0 broadcasts with the new HDHomeRun CONNECT 4K |
| new | Support for Apple Silicon |
| improved | Support for Locast in Scranton and Indianapolis |
| improved | Support for refreshing XMLTV guide sources more than once a day |
| improved | Refreshed styles, better performance and improved error handling on the web admin UI |
| improved | Simpler web admin UI for managing your sources and guide data |
| improved | Transcoder recovers from unexpected errors automatically |
| improved | Web player restarts the transcoder on disconnects and reports transcoder speed more accurately |
| improved | Support for more types of subtitles |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
Version 2020.09.14.2100
| new | Move old recordings to an additional storage path to make space on your main DVR drive |
| new | Support for PBS live streams in some regions |
| improved | Support for UNC windows shares for additional storage and imported content |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| fixed | Up Next could get confused about the next episode on some shows |
Version 2020.08.19.2205
| improved | Support for Locast in Minneapolis |
| improved | Compatibility with XMLTV guide data formats |
| improved | TVE channel and provider support |
| fixed | Rare crashes on some platforms |
Version 2020.06.16.1927
| improved | Support for Locast in Tampa |
| improved | Support for TVE on more Android devices |
| fixed | Failures during SSL certificate generation on some networks |
| fixed | On Windows, some TVE recordings could show video loops |
| fixed | TVE streams could sometimes transcode instead of remux when watching in browser |
Version 2020.05.25.2131
| new | Mark shows in your recorded library as Kids Only |
| new | Guide and station images are now loaded from tmsimg.fancybits.co for faster downloads |
| improved | Support for new Locast regions |
| improved | Support for AMD hardware transcoding on Windows and Ubuntu |
| improved | Added support for DVB subtitles when viewing remotely |
| fixed | Occasional error when starting remote Live TV stream |
| fixed | Transcoder would sometimes activate when remuxing would be sufficient |
| fixed | Enabling Remote Access would sometimes fail when generating certificate |
| fixed | Spurious authentication errors from TVE channels |
| fixed | Station logos and names would not refresh during manual guide update |
| fixed | TVE setup could fail on Windows if Chrome was installed for single user only |
| fixed | Commercial editor would fail to save if all blocks were marked as show |
| fixed | Rare bug could cause new recordings to stop if Chrome was uninstalled |
| fixed | Resource leak when running on SHIELD with TVE |
Version 2020.03.27.1730
| fixed | Crashes on some macOS computers with older processors. |
Version 2020.03.27.0200
| new | Troubleshooting page to help to identify common issues |
| new | Submit Diagnostic Logs button to send DVR logs to support in one step |
| new | Signal and network issues during recordings are reported |
| improved | Tuner sharing will share tuners when different devices have different tuner priorities |
| improved | TVE feed updates |
Version 2020.02.26.0338
| improved | Default number of days for Trash changed to 1 |
| improved | Recordings in Trash will be deleted before the specified number of days if there is less than 20GB free |
| improved | Added a button to Empty Trash in DVR |
| improved | OTA guide data is preferred for UK |
| improved | TVE and Locast channel updates |
| fixed | Streaming Live TV remotely could fail prematurely |
Version 2020.02.19.0306
| new | Deleted files now go into Trash for an optional number of days before being deleted from disk |
| new | Remote streaming of Live TV now supports Adaptive Streaming |
| new | XMLTV guide support for Australian guide data |
| new | Signal quality statistics for HDHR are now listed in activity view |
| improved | TVE channel updates |
| fixed | Transient errors causing remote streaming to be interrupted on Windows |
| fixed | Issue when remotely watching the same channel multiple times in a short time period |
Version 2019.12.05.0128
| fixed | Hardware transcoder on macOS was not working correctly. |
Version 2019.12.05.0014
| improved | Better Locast support. |
| improved | Support for TVE on ARM64 based NAS. |
| improved | Added some foreign language TVE stations. |
| improved | Reduced CPU performance while recording TVE. |
| fixed | Issues authenticating to TVE on some devices. |
| fixed | Automatic remote port forwarding wasn't working with some UPNP routers. |
Version 2019.11.19.2312
| improved | Support for automatic port forwarding on more router models. |
| improved | Add support for Locast in Seattle. |
| improved | HDHR tuner signal statistics are logged for every recording. |
| fixed | DVR could crash during guide download on some Synology ARM models. |
| fixed | Some sports stations were not working reliably. |
| fixed | Some cable channels were not working after changing ownership. |
| fixed | Remote access SSL certificate was not working on some DVRs. |
| fixed | Some Locast sub-stations would not stream. |
| fixed | Guide data was incorrect for some TVE stations. |
Version 2019.10.29.0031
| new | Support for Locast. |
| improved | Support for macOS Catalina. |
| improved | Channels numbers on the DVR Schedule are listed in order of priority. |
| improved | Creating or resuming Series Passes could be slow. |
| improved | Series art will update automatically when new seasons air. |
| improved | Better remote viewing of in-progress recording. |
| improved | Sort movies and recorded shows by year. |
| improved | Advanced Passes can match against keywords, directors and cast members. |
| improved | Advanced Passes can use EXCLUDES and LESS THAN in conditions. |
| improved | Option to force upgrade when DVR is waiting to upgrade to to activity. |
| improved | DVR auto-updates are faster and use less bandwidth. |
| fixed | Team Passes could record non-english airings of sports games. |
| fixed | DVR will prefer recording from favorites channels first even if they are on lower priority tuners. |
| fixed | TVE authentication issues with some OTT providers. |
| fixed | Transcoder could fail to start on some newer Linux servers. |
| fixed | Transcoding performance was slow on some NAS on fresh installations of the DVR. |
| fixed | Remote access SSL certificates were not working on some systems. |
| fixed | Disabling remote access would not remove automatic port mapping on some UPnP routers. |
| fixed | TVE was not working on 32-bit Windows. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 2019.09.23.2227
| new | Hardware transcoding support on the Raspberry Pi 4. |
| new | Adaptive streaming automatically adjusts bandwidth usage when watching recordings remotely. |
| improved | Added more sports channels to TVE. |
| fixed | TVE authentication issues with some cable and OTT providers. |
| fixed | TVE setup issues on the Raspberry Pi. |
| fixed | Tuner sharing was not working with the HDHR EXTEND. |
Version 2019.08.15.2304
| new | Experimental settings can be toggled on the web UI. |
| improved | Updated transcoder software with latest performance improvements and bug fixes. |
| fixed | TVE feature was not working on Asustor NAS. |
| fixed | Some TVE channels were not working on Frontier. |
| fixed | Some TVE sports channels were not working reliably. |
| fixed | Some TVE channel streams could fail during commercial breaks in the web player. |
| fixed | Web UI Guide and On Now were missing channels without guide data. |
| fixed | Remote and web streaming would not fall back to additional HDHomeRuns. |
| fixed | Remote and web streaming could attempt to use hidden channels. |
| fixed | Hardware transcoding was not working reliably on some Windows machines. |
| fixed | Superflous error messages could appear after daily guide download. |
Version 2019.08.03.0055
| improved | Support for closed captions in the Intel hardware transcoder on Linux. |
| improved | Allow using USB-attached storage on Synology NAS for DVR recordings. |
| fixed | Remote or browser viewing could stall after a few minutes. |
| fixed | Commercial editor was not working. |
| fixed | Channels app could crash when connecting to DVR with no tuners. |
| fixed | Cancelled recordings would not finish processing. |
| fixed | Some TVE channels were not working on Xfinity and Fubo. |
| fixed | Rare crash while recording. |
Version 2019.07.31.0021
| fixed | Skipped jobs would not auto-delete from the DVR Schedule. |
| fixed | Intel hardware transcoding was not working on some Windows machines. |
| fixed | TVE feature would not work on latest beta QNAP QTS. |
| fixed | Some TVE channels would not scan correctly. |
Version 2019.07.25.0349
| new | TV Everywhere Public Beta. |
| improved | Guide maintenance options in web admin. |
| improved | Recording failures are now recorded and presented in the web admin Schedule. |
| improved | Support for Telly emulated HDHomeRuns. |
| improved | Remote streaming performance when watching recordings at Original quality. |
| fixed | Newly added HDHomeRuns could be missing some guide data. |
| fixed | Commercial editor would not work on some programs. |
| fixed | Per-show settings in the web admin were not saved correctly. |
| fixed | Intel QuickSync was not working on some Linux systems. |
| fixed | Web Player and remote viewing was not working on MyCloud Home NAS. |
| fixed | Backup restore UI was not working reliably on Windows. |
| fixed | NVidia hardware transcoder was using more bandwidth than requested. |
| fixed | Initial setup in UK could fail for some postal codes. |
Version 2019.04.22.2317
| fixed | Live TV would fail to play in the Web Player on many browsers. |
| fixed | Some recordings could fail to stream remotely. |
| fixed | DVR could crash during guide download on low RAM devices. |
| fixed | Rare crashes in the DVR. |
Version 2019.03.12.0544
| improved | HDHomeRun Premium TV guide data changes. |
| improved | Reduce memory usage during guide import. |
| improved | Passes can use advanced "Time CONTAINS AM" condition record morning shows only. |
| improved | Commercial detection accuracy. |
| fixed | Timeout errors corrupting Premium TV recordings. |
| fixed | Advanced conditions on Series Passes were case sensitive. |
| fixed | Wake from sleep on Windows to make recordings was not reliable. |
| fixed | Javascript error when disabling DVR checkbox. |
| fixed | Toggling remote access feature would not detect new router type. |
Version 2018.11.20.2224
| new | Button to force database backup before moving DVR to another PC/NAS. |
| improved | Use european style date/time formats in web UI for international users. |
| fixed | Recordings could fail to start if there was exactly 3 minutes of padding overlap. |
| fixed | Guide data for some HDHR Premium TV stations was incorrect. |
| fixed | Season passes could be created twice from web UI. |
| fixed | Removed logging of some harmless errors in the log. |
| fixed | Some rare crashes. |
Version 2018.10.08.2134
| new | On Later helps you discover upcoming movies and shows. |
| improved | Bonjour discovery advertisements work more reliably with various clients. |
| fixed | Issues fast-forwarding recordings stored on a Windows DVR. |
| fixed | Better support for detecting sleep and firewall issues on Windows. |
| fixed | ClearQAM users could see channels still listed as Unknown after mapping guide data. |
| fixed | Legacy tuners could not mark channels as HD. |
| fixed | Speedtest was not maxing out available bandwidth. |
| fixed | Rare crashes on some platforms. |
Version 2018.09.06.1912
| new | Premium TV demo channels can be hidden from the DVR. |
| improved | Web player was not reliable on some devices. |
| fixed | Restore from backup was not working. |
| fixed | Premium TV recordings could not be played in web player or via remote streaming. |
| fixed | Premium TV guide data could disappear on web UI when adding a legacy HDHR. |
| fixed | In rare cases, bonjour could keep running even if unchecked on Settings page. |
Version 2018.08.27.1927
| new | Support HDHomeRun Premium TV. |
| improved | Lineup editor allows combining channels from different zipcodes. |
| fixed | Remote DVR clients could get disconnected after 30 days. |
| fixed | Hardware transcoding was not working in Linux with Intel Coffee Lake processors. |
Version 2018.08.02.1754
| new | Support for 32-bit FreeBSD. |
| improved | Better support for regions where cable companies have multiple guide options. |
| improved | Advanced series passes can match on airing durations. |
| improved | Add to Home Screen support on Android devices. |
Version 2018.07.01.1750
| new | Support for 32-bit Windows. |
| fixed | DVR web UI could fail to load on fresh installation. |
Version 2018.06.28.1458
| improved | Better support for IPv6 networks. |
| improved | DVR will automatically rescan for HDHRs once a minute until a tuner is found. |
| fixed | Commercial detection could fail on some recordings. |
| fixed | Automatic port forwarding for remote access was not working on SHIELD. |
| fixed | Some parts of the Web UI would not work in Chrome on Android. |
| fixed | Some clients could fail to connect to DVR's HTTPS server. |
| fixed | Bonjour would not detect IP changes on FreeBSD. |
| fixed | Remote streaming of live TV could use more temporary disk space than expected. |
| fixed | Log would show repeated panic messages on some macOS systems. |
| fixed | DVR could crash if configured with invalid custom lineup codes. |
Version 2018.04.05.2059
| new | DVR will detect common issues like misconfigured firewall and sleep settings. |
| improved | Bonjour reliability when IPs and networks change. |
| fixed | Nvidia hardware transcoding was not working on Windows. |
| fixed | Some shows with foreign language airings were being combined into a single series pass. |
| fixed | Web UI would load slowly on Windows. |
| fixed | Web Player was not working in Microsoft Edge. |
| fixed | Some accessibility issues on the web UI. |
Version 2018.03.21.2139
| new | Support for AMD hardware transcoding on Windows. |
| improved | Updated versions of commercial detector and transcoder. |
| fixed | Some UK channels could not be watched in Web Player or remotely. |
| fixed | Some windows machines would fail to run commercial detection after recording completed. |
| fixed | Multiple recordings paths advanced feature could not be used on Windows. |
| fixed | Remote access HTTPS certificate was not being accepted by some clients. |
Version 2018.01.30.0033
| fixed | Two clients trying to remote stream the same channel/recording would conflict. |
| fixed | Multiple audio tracks were not available when remote streaming. |
| fixed | Remote stream would fail to seek on recordings made with EXTEND transcoder. |
| fixed | Some DVB channels would fail to remote stream. |
| fixed | Legacy tuners could fail to work after a firmware upgrade. |
| fixed | Some windows machines would fail to use Nvidia hardware transcoder. |
| improved | Send hardware tuning errors to client in Tuner Sharing mode. |
| improved | Upgraded Android SDK for Nvidia SHIELD build. |
| improved | Added hardware transcoder debug API. |
Version 2017.12.13.1901
| fixed | Watching an in-progress recording would sometimes not start from the beginning. |
| fixed | Remote streaming of a recording with DVB teletext track would fail. |
Version 2017.12.08.0017
| improved | Better video quality with hardware transcoder on Linux. |
| fixed | In very rare circumstances, the DVR could keep recording after a program finished. |
| fixed | Preview images for SD broadcasts were being stretched out. |
| fixed | Watching a recording while it was in progress would not automatically mark as watched. |
| fixed | Commercial detection was not working in Docker containers. |
| fixed | Bonjour was not working in some Docker containers. |
| fixed | Remote streaming of some 720p recordings would stutter during playback. |
| fixed | DVR's View Details button on the web UI would incorrectly show 720p recordings as interlaced. |
| fixed | DVR's Refresh button on web UI will reload an episode's title and description. |
Version 2017.11.16.0140
| fixed | Entering full US zipcode during setup would not work. |
| fixed | New UK lineups were not appearing during setup. |
| fixed | Toggling automatic port forwarding after upgrading from NATPMP router to uPnP router would not work. |
| fixed | DVR could fail to auto-upgrade on macOS. |
| fixed | Advanced pass could not be created without any == conditions. |
| improved | Recommend channel scan first if setting up DVR on HDHR with no channels. |
| improved | Better mobile version of initial DVR welcome page. |
Version 2017.11.03.0006
| new | Support for running the DVR as a Windows background Service. |
| improved | Windows DVR system tray menu lets you enable/disable auto-run at login. |
| fixed | DVR was not working under Windows Task Scheduler. |
| fixed | Manual refresh of guide data was not refreshing channel data. |
Version 2017.11.01.2252
| new | On Windows, the system tray icon menu has a Fix Ethernet Settings option shown when Flow Control has not been disabled. |
| improved | Faster software transcoding performance on newer processors. |
| improved | Commercial detection is disabled on underpowered ARM5 NAS. |
| fixed | Increased comskip timeout to 8 hours. |
| fixed | Ignore Hyper-V default switch for Bonjour. |
Version 2017.10.24.2330
| new | DVR is now available in Denmark. |
| improved | Commercial detection will time out after 30 minutes to avoid runaway processes. |
| improved | Faster transcoding on Linux when Hardware deinterlace is enabled. |
| improved | Reduced memory usage slightly. |
| fixed | A rare bug would sometimes cause the DVR to fail auto-update on Windows. |
Version 2017.10.20.2232
| improved | Much faster at starting playback of transcoded live tv. |
| improved | Inactive transcoder streams will time out after 30s. |
| improved | Better software transcoding performance. |
| fixed | Web player was not working reliably on macOS Safari. |
| fixed | Stopping live tv transcoder would print some errors to log and fail to delete some temporary files. |
| fixed | Automatic port forwarding was not working with some uPnP routers. |
Version 2017.10.19.0311
| improved | macOS menu dropdown will now let you install the Auto-Wake helper if needed. |
| improved | Better software transcoder performance. |
| improved | Reduced CPU usage on DVR when using web player from Chrome or Firefox. |
| fixed | SSL certificate generation was failing for some users. |
| fixed | SHIELD hardware transcoder would perform poorly at 720p or lower. |
| fixed | Rare crash if DVR booted without any network connections. |
| fixed | Port-forwarding errors were not being shown on the web UI. |
| fixed | Speed test would max out at 30Mbit/s on some systems. |
Version 2017.10.18.0607
| fixed | DVR would sometimes fail to restart after auto-update on macOS 10.13 |
| improved | Add web-based speedtest |
| improved | Report transcoder capability to the Channels apps |
Version 2017.10.17.1728
| fixed | Schedule tab was empty on my.channelsdvr.net for some users. |
| fixed | SSL certificate generation could fail if DNS traffic was firewalled. |
| fixed | DVR settings tab was not reporting RAM values correctly. |
| improved | Support for favoriting and hiding channels on legacy TECH tuners. |
Version 2017.10.14.2323
| improved | Better support for TECH3 tuners. |
| fixed | DVR would not allow Windows to sleep when idle. |
| fixed | DVR would hang on startup if hardware transcoding was broken on Windows 8.1 |
| fixed | Restore Tuner Sharing compatibility with older versions of Channels app. |
Version 2017.10.13.2123
| improved | Show 6 hours of data on the web guide. |
| fixed | Channels hidden only on a single HDHomeRun would sometimes not appear. |
Version 2017.10.13.0017
| new | HTTPS support. |
| fixed | Logout from my.channelsdvr.net was not working. |
Version 2017.10.11.2339
| fixed | Hardware transcoder on Windows would often fail to start. |
Version 2017.10.10.0006
| improved | New unRAID package. |
Version 2017.10.06.1807
| improved | Use surround sound when remote streaming in original quality. |
Version 2017.10.05.1806
| improved | Remote streaming performance |
| fixed | DVR would keep display active on Mac. |
| fixed | Recordings could be missed when waking up the Mac from sleep. |
| fixed | Foreign language recordings could get mixed up with english versions of the same show. |
| fixed | Bonjour was not working on Android. |
| fixed | Backup restore directory picker was confusing. |
| fixed | Tiny memory leak when streaming from legacy tuners. |
Version 2017.10.02.1547
| fixed | Redirect loop when trying to access my.channelsdvr.net |
Version 2017.10.02.0617
| fixed | Remote access was forcing HTTPs mode even if certificate was not generated. |
| fixed | Sometimes recordings would be missed even after DVR woke up the Mac from sleep. |
| fixed | Images could get out of sync between shows and recordings. |
| new | Official macOS Installer. |
Version 2017.09.30.0300
| new | Remote Access option with HTTPS auto-configuration. |
| fixed | Web player would not work with reprocessed recordings. |
| fixed | Web player was not working in iOS 11 Safari |
| fixed | DVR would not record from prioritized tuner in some situations. |
| fixed | Web guide could be missing some channels when multiple HDHRs were found. |
Version 2017.09.01.0513
| fixed | Guide data was not downloading. |
Version 2017.08.11.1703
| fixed | Foreign language show recordings were incorrectly being categorized as movies. |
Version 2017.08.09.1634
| fixed | Deleting season pass could cause iOS app to crash. |
| improved | Time CONTAINS advanced rule will now match "3pm" and "3:00pm" |
Version 2017.08.06.1637
| fixed | Some UK channels would not stream remotely. |
| improved | Support for remote streaming from tvOS app. |
Version 2017.08.02.1643
| improved | Live TV streaming from web player starts much more quickly. |
| fixed | DVR would transcode some h264 channels for remote streaming instead of remuxing. |
| fixed | Rare crashes on boot related to guide data database. |
Version 2017.07.29.2103
| new | Support for remote streaming with the iOS app. |
| fixed | Commercial detection could not be enabled on some Raspberry Pi |
Version 2017.07.27.2302
| improved | Combined all tuners into a single view on web UI On Now and Guide tabs. |
| improved | Remember filter selection on web UI Guide tab. |
| fixed | Guide data would process twice when adding multiple tuners during initial setup. |
| fixed | DVR would re-create recordings directory when USB drive was unmounted, causing mount point to change on macOS. |
| improved | Backend improvements for remote access authentication. |
Version 2017.07.20.1616
| new | Experimental HTTPS support with self-signed certificates. |
| new | Advanced pass editor on the web UI lets you enable "re-record deleted episodes", to force passes to always re-record episodes which were previously recorded and deleted. |
| fixed | Sometimes Season Passes would fail to record episodes which got moved to a later time slot when guide data was updated on the day of the airing. |
| fixed | Recordings could previously be automatically pruned while they were being watched. |
Version 2017.07.17.0243
| improved | Series passes will no longer record foreign language versions of a show. |
| improved | Experimental support for TECH3-US tuner. |
| fixed | Guide data was duplicated in Roku/Android apps when multiple HDHRs were registered with the DVR. |
| fixed | Hidden channels would appear in Android app. |
Version 2017.07.13.0055
| improved | Recordings tab on Web UI now shows number of unwatched recordings per show (instead of total recordings) |
Version 2017.07.09.0116
| fixed | Previous change to ignore "Local Area Connection" adapters on Windows broke some setups. |
Version 2017.07.07.2149
| fixed | Deleting a show would not delete episodes from disk immediately. |
| fixed | Local Area Connection adapters on Windows would confuse Bonjour discovery. |
| new | ExtraPaths configuration allows moving some DVR recordings to a secondary disk. |
Version 2017.06.29.2332
| improved | Prefer IP address for initial setup oauth to prevent "invalid redirect_uri" errors. |
| fixed | For FireTV clients, force transcoding with Blend deinterlacer since FireTV does not handle 60fps well. |
Version 2017.06.28.2127
| fixed | Rare crash on Windows. |
| improved | Transcoder APIs for the experimental Roku and FireTV apps. |
Version 2017.06.15.2014
| improved | Commercial detection could crash in rare circumstances. |
| fixed | Recordings would sometimes not record the entire show if the guide data changed after initial scheduling. |
| fixed | Directory picker now allows SHIELD to navigate to /storage/emulated/0 for recording to adopted storage. |
Version 2017.06.09.2116
| improved | TV show filenames have been changed for better compatibility with Plex/Infuse/Kodi and other media managers. |
| improved | Filenames will no longer contain characters invalid on windows, regardless of DVR platform. This makes it easier to move your DVR to a windows based platform in the future. |
| fixed | Commercial detection would sometimes fail on the SHIELD. |
Version 2017.06.07.0238
| fixed | Directory picker was not working on the SHIELD. |
| improved | Download guide data in the UK between 12am-2am for better reliability. |
| fixed | Do not prevent sleep is DVR is open in a browser via localhost. |
| improved | Show buffer full warning at 99% |
| improved | Retry up to 5 times on guide data download errors. |
| improved | Report detailed tuner errors from upcoming HDHR firmware. |
Version 2017.05.25.2249
| fixed | Commercial detection is now limited to one cpu core again. |
| improved | New APIs for experimental Roku app. |
Version 2017.05.25.1629
| fixed | Re-added 576p option on macOS |
| fixed | Hardware transcoding was not working on some linux machines with multiple GPUs. |
| improved | Commercial detection performance on mpeg2 recordings. |
Version 2017.05.24.1509
| fixed | Removed 576p option when using macOS hardware transcoder, as it is not supported. |
Version 2017.05.23.2138
| improved | Added 576p option for web player transcoding. |
| improved | Increase transcoder buffer to 5 minutes. |
| fixed | Some USB drives could not be selected for storage on the SHIELD. |
Version 2017.05.22.2051
| improved | On multi-core systems, commercial detection will use half of all available cores. |
| improved | Added (x) button to clear search input on web UI Search tab. |
| fixed | NTFS mounts were not properly detected on the SHIELD. |
| fixed | Time was reported incorrectly on SHIELD. |
| fixed | Commercial detection was failing in some scenarios. |
Version 2017.05.17.1932
| new | Support for Nvidia SHIELD. |
Version 2017.05.16.0002
| fixed | Bonjour was showing IPv6 addresses on Settings page on macOS. |
| fixed | Web UI would not load correctly if loaded immediately after DVR started. |
| fixed | Some show images were low resolution. |
Version 2017.05.12.0136
| fixed | Chromecast icon was not showing up in web player on Chrome for iOS |
| fixed | Web player could show overlapping timestamps on mobile screens. |
Version 2017.05.11.1727
| fixed | Play on Roku would say "video failed" on some DVRs. |
| fixed | Watching a recording on Roku would not keep track of watched position reliably. |
Version 2017.05.11.0158
| new | Added default keep option for new passes. |
| improved | Click a pass to edit it quickly on the Passes view. |
| improved | When setting up a new DVR with existing recordings directory, link to backup/restore wizard. |
| improved | Retry any failed recordings immediately when an existing recording job is cancelled and tuner frees up. |
| improved | Start recordings one at a time, to ensure that higher priority passes take precedence. |
| improved | Directory picker scrolls to top after clicking into a folder. |
| improved | Added "keep 1" retention options. |
| improved | Added 10s padding options. |
| improved | Web player for live TV now buffers up to one hour on the DVR server. |
| fixed | Play on Roku was not working. |
Version 2017.05.10.1814
| new | Support for "Play on Roku" |
Version 2017.05.10.0304
| new | Search tab on web UI shows upcoming season and show premieres. |
| fixed | Settings tab was not loading on FreeBSD. |
| fixed | Commercial detection was not working on linux. |
Version 2017.05.09.1717
| fixed | DVR would not detect some drives on Windows. |
Version 2017.05.08.2150
| fixed | Commercial detection would crash on some recordings. |
Version 2017.05.07.1905
| fixed | Hardware transcoder on macOS would generate broken output which could cause Safari to stall during web player playback. |
Version 2017.05.06.0013
| fixed | Chromecast icon would only appear on first recording watched after a browser refresh. |
| fixed | Casting a recording was slow to start. |
| fixed | Chapter navigation would disappear while casting. |
| fixed | Closed captions were not working in the web player. |
| fixed | Hardware transcoder on macOS was not including closed captions. |
| fixed | Poster was not showing in Safari while loading. |
Version 2017.05.05.0112
| new | Support for Chromecast in Chrome. |
| new | Buttons for Airplay and PIP in Safari. |
| new | Buttons to skip back 10s and forward 30s in web player. |
| new | Commercials markers on the web player timeline. |
| new | Chapter picker and skip buttons on web player let you navigate commercials markers. |
| improved | Larger default size for web player. |
| improved | Show poster and spinner while transcoder is starting for web player. |
| fixed | Scrub/seek was not working in Safari for live streams. |
| fixed | Clicking outside the web player could accidentally dismiss it before clicking Stop. |
| fixed | Click-and-drag to scrub on the player was unreliable. |
| fixed | Hiding a show from Up Next would cause incorrect counts on web Recordings tab. |
| fixed | Retry guide data downloads on 503 Service Unavailable errors. |
| fixed | Spurious buffer warning when starting a recording on 32-bit platforms. |
| fixed | On Synology NAS, the storage picker always showed /volume1 instead of the volume where the DVR is installed. |
Version 2017.04.28.2317
| improved | Switch to native bonjour implementation on macOS. |
| improved | When starting a recording, buffer up to 32MB (~15s) of video in RAM while waiting for the disk to wake up. |
| improved | Prevent Windows and macOS from sleeping while web or ATV clients are active. |
| improved | Guide data downloader will retry a few times when encountering timeout errors. |
| fixed | Guide data would not download reliably for users with more than 200 channels. |
| experimental | Support for waking up macOS automatically when DVR clients connect. |
Version 2017.04.26.2040
| new | Initial setup wizard helps you configure your newly installed DVR. |
| improved | Directory picker for DVR storage and backup restore is easier to use. |
| improved | Real-time updates sent to ATV clients when number of unwatched episodes in a show changes. |
| improved | Create and manage Series Passes directly from the Guide and On Now tabs on web UI. |
| improved | UK guide data downloads now happen between 4-6am every day for better reliability. |
| improved | On macOS, prevent the computer from going to sleep while the DVR is busy. |
| improved | On Windows, prevent the computer from going to sleep or shutting down while DVR is busy. |
| improved | For legacy HDHRs, show additional setup steps required during guide setup. |
| fixed | Up Next items would sometimes move back and forth. |
| fixed | Guide tab on the web UI would sometimes fail to show episodes as recording. |
| fixed | On Now tab on web UI now shows the event title for sports games. |
| fixed | On Windows, the tray icon menu was blurry. |
| fixed | Moving a DVR database from Windows to Linux would cause recordings to fail playback. |
| fixed | Some visual glitches on the web UI where elements would not line up exactly. |
| fixed | In rare situations, loading the web UI right while the DVR was starting would break until refresh. |
| fixed | Installing the DVR before subscribing could lead to confusing new user experience. |
| fixed | Settings tab on web UI would flash multiple times while loading. |
| fixed | Guide and On Now tabs on web UI on a new install would say "no favorites" instead of "no guide data downloaded". |
| experimental | Support for waking up out of sleep automatically to make recordings on Windows and macOS. |
Version 2017.04.20.2223
| new | Hardware deinterlacer option on Linux, which produces better quality video (but might use more resources). |
| fixed | Hardware transcoder performance improved for Synology NAS w/ 2GB RAM. |
Version 2017.04.20.0012
| improved | Quicker tuning times when watching live TV from web player. |
| improved | Web player now says "Remux" when watching existing h.264 video without transcoding. |
| fixed | Web playback of live interlaced h.264 channels would stutter. |
| fixed | Web player would sometimes fail to play audio or video. |
| fixed | Web player was not transcoding live h.264 channels to requested bitrate/resolution. |
| improved | Increased number of old backups retained by 2x. |
| improved | More debug logging when new jobs are created for a rule. |
| fixed | Episodes would sometimes fail to record if they were moved to a different time slot in the guide data. |
| fixed | Season passes would sometimes pick the second airing of an episode to record. |
| improved | Added hidden toggle for better compatibility with Synology Cloud Sync filesystem restrictions. |
Version 2017.04.19.0028
| fixed | Activity would show Idle while streaming a recording to Apple TV. |
| fixed | On Synology, do not create directory names ending in "." for better compatibility with Cloud Station. |
| improved | OS section of Settings tab will now show hardware manufacturer and model name. |
| improved | Show transcode mode used in tuner sharing connections when streaming from EXTEND. |
| improved | Increased initial HDHR connection timeout to 6s. |
Version 2017.04.17.1856
| improved | Use recorder transcode setting for web playback with an EXTEND. |
| improved | More logging on tuner sharing events. |
| improved | Reduced HDHR communication timeouts from 5s to 3s. |
| improved | Ignore p2p and tunnel network interfaces in bonjour. |
| fixed | Remove broken 240p option when using mac hardware transcoder. |
| fixed | Make DVR checkbox clickable during initial setup. |
| fixed | Settings page would not load if bonjour could not find any IPs. |
Version 2017.04.13.0150
| improved | Major rewrite of tuner sharing engine to reduce memory and CPU overhead. |
| improved | Changed "Add to DVR" link to "Pick Guide Provider" button. |
| improved | Guide picker is focused automatically after enabling DVR. |
| improved | Directory picker for DVR storage will hide system folders on major NAS models. |
| improved | Optimized disk I/O required for watching recordings that are still in progress. |
| improved | Recordings have a "View Details" option in dropdown to view audio/video encoding details. |
| fixed | Backup restore UI was not working on windows. |
| fixed | Stopping DVR during guide download would not abort downloader. |
| fixed | Guide picker hides non-HD/legacy cable provider options. |
| fixed | Web playback of recordings using hardware transcoder on Linux could end early. |
| fixed | Tuner sharing was not working with EXTENDs with transcoding disabled. |
| fixed | Log was empty when DVR crashed on windows. |
| fixed | DVR could rarely crash when trying to start web playback. |
| fixed | Guide and On Now tabs could stop working if previously selected HDHR was not available. |
Version 2017.04.06.0200
| fixed | Minor visual glitch when setting up a new HDHR with guide data. |
Version 2017.04.04.0009
| fixed | Bonjour advertisements were not working on windows computers with Internet Connection Sharing enabled. |
| fixed | VPN and VM network interfaces on windows were not being ignored. |
| improved | Re-scan for HDHRs one minute after the DVR starts, in case the server is started before networking comes up. |
Version 2017.03.31.2134
| fixed | Commercial detection, episode previews and transcoding were not working on macOS 10.10 and 10.11 since 3.28 release. |
Version 2017.03.31.0308
| fixed | Tuner sharing was not working for EXTENDs with transcoding enabled. |
Version 2017.03.28.1753
| fixed | Rare combination of bugs could cause guide data not to download. |
Version 2017.03.27.2154
| improved | Better commercial detection on standard-definition recordings. |
| improved | Automatically marked as watched when stopping playback during the final commercial in a recording. |
| improved | Episode preview image would sometimes show commercials. |
Version 2017.03.24.2223
| fixed | Activity section was incorrect when multiple ATVs were sharing a tuner. |
| improved | Mark as watched automatically when you've viewed 95% of a program. |
| improved | Preview thumbnails could be taken during commercials when a recording had padding at the start. |
| improved | Web UI Guide now lets you access all 21 days of guide data. |
Version 2017.03.21.0415
| improved | Up Next algorithm is smarter. |
| improved | Performance enhancements due to runtime upgrade. |
| improved | 21 days of guide data. |
| improved | Tuner sharing allows overlapping episodes on the same channel to record from a single tuner. |
| improved | Activity section on the DVR web UI will now update in real time. |
| improved | Guide and On Now tabs in DVR web UI will remember selected HDHomeRun when multiple are available. |
| improved | Better buffering of HDHomeRun video stream prevents any hiccups in the recorded file. |
| fixed | DVR would sometimes crash after upgrading itself on FreeBSD. |
| fixed | Commercial detection would sometimes crash on Windows. |
| fixed | Deleting a recording in progress would still show episode as recording on the guide. |
Version 2017.03.13.2338
| fixed | Adding padding to a recording already in progress was not working. |
| fixed | Recording playback in Chrome on Windows could stall out after some time. |
| improved | Initial loading speed of DVR web UI. |
| fixed | Rare errors could prevent new DVR from being setup. |
Version 2017.03.10.0234
| fixed | In very rare circumstances, a new episode could fail to record if it was rescheduled. |
| fixed | Recordings stored in H264 format would not be transcoded to lower bitrate/resolution for web playback unless they were interlaced. |
| improved | Upgraded compiler version used to build windows exes should fix some comskip bugs. |
| improved | Updated version of web video player. |
Version 2017.03.01.2225
| improved | Major upgrade to the guide database reduces memory/disk space used and speeds up access to the guide data. |
| fixed | DVR could upgrade itself while someone was playing a recording on the Apple TV. |
| fixed | Recordings from EXTEND tuners could be transcoded even if "none" was selected in the DVR. |
| fixed | NTFS drives mounted with the ufsd driver could not record some shows. |
| fixed | DVR will force upgrade itself if it has been waiting to upgrade for more than a day. |
Version 2017.02.23.2046
| fixed | Memory usage had increased significantly since v2017.02.15.0045 |
Version 2017.02.22.1656
| fixed | Legacy HDHR tuners were not being released correctly after recordings completed on windows. |
Version 2017.02.22.0443
| fixed | NTFS drives mounted on Linux would not record some shows. |
| fixed | Hardware transcoding option was incorrectly showing up on Macs without Intel QuickSync. |
| fixed | Some ARM processors would not report clock speed correctly. |
| fixed | Guide data for next week would not download reliably. |
Version 2017.02.15.0045
| fixed | Hardware transcoding was slow on Synology NAS with Intel CPUs. |
| fixed | DVR could sometimes incorrectly display "subscription expired". |
| fixed | Creating movie recordings from web UI would not set all channels on the schedule. |
Version 2017.02.11.0312
| new | MCEBuddy integration with latest beta |
| fixed | Bug during guide download could cause crash. |
| improved | Change tuners to devices on Settings tab to avoid confusion. |
Version 2017.02.10.0714
| new | Edit your guide data mappings to fix mismatched or missing channels. |
| new | Button to force re-download of guide data. |
| improved | Assign existing guide source to new tuner without having to re-enter zipcode. |
| improved | Make directory picker more friendly and show errors when enable DVR fails. |
| improved | Auto-match guide data based on channel name when number doesn't match any data. |
| fixed | Bonjour server is started after DVR finishes booting. |
| fixed | Some buttons on the web UI did not look like buttons in certain browsers. |
Version 2017.02.08.1830
| improved | Guide database updates much faster and uses much less space on disk. |
| fixed | Scheduled jobs would delete themselves if tuners were missing when DVR restarted. |
| fixed | Searching for shows with numbers like "48 hours" was not working. |
| fixed | Guide database could sometimes delete itself if there were network failures during the download. |
Version 2017.02.07.0145
| fixed | Commercial detection could crash on windows. |
| fixed | Hardware acceleration was not working on Asustor NAS. |
Version 2017.02.03.0335
| fixed | Web admin UI was being slow and sometimes would not work reliably. |
| fixed | Commercial detection did not work on windows with exFAT storage. |
| fixed | Log directory on windows was larger than necessary. |
| improved | Remove extra logging on windows. |
| changed | Mac hardware transcoder closed caption passthrough was disabled. |
Version 2017.02.02.2018
| fixed | Hardware transcoder option was missing on some Linux machines/NAS. |
Version 2017.02.02.0208
| fixed | Recording playback via web was not working on windows. |
| fixed | Recordings still in progress would not playback via web consistently. |
| fixed | Recording playback via web would stall near the end of the recording. |
Version 2017.02.01.2149
| fixed | Recordings database could become corrupted in rare circumstances. |
Version 2017.02.01.0203
| new | Linux builds for armv6l |
| fixed | Up next would not show correct episode if two new episodes aired on the same day. |
Version 2017.01.31.2207
| improved | Upgraded intel hardware acceleration driver on linux with bug fixes. |
| improved | Better hardware transcoder performance on linux with lower resolutions. |
| fixed | Recording playback on web with hardware transcoder could cause stuttering during playback. |
Version 2017.01.30.2232
| new | Transcoding bitrate selection for web playback. |
| new | Create subdirectories when picking DVR recording path. |
| improved | Wake up the DVR for maintenance once every three hours instead of every hour. |
| improved | Guide data is downloaded between 9am-11am. |
| fixed | Added logging of permissions errors that caused recordings to fail. |
| fixed | Errors during commercial detection on windows would cause DVR to crash. |
| fixed | Older generation Intel HD graphics on windows were not able to use Hardware transcoding. |
| fixed | DVR could crash with "concurrent map writes" error. |
| fixed | Bonjour on windows would not work if VirtualBox Host-Only network adapter was present. |
| fixed | Web UI would slow down when DVR checkbox was unchecked. |
Version 2017.01.28.0312
| fixed | Auto-upgrade on windows was causing firewall issues. |
Version 2017.01.27.2325
| new | Support for 64-bit windows. |
Version 2017.01.25.0441
| fixed | TVMA programs were not showing up in the Guide. |
| fixed | Bonjour discovery was not reliable. |
Version 2017.01.24.0315
| fixed | 32-bit linux builds were not working. |
Version 2017.01.23.2004
| fixed | Recording playback on web using hardware transcoder on linux would cause stuttering. |
| fixed | Fail and retry a recording job if cannot connect to HDHR within 5 seconds. |
| fixed | HDHRs added manually would not be remembered across upgrades and restarts. |
| fixed | Deleting an in-progress recording would not release the tuner. |
| fixed | Recordings scheduled back-to-back could miss the first 30s of a program. |
| fixed | DRM channels were not being hidden from the guide. |
| fixed | Recordings would not get marked as watched automatically if they had a lot of padding. |
| improved | Pruner runs every 3 hours now to delete watched/old recordings. |
| improved | Better logging of transcoder status and options. |
| improved | Ability to force bonjour to advertise on specific network interface. |
Version 2017.01.21.0059
| fixed | Hardware transcoder on Linux/NAS was not working reliably. |
Version 2017.01.20.1732
| fixed | New thumbnailer was using a lot of CPU and RAM. |
| improved | Automatically mark recordings as watched when more than 95% is played back. |
Version 2017.01.20.0217
| fixed | Guide data would not download after setting your location and lineup. |
| improved | Increased logging when files are being processed. |
| fixed | Skip thumbnail generation for corrupt recordings. |
Version 2017.01.18.2126
| new | Hide channels directly from the DVR web admin. |
| new | Support hiding channels on legacy tuners. |
| fixed | Guide data would sometimes download multiple times between 8am-10am. |
Version 2017.01.18.0910
| new | Admin UI to restore database from backup on a new installation. |
Version 2017.01.18.0555
| fixed | Previous version would crash when accessing guide database. |
| new | Switch to software transcoder on Settings tab. |
| new | Show transcoder status under the video player. |
| improved | Try not to generate recording thumbnails with commercials. |
Version 2017.01.17.2332
| new | Builds for 32-bit Linux devices like Synology DS214Play |
| improved | When recording matches multiple channels, prefer favorited channels. |
| improved | Guide data will now download between 8am-10am for better reliability. |
| fixed | Tuner priority was not working. |
| fixed | Recording thumbnails would sometimes contain scene transitions. |
| fixed | Search for "how to" would not find results. |
Version 2017.01.14.0019
| fixed | Commercial detection would fail on some recordings. |
Version 2017.01.13.2208
| new | DVR builds for arm64 devices. |
| improved | Detect when legacy tuner recording stops responding and retry. |
| fixed | On brand new installation, some channels did not have guide data until the next half hour. |
Version 2017.01.13.0403
| new | Set transcoding profile DVR should use with your EXTEND. |
| new | HDHomeRun DUAL users can mark channels as HD. |
| new | "Add Tuner Manually" option. |
| fixed | Prefer HD over SD channels when starting recordings. |
| fixed | DVR lineup could not be set if any tuner had 0 channels. |
| fixed | NAT discovery during startup could delay DVR engine boot. |
| improved | Log database and recorder directory names during startup. |
Version 2017.01.10.0517
| new | Support for legacy HDHR tuners. |
Version 2017.01.07.2157
| fixed | Crash on armv5tel processors. |
Version 2017.01.07.0313
| new | Added "Delete All Recordings" option to shows |
| fixed | Prefer HD channels when making recordings. |
| improved | Mark recording as watched when you finish watching it. |
| improved | Reduced logging when processing lots of rules |
Version 2017.01.05.2103
| fixed | Up Next Settings were not working. |
| fixed | Canadian lineups not showing up. |
| fixed | Hide repeating log messages about upnp and bonjour warnings. |
| fixed | Show comskip errors in the log. |
Version 2017.01.05.0709
| new | Shows can be hidden from Up Next. |
| new | Shows can prefer newest episode instead of oldest for Up Next. |
| new | Commercial detection can be disabled for specific shows. |
| improved | Activity section on the Settings tab will now show transcoding status while browser streams are in progress. |
