Channels for iOS — Release Notes

Version 7.0.2

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

IMPROVED: ATSC3 audio support
IMPROVED: handling of ATSC3 audio with signal reception issues
FIXED: Commercial markers were not always present in the timeline
FIXED: Play Next countdown would sometimes be incorrect when Auto Play card is cued from credits detections.
FIXED: Playing back .strm files would fail when connected remotely
FIXED: Download disk space check was always checking for full size of the recording, not the size required to download if transcoding is enabled
FIXED: Rare crasher

Version 7.0.1

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: Loading indicator would persist while playing Multiview channels
FIXED: Multiview settings were showing on devices that werenât eligible for Multiview
FIXED: Channels in multiview would sometimes playback the wrong audio track
FIXED: Channel Collection list would not update properly when switching DVRs

Version 7.0.0

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Fresh new look and feel for Movies and TV Shows with richer artwork and metadata.
NEW: Movie Extras: View trailers, behind-the-scenes footage, and other extras for movies you have added via your Personal Media sources.
NEW: Multiview: Watch up to 4 live TV channels at once on Apple TV 4K and iPad (for cds ).
NEW: Skip intros for content that has them detected. Currently in Preview only.

Version 6.3.3

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

IMPROVED: Movie trailer button is now represented with a popcorn icon.
FIXED: Movie buttons could display incorrectly for movies with trailers attached.

Version 6.3.2

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: Padding was not being applied when manually scheduling a recording from the guide

Version 6.3.1

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: Layouts updated for images coming from HDHR guide data

Version 6.3.0

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Update Movie posters and Series art directly in the client via the context menus. Manage > Manage Art
NEW: iOS 17.0 is now the minimum required version
IMPROVED: Improved image caching on all images
IMPROVED: Added ability to clear the image cache separate from video cache
IMPROVED: UI glitches that could happen with very large libraries
IMPROVED: Performance when new imports are being processed
IMPROVED: Internal handling of scheduling recordings from the guide
FIXED: Favorite Movies were not showing up in the Movies section
FIXED: .srt/.ass subtitles were not available to select
FIXED: Remote authentication would silently fail in unusual situations on the iPhone and iPad
FIXED: Handling of errors when Channels DVR Server is restarting while watching Live TV
FIXED: Sometimes videos might not have updated their durations correctly when watching them.
FIXED: Playlists were not properly being played back when started from a modal
FIXED: Some memory leaks

Version 6.2.3

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

IMPROVED: Buffering stalls during OTA playback
IMPROVED: Auto Play presentation cards are presented in a more informative manner during shuffled playback to make it clear that Shuffle will always auto play
FIXED: Channel Surfing was no longer working on tvOS 18.4 with the Siri Gen 2 remote control
FIXED: PIP would not work properly when selecting a recording to play while in PIP
FIXED: playing a recording while in PIP would sometimes fail
FIXED: playing a recording while in PIP would sometimes fail if Auto-Play is enabled
FIXED: PIP would not continue playing in the background on iOS/iPadOS for users who had adjusted a setting that is no longer available
FIXED: PIP would not continue playing in the background on iOS/iPadOS for users who had the server side setting âPicture in Picture Availabilityâ enabled
FIXED: accessing an HDHomeRun over ipv6 with tuner sharing enabled would fail
FIXED: minor memory leaks

Version 6.2.2

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: The timeline was broken for Stream files
FIXED: Scope bar was not showing in search results when running the iPad app on macOS
FIXED: Content rows were neither showing the correct amount of items, nor showing a More button in landscape orientation on iPad.

Version 6.2.1

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Movie collections can now optionally stack franchises
IMPROVED: Added dvvideo codec support
FIXED: Franchise button was hidden if Browse by Genre was disabled
FIXED: Remote Speedtest was reporting invalid results
FIXED: Personal Sections with Collection rows were showing both content types when viewing all via the More button.
FIXED: Limit property on Personal Section rows was not being respected

Version 6.2.0

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Dolby Vision support is now available
NEW: Optionally stack movies into their franchises
NEW: Browse movie franchises in your Library
NEW: You can now view upcoming airings of a show, sport, or movie directly from the context menu in Guide and On Now.
NEW: Watch Channel button is now available in the details modal of a an upcoming sporting event, allowing you to tune to the channel right away.
IMPROVED: UI performance with a large number of channels
IMPROVED: Context menus for guide items in the Guide section are now normalized between iOS and tvOS.
IMPROVED: Handle low disk space situations with HDHomeRun streaming better instead of reporting an error
FIXED: Reordering Favorites was broken
FIXED: Long Personal Section titles were overflowing the sidebar causing navigation issues.
FIXED: Shuffling a showâs episodes were not always automatically playing
FIXED: Videos were not showing up in search results under Episodes as they should be
FIXED: Some channel lineups were not sorting channels by channel number
FIXED: Play Next Without Prompt AutoPlay setting was not being respected for TV shows and Video Groups
FIXED: Stream Links werenât playing from the guide when presented from future airings
FIXED: Personal Section row limits were not being respected on iOS
FIXED: About section rendered incorrectly in the Sidebar after leaving kiosk mode and coming back.
FIXED: Crash that could happen when viewing some videos remotely or with home viewing set to Stream instead of Direct
FIXED: Channel list was not available for Watch Channel shortcut for Channels for HDHomeRun
FIXED: Crash that would happen when PIP is activated via client API
FIXED: Remote shortcut to toggle PIP was not working
FIXED: Some Timeline fixes
FIXED: Fixes for ATSC3 audio issues in certain regions

Version 6.1.2

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: iPad app was not able to run on macOS

Version 6.1.1

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Added pre-made App Shortcuts for common tasks and Siri voice integration
NEW: Auto Play option of Play Next Without Prompt will play the next item cleanly without any UI showing.

Version 6.1.0

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: iOS 18 support
NEW: Support for iPhones 16
NEW: Light/Dark/Tinted icon support
NEW: Control Actions for Search, Watch Channel, Open Section, Open Channels
NEW: Channels now requires a minimum of iOS version 16.6
IMPROVED: Modernized Siri Shortcut actions with new titles and groupings
FIXED: Rare crash due to malformed data from Custom Channels
FIXED: Playhead was not being positioned correctly for STRM files
FIXED: Shuffling items were not forcing auto play and were using system settings
FIXED: In Library badges were showing incorrectly in On Later list layout
FIXED: Some On Later sections were being grouped by date when they should not have been
FIXED: List layouts were artificially limiting the amount of content they were showing
FIXED: Trash button was still showing in Recent Recordings despite the setting
FIXED: Video player was mysteriously being dismissed shortly after starting playback

Version 6.0.1

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: Rare crash

Version 6.0.0

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Personal Sections
NEW: Theater Mode
NEW: Navigation sidebar is now available on iPhone and iPad
IMPROVED: All new and more reliable PIP implementation for iOS
IMPROVED: More use of list layouts when expanding into certain content with More links
IMPROVED: Durations are listed in a "1 hr 26 min" format across the app instead of "86 mins"
IMPROVED: Recording playback now displays with timecode instead of minutes
IMPROVED: Video Groups can now be included in Up Next
IMPROVED: Playlist items can now be sorted alphabetically
IMPROVED: Remove a show or video group right from Up Next via its context menu
IMPROVED: Shuffle & Random properly respect Auto Play settings and no longer auto resume
IMPROVED: Auto Play and Resume settings are respected when playing content via Channels API, Shortcuts,or Deep Links
IMPROVED: Search is now available in Start Up, Remote Shortcuts, Channels API, and Deep Links
IMPROVED: Performance improvements of large libraries
IMPROVED: Guide now notices when channels and devices have been added and removed via the server
IMPROVED: Sidebar navigation items are now limited to a maximum of 15 items
IMPROVED: Virtual Channel playback & guide updates
FIXED: Schedule section was not updating correctly when accessed through the Sidebar
FIXED: Guide no longer resets to "All Channels" on app start
FIXED: Loader would not disappear from the Guide view on iOS
FIXED: The filter bar on some views was incorrectly showing on iPhone
FIXED: Focus was getting lost sometimes when deep into a navigation stack
FIXED: Tapping images to see them larger on mobile was not framing the images correctly
FIXED: Guide data would be disrupted when switching between DVRs in rare cases

Version 5.9.1

Sat, 25 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Support for Deep Links
FIXED: Memory leak
FIXED: Unusual crash

Version 5.9.0

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: The Library section has been renamed to Home and moved to top of the sidebar navigation on tvOS
NEW: Library movies now show quality ratings
NEW: Optionally disable the iOS/iPadOS seek gestures (swipe left/right)
IMPROVED: Jump to Last Channel setting is now available and respected on iOS/iPadOS
IMPROVED: Better Popularity sorting for movies
IMPROVED: Remote streaming algorithm to reduce buffering pauses on highly variable connections
IMPROVED: Performance after app has been running for long periods of time
IMPROVED: Background performance for large libraries while video player is active
FIXED: Video player was occasionally dropping frames if the app was opened for too long.
FIXED: Playing a recording to tvOS from iOS while watching live TV was not consistently working.
FIXED: Playlists was not an available section in the Show Section Siri actions
FIXED: Videos were not launching correctly via the Show Section Siri actions
FIXED: Video player went blank when launching playback of a Show or Playlist or Collection via the Siri actions
FIXED: Sidebar would some times get stuck hidden when using button shortcuts or Start Up sections
FIXED: TV Shows were not sorted alphabetically when shown in a Siri action for picking one.
FIXED: When experiencing many timeouts the adaptive bitrate handling could sometimes not lower the bitrate when it should
FIXED: Legacy audio driver could fail on older iOS/tvOS versions

Version 5.8.2

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

NEW: Recorded movies now have movie trailers
NEW: Movies in your library will now be badged as such when viewed in On Later, search results, or from the Guide.
NEW: Native speed test for tvOS and iOS for testing speeds from your client to your Channels DVR Server
NEW: Upgraded Default audio driver supports AirPlay, AirPods, Spatial Audio, Atmos and HomePods
IMPROVED: Consistently sort movies and collections in various views.
IMPROVED: Performance with a large library
IMPROVED: Provide better error message when device runs out of disk space while watching Live TV
IMPROVED: UI responsiveness when watching OTA Live TV in Europe
IMPROVED: Video playback codec support
IMPROVED: Handling of timeouts while streaming remotely
FIXED: Virtual channels would not play the correct recording when the recordings were unmatched
FIXED: Start Up sections were not presenting if the app exited while navigated deep into other sections.
FIXED: Some corner badges were showing blank for shows
FIXED: Library Collections under TV Shows were not being sorted Alphabetically
FIXED: Some sort properties were wrong on Library Collections
FIXED: Recorded movies were being sorted incorrectly when sorted by Date Released
FIXED: Library Collection image URLs could be malformed after managing the collection on the client
FIXED: Rare crasher when deleting recordings from the TV show view
FIXED: Rare crasher when trashing all items of a TV show

Version 5.8.1

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

FIXED: Playback would fail on older releases of tvOS and iOS when the Hardware Deinterlacer was selected
FIXED: Movie posters were showing with the wrong aspect in On Now