Beta: tvOS & iPad Multiview

[alai]

@maddox

Border color is used to denote focus, instead of resizing animations

@maddox Loving this new setting. Can we also have an option to fade the purple border and speaker icon after a few seconds?

[Fofer]

@hancox

• Can something be added to allow opening this from watching live TV? Especially with PiP on, it's a lot of clicks to go back to guide, go to the channel, and get to watch multiview. Would be tremendous to have the option to additionally start that with "Start Multiview with this," dump the buffer, and be on your way.

I had the same thought. A “Multiview” button on the Quick Guide panel, maybe next to “Record,” would be great.

[kanalenboy]

I love this feature. I immediately deleted the suboptimal QuadStream app.

My only feature request would be to be able to favorite a certain multiview setup. For example, if I want to watch breaking news, I would want to start the same four channels (CNN, BBC News, France24 and Al Jazeera). If I could group those channels together to a multiview favorite, well, then my life would be complete.

[Fofer]

@kanalenboy

If I could group those channels together to a multiview favorite

I had a dream that we could click-and-hold on the name of any Channel Collection in the Guide or On Now, in order to see a Multiview menu item, that would quickly open a grid of its first 4 channels.

Or maybe it was just the play/pause button?

[Fofer]

@alai

Can we also have an option to fade the purple border and speaker icon after a few seconds?

Hmm, I was thinking I’d like an option to disable the speaker icon entirely. The light purple border around the unmuted stream makes it a bit redundant.

[maddox]

@Fofer

Hmm, I was thinking I’d like an option to disable the speaker icon entirely. The light purple border around the unmuted stream makes it a bit redundant.

This was added in the latest TestFlight beta. The speaker icon is now only used in Roomy Spacing mode to denote the active channel.

tvOS/iOS Beta Notes

v2025.09.12.1639 • IMPROVED: Speaker icon is only used in Roomy Spacing mode to denote focus in Multiview

[Channels2021]

Replace channel working? Everything else looking great.

[maddox]

The last build has bugs due to the speaker icon changing.

[Aspesi4]

Any chance this multiview makes it to Android TV?

[maddox]

@maddox

The last build has bugs due to the speaker icon changing.

These bugs were fixed with the latest TestFlight beta:

tvOS/iOS Beta Notes

v2025.09.12.1742 • FIXED: Some focus bugs showed up in the last build

cc @Channels2021

[Channels2021]

Working now! Thanks.

[timeport]

I have four channels set up, but only one of them is working. When I switch to other channels, the sound only comes from the first channel I select. Is there anything I can do to fix this issue?

[Channels2021]

Any chance for a move channel option so you can rearrange them more simply? Working great so far.

[Channels2021]

I don't see this issue.

[maddox]

Happy Friday, Multiview is now available on iPad.

tvOS/iOS Beta Notes

v2025.09.12.2112 • NEW: Multiview is now available for iPad

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[maddox]

We haven't locked Multiview down to any specific iPad models. So please share your results if they aren't great, and what model iPad you're using.

[Fofer]

Excellent! So far it's working very nicely, smooth as silk, on an M1 iPad Pro. Running iPadOS 26.0 Developer Beta (23A340)

[timeport]

I haven’t tried it on my iPad yet, only on my Apple TV. I can access all four screens, but if I select one of the screens that I didn’t initially choose, it doesn’t play and no sound is produced.

[timeport]

I haver a video if you want it

[maddox]

Please submit diagnostics from the app.