Bug Alert!: I just tried several times to click on the preview of a station from the Top Shelf on the Apple TV home screen. The Channels App would open and tune to the station but the guide was blocking the picture, I could only hear the audio. Once I force close the app and selected the channel from the guide it would work properly. If I backed out to the Apple TV home screen and clicked on the show again from the top shelf, same thing - guide is blocking the picture and only audio is heard.
Known bug. Thanks!
How do I get a testflight invite? I'm on IOS and TVOS.
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New build is out.
- New: Search tab for iOS including suggested content.
- Improved: DVR and Settings sections combined along with new Channels connection button.
- Improved: More buttons have icons indicating what they do. Finally!
- Fixed: Video player was hidden when launching the app via the Top Shelf producing only audio.
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After installing this beta my Recordings Category in the public release app is populated with “New Movies”. None of my passes or DVR settings show up there. Even after deleting the Beta and test Flight Apps from iOS and TVOS. How do I get that menu back?
New build out:
- Improved: Updated title on the Connect to Channels button
- Fixed: Custom ports work again while connecting to Channels DVR Server
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Could you be more clear on what the problem is?
Known issue with latest build: Search section is gone from the sidebar on tvOS. I’ll get a fix out in the morning.
I deleted and reinstalled the app on TVOS and the “DVR” menu is back.
Please add better highlighting for the Active On Now icon.
Some feedback about tvOS:
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When going from Library to a sub-section (more Up Next, more Recently Recorded) you no longer show the left side navigation. Why? Why not always have it available?
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From an ordering perspective, in the nav, why have Up Next be last, when visually it has more in common with Library.
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And related to that last point, I'd love the ability to re-order the navigation
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This is on purpose as you’re pushing into the hierarchy. This works the same as before when the main nav was the tab bar. Doing this forces you to go “back” otherwise the nav items are left deep into the hierarchy and it’s confusing when switching to them.
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Agreed! It’s on my list to put it higher.
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Understood. It might not make it into the final release but maybe after.
For tvOS sidebar, is there a plan to make the screens update live as you scroll along the sidebar items, not requiring an extra click?
Not at the moment.
On the lastest iOS version, the Upcoming Movies have their thumbnails cropped. (The image tile is the one used for landscape Series posters, instead of the portrait Movies posters.) They are correct if you go into the "More >" section, though.
(And thanks for bringing these categories out of the web UI into the clients!)
This is fixed in the next upcoming build.
New build is out:
- New: Enhanced Library mode - toggle new browsing experience on and off
- Improved: Up Next moved up in the sidebar
- Improved: Some UI/UX and design changes
- Improved: Favorites is now an option in the filter bar when viewing All Movies/Shows
- Fixed: Favorites re-ordering on iOS was broken
- Fixed: Search section was missing from the sidebar on tvOS
- Fixed: Filter bars were losing focus after selection
- Fixed: Some random crashes
This release introduces a toggle to turn the new library browsing views on and off. I know a lot of you were wishing for simpler views. If you want a simple experience or your library is too small to have a need for the new views, just keep this setting turned off. If you have a lot of TV shows and movies and want a deeper experience, turn it on.
Basically, with Enhanced Library mode off, the Movies and TV buttons and sidebar sections will take you to the simple list + sort bar views. With it on, it'll be like it was before this build.
This is defaulted to OFF, so if you want the new experience, be sure to go to the Library settings to turn it on.
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iOS is crash-tastic in latest beta. Crash reports sent via app.