Reinstall Channels app on Shield TV (OREO)

Yesterday after finishing Lost in Space on Netflix, I decided to do some TV catch up. I clicked on Channels, it started loading, then went back to the home screen. It did this several times, so, I rebooted the Shield and got the same result. I uninstalled the Channels app, and now I can’t reinstall it because it says installed on Google Play Store, and when I click install, it brings up the Shield as an option, but then throws this error:

An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later.

Well, needless to say, I am stuck. The DVR is working OK as is the Apple TV app.

You might need to try to re-install Channels from the Shield directly.

On the Shield…go to Google Play Store (I’ve had to search on Fancy Bits…rather than Channels) and then install (on mine it is “Live” rather than DVR)…

The crash is an issue with the beta app. You can opt out of the beta on https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.getchannels.app

The crash bug should be fixed. See Channels crashing immediately on start-up with Shield on Oreo