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Channels: Whole Home DVR 12+
Live TV & DVR on your devices
Fancy Bits, LLC
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Cut the cord without missing your shows. You don't have to lose your DVR just because you canceled your cable.
Channels is easy for the whole family to love.
Watch your favorite programs on every TV and device, from the living room, hotel room, or even on your commute. Channels delivers a unified experience across all your TVs, devices, and streaming platforms.
Learn more about Channels and how it works at http://getchannels.com/features/
-- Record Your Shows --
• Record in one place, watch on every TV & iOS device.
• Pause in one room and resume in another, or on your iPhone or iPad.
• Pick your favorite shows or teams, and choose to record all or just their new airings.
• Browse or search through 21 days worth of guide data that updates daily.
• Schedule a recording from your phone while you're away from home.
• Watch your favorite shows or teams while you're away from home. Live or recorded.
• Watch your shows while they're currently recording. Don't wait for them to finish.
• Your recordings get their commercials indexed, and can be automatically skipped.
-- Watch Live TV --
• Pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV.
• Support for full 5.1 surround sound.
• Full support for closed captioning and alternate audio tracks.
• Mark channels as favorites. Browse them for quicker access to your favorite networks.
• Full support for VoiceOver. Browse and watch TV with ease.
NOTE: DVR features require Channels DVR Server installed and running on your home computer or NAS to stream to your devices. Learn more at https://getchannels.com/dvr-server/
-- People Love Channels --
"One of the most capable cord-cutting replacements for a cable DVR" - TechHive
"Apple TV just became the best box for streaming live broadcast TV" — Macworld
"Apple TV already has at least one 'killer app'. The new third-party Apple TV app, Channels." — MacDailyNews
"I can tell you it’s buttery smooth" — Zatz Not Funny!
For questions, concerns, bug reports, and feature requests, contact us on twitter @getchannels or via email support@getchannels.com
What’s New
Version 6.0.0
Channels 6.0 adds a completely customizable experience with Personal Sections. Personal Sections let you create your own custom sections allowing you to curate a personalized experience while using Channels.
• 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: Play API endpoints for the Channel API were broken
• 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
App Privacy
The developer, Fancy Bits, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
- Fancy Bits, LLC
- Size
- 128.5 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple TV
- Requires tvOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
- Copyright
- © 2020 Fancy Bits, LLC
- Price
- Free