Published by Fancy Bits, LLC on Jul 12, 2024

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About Channels for HDHomeRun

1. If you already watch everything through streaming apps, Channels lets you finally watch sports, award shows, local news, and other live events. • Watch live primetime tv, local news, and sports on your Android device. • Netflix, Hulu, Movies, Games, AirPlay, and now live TV without switching inputs – the holy grail! • Using antenna for live TV?

2. Here's some protips on how to get the most out of Channels. • Pick your favorite channels by clicking on them in the Settings tab. • Switch to the Favorites tab and browse what’s on. • Live TV buffer works for ~90 mins or less depending on how much storage is available on your device. • Skip ahead 30s by clicking the right side of the Touch surface.

3. Channels adds live TV to any TV in your house. • Save money by ditching cable boxes and watch your cable subscription with Channels on your Android device instead.

4. Channels requires an HDHomeRun networked TV tuner to watch live TV on your Android device.

5. Skip back 7s by doing the inverse. • Double-click the Play/Pause button to switch back to the previous channel. • Tap to reveal the timeline, then scrub through the buffer with the Touch surface. • Swipe down to bring the Quick Guide to see what else is on your favorite channels. • Change tabs while in the Quick Guide to toggle closed captioning or adjust audio languages.

6. Channels lets you play, pause, and rewind local or cable TV directly on your Android device with your HDHomeRun TV tuner.

7. Channels uses it to let you watch live TV on your Android device. 1.

8. Simply plug a compatible tuner into your home network router and start watching Live TV with Channels today! • DRM protected streams are *not* currently supported. • Channels does *not* work outside of your home.

9. Channels lets you use one antenna for all the TVs in the house. • Want sports on your porch? News in the kitchen?

10. Watch live TV, right next to your apps.

11. An HDHomeRun is a simple TV tuner that can broadcast television over your home network to any room in your house.

Channels Customer Insights

1. The font is too large.2023 hardly works anymore on my Samsung devices, gone back to the official app, shameafter several years on Live Channels on my Shield TV, I stumbled upon this app which I find better than Live Channels and even more than the HDHomerun app, it is way more user friendly and stable.

2. The option to change between software/hardware acceleration is great since some channels naturally produce artifacts on my Nvidia Shield; changing to software acceleration fixes this issue.

3. Also the Oreo "on now" only has static images and not live previews like the built in one.I bought this app because it supports HDHOMERUN Prime only to find I can't use it because all my cable channels are DRM protected.

4. Is this a possible feature that can be implemented?While I like the interface and the guide the inability to directly input numbers such as 101 or 6 really makes it hard to use over the built in live channels on Android TV.

5. I wish it had more options for remote control customisation.A great app that lets me watch streamed TV when home or away from my Hdhomerun devices, something that the Hdhomerun software doesn't allow.

6. The continues work will on AppleTV, but it is unusable on the Shield.Downloaded to try, as was having issues getting the native HDHomerun app working on our installation.

7. Way better UI than HDHomerun and Android native Live Channels app.

8. I only need 2 channels to use software acceleration while I prefer the others to use hardware acceleration.

9. Nice...Loved this app on AppleTV but on my Nvidia shield it would always want to update the firmware of my devices unless I rebooted the shield.

10. Also the channels are slightly incorrectGood, but not able to customize the size of Closed Caption.

11. However, I do wish I could choose which channels I can apply this to.

Steps to Troubleshoot & Fix Channels Issues

1. Fix Channels Not Working/Crashes/Errors/Unresponsive & Black/White screen:


  1. Restart Channels: Restarting the app will resolve most errors.
  2. Update the Channels App. Here is how:
    1. On Android goto PlayStore » Search for "Channels" » Open Channels for HDHomeRun » click "Update".
    2. On iPhone, goto AppStore » Your profile » Available Updates » Check for Channels » click "UPDATE".
  3. Clear Channels for HDHomeRun app cache: Clearing cached data will force your app to retrieve the latest data directly from Channels servers.
    1. On Android, goto Settings » Apps » Select "Channels for HDHomeRun" » click Storage » click "Clear Cache".
  4. Check Channels app permissions. If any of these permissions required to use your device's features are disenabled, Channels might not work.
  5. Uninstall and reinstall Channels. If nothing else has worked, completely uninstall Channels then reinstall.
  6. Restart your device. Last, restarting your device can often clear most problems causing Channels not working


2. Fix Channels Server issues & Internet Connection


  1. Check network connection: An unstable Internet will make Channels be unable to connect to it's servers. Ensure your wi-fi is working then restart app.
  2. Disable VPN: VPN can cause connection errors and lead to Channels not working. Make sure all VPNs are off
  3. Enable background data: When Background data is turned off, Channels may not be able to connect to the Internet when running in the background.

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