Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Channels: Whole Home DVR since it was posted on our website on 2019-08-06.
The latest version is 4.6.6 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.6.6
posted on 2024-01-29
• NEW: Provide a list of up to 3 of the most recently connected servers when selecting At Home to connect to a DVR
• NEW: Add the timeout parameter for /api/notify to match iOS/tvOS
• IMPROVED: ATSC3 tuning speed
• IMPROVED: Error messages when connecting to older HDHomeRun units
• IMPROVED: Error messages when streaming remotely now have more detail beyond “Transcoder Reset”, now including HDHR errors like “Tuner Unreachable”, “All Tuners In Use” and M3U errors like “Str
version 4.6.5
posted on 2023-09-12
• FIXED: Crash on startup for some devices
version 4.6.4
posted on 2023-09-11
• IMPROVED: Image caching
• IMPROVED: Internal diagnostics
• FIXED: Unusual crashes
version 4.6.3
posted on 2023-06-16
- NEW: Support for stream links from the Guide via Custom Channels
- NEW: Better support for WMV files
- NEW: TV Show images with mismatched aspect ratios are now displayed better
- NEW: Support custom crop set for images on the dvr web UI
- IMPROVED: Error messages when Live TV connection is closed
- IMPROVED: Episodes without art will use the show art
- IMPROVED: Stream links will now show thumbnails if available from TMDB
- IMPROVED: Movies, TV Shows, and Collections without art now have a ti
version 4.6.2
posted on 2023-04-10
• NEW: Optionally force video delivery to use Streaming (HLS) or Direct (default) when using original quality
• NEW: Support section in Settings now displays remote streaming cache size and a way to clear it
• NEW: Scheduled job to clean up old cached recordings daily
• IMPROVED: Caching for HLS (Remote) streaming to match iOS/tvOS implementation
• IMPROVED: Buffering when tuning into live channel
• IMPROVED: More metadata tags show for content (HD, 4K, Atmos, DTS, etc)
• IMPROVED:
version 4.6.1
posted on 2023-01-16
- FIXED: Streaming errors while away from home
- FIXED: Errors playing some TVE channels like HSN
version 4.3.0
posted on 2022-03-23
- NEW: Support for Library Collections on your DVR
- NEW: Support for Videos imported on your DVR
- NEW: Support for Automatic Channels on your Channel Collections
- NEW: Support for custom artwork uploaded into the DVR
- FIXED: Non-standard aspect ratio images were not appearing correctly
- FIXED: App could show stale recordings data after waking device from sleep
- FIXED: Playback could stall at the end of some recordings breaking features like Auto Play and Virtual Channels
version 4.2.1
posted on 2022-02-18
- FIXED: Live TV could stall on FireOS 5 devices when free space was low
- FIXED: Scrolling up quickly in the On Now grid was not working reliably
- FIXED: Visual glitch on the On Now tab with the filter
- FIXED: Images were not appearing correctly in the player Quick Guide
- FIXED: Recordings tab had confusing last label on recent weekdays
- FIXED: Guide data was not loading for non-DVR users on some FireOS 5 devices
- FIXED: Back button was not working reliably in the Guide
- FIXED: Guide data
version 4.2.0
posted on 2022-02-08
- FIXED: Visual layout glitch when browsing TV shows
- FIXED: Video player would sometimes only play sound
- FIXED: Timeline would not reflect full duration of in-progress recordings
- FIXED: OTA mpeg2 channels were not playing on phones/tablets with default settings. Player will now automatically switch to Software decoder
- FIXED: Crashes on some Android 12 devices
- IMPROVED: Diagnostics for crashes and player issues
version 4.1.3
posted on 2022-01-20
. FIXED: Timeline would not appear on some devices
. FIXED: Crashes on FireOS 5
. IMPROVED: Crash diagnostics
version 4.0.1
posted on 2021-09-20
. FIXED: Crash when deleting all episodes of a show
. FIXED: Seeking was not working when streaming away from home
. FIXED: Favorites and hidden import/export was not working when away from home
. FIXED: Back button was not working reliably on Guide tab
. IMPROVED: Crash reporting
. IMPROVED: Advanced setting to repopulate kids section
version 4.0.0
posted on 2021-09-15
. NEW: Enhanced Library Browsing helps browsing larger libraries
. NEW: Redesigned Show section lets you browse episodes by season
. NEW: Kids Section
. NEW: Kids Only mode
. NEW: Mark shows and movies as favorites
. NEW: Remote Shortcut for toggling closed captions
. IMPROVED: TV Show options are available to adjust within the app
. IMPROVED: Use the back button to get back to current time in Guide
version 3.5.2
posted on 2021-07-12
. FIXED: Page up/down on the guide was losing focus
. FIXED: Live TV rewind buffer was smaller than expected
. FIXED: Various issues in the live TV video player
. FIXED: Rare crashes
version 3.5.1
posted on 2021-06-11
- FIXED: Playback was not working with some legacy HDHR models
- FIXED: Memory usage and disk usage issues causing instability
- FIXED: Occasional crashes when coming back to the video player
version 3.5.0
posted on 2021-05-27
- NEW: Signal notifications will alert you when your antenna signal or network is affecting video playback
- NEW: Kiosk Mode
- NEW: Start Up settings to customize what section/station appears when the app is launched
- NEW: Auto Play next episodes
- NEW: Shuffle playback to play random episodes in a row for your show
- NEW: STATS FOR NERDS! View details of your video files and video playback on Android TV
- NEW: Play To support on Android phones/tablets lets you cast to Channels app on your TV
version 3.2.0
posted on 2021-04-27
. FIXED: Navigation on guide was not working reliably
. FIXED: TV Shows tab would not always refresh automatically
. FIXED: Recordings tab was not showing dates correctly
. FIXED: Audio sync was off with Surround Sound enabled
version 3.1.4
posted on 2021-03-29
- IMPROVED: Use DVR server setting for Library Visibility to control which shows are for kids
- FIXED: Guide would highlight yellow/red incorrectly in some cases
- FIXED: Channel Number sort in the guide
- FIXED: Focus issues in the Library
- FIXED: Some shows recorded via XMLTV sources would disappear after episode delete
version 3.1.1
posted on 2021-02-23
- NEW: Stack Duplicates setting under Manage Sources lets you control how duplicates appear in the guide
- IMPROVED: Reduced buffering stalls when streaming live TV
- IMPROVED: Guide would not reflect proper scheduled/recording state in some cases
- IMPROVED: Failed recordings show on the Schedule for a few days
version 3.1.0
posted on 2021-02-02
- NEW: Keyboard shortcut 'p' will toggle PIP on Android TV
- NEW: Pick the currently playing channel on Guide or On Now again to fullscreen PIP window
- NEW: Use Remote Shortcut keys to toggle PIP
- IMPROVED: App performance and crash reporting
- IMPROVED: Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts and closed captions
- FIXED: Channel surfing not working as expected after a Quick Guide channel change
- FIXED: Playback issues with some imported mp4 files
version 3.0.3
posted on 2020-12-01
- IMPROVED: Better support for ATSC3 broadcasts
version 3.0.2
posted on 2020-09-25
- FIXED: Streaming from local HDHR when connected to remote DVR
- FIXED: Guide data was not loading on some older devices
version 3.0.1
posted on 2020-09-11
- FIXED: Streaming from local HDHR when connected to remote DVR
- FIXED: Crash when trying to connect Away from Home
- FIXED: Library would not refresh when shows are deleted
- FIXED: Rare crashes
version 3.0.0
posted on 2020-09-01
- NEW: New customizable main navigation sidebar
- NEW: More optional sections for the main navigation
- NEW: View recordings as a list in the order they were recorded
- NEW: Option to Resume or Start from Beginning when resuming recording playback
- NEW: Refreshed welcome screen on initial app launch
- NEW: Manage the Trash right from Channels
- NEW: Allow Deletion setting can be used to hide trash buttons in the app
version 2.1.27
posted on 2020-08-26
- FIXED: Streaming from emulated HDHRs
- FIXED: Crash in some cases when channel surfing
- FIXED: Some imported movies would not play
version 2.1.26
posted on 2020-08-17
. NEW: Favorites and hidden channels can be configured separately per TV
. IMPROVED: Toggle mute and captions via Channels API or keyboard shortcuts
. FIXED: Movies and shows with prefixed articles would not sort alphabetically correctly
. FIXED: Channel surfing would not work reliably when multiple tuners were present
. FIXED: Hidden channels were not ignored when tuning by channel number
. FIXED: Some imported movies would not display closed captions
version 2.1.25
posted on 2020-06-04
- FIXED: Crashes on some devices
version 2.1.24
posted on 2020-06-03
- NEW: PIN Auth flow for Android TV for connecting remotely
- NEW: Commercial Skip button is shown in the video player
- IMPROVED: Detect metered wifi hotspots and use Cellular streaming settings
- FIXED: Some TVE channels could stop playing when switching to commercial
- FIXED: Crashes and other reliability issues on the Nvidia SHIELD Tube
- FIXED: Timeline and other views in the video player would not appear on some devices
- FIXED: Excessive disk usage for caching when streaming remotely
version 2.1.23
posted on 2020-04-17
- FIXED: Crash in the video player in some regions.
version 2.1.21
posted on 2020-04-02
- IMPROVED: Add software decoding option on Sony TV.
- FIXED: Some devices could pause randomly for a split-second during live TV playback.
- FIXED: Some imported movies would not play with any sound.
version 2.1.20
posted on 2020-01-07
version 2.1.17
posted on 2019-11-06
- FIXED: Crash during startup on 32-bit devices.
version 2.1.11
posted on 2019-09-30
- NEW: [DVR] Adaptive streaming adjusts quality based on internet speeds
- NEW: Lineup Order setting to sort guide by Channel Name
- NEW: Stretch to Fit setting to control aspect ratio for 4x3 SD channels
- FIXED: Timeline would not move when seeking around live TV buffer
- FIXED: App could use a lot of disk space when watching recordings remotely
- FIXED: In-player guide would fail to update while watching live TV for a long time
- FIXED: Stuttering playback of mpeg2 channels on Nexus 9 devices