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Settings (Main Settings Menu - Gear)

 

General:

1. Auto start app on boot - Opens our app when device boots up.
 
2. Auto start on wake up from sleep - Opens our app when device wakes.
 
3. Turn on last channel on app start - Goes straight to the last thing you were watching, if it was Live TV, it will go to what's currently playing.
 
4. Switch to picture-in-picture on press Home - Switches to picture-in-picture when you press the home button.
 
5. Confirm exit by second press back - Won't exit with one back button push with groups showing.
 
6. User-Agent - Sets the user-agent (IPTV Player).
 
7. UDP Proxy (address:port) - add the proxy address or port number as per your provider.
 
8. Backup Data
a: Choose which folder to save the backup to.
b: System picker choose the path/folder and allow permission.
c: Setup SMB used if you store your backup on a server.
9. Restore Data
a: Enter URL - if stored on a server.
b: Paste from clipboard - type in or a way to copy your link.
c: Select Local Backup - From wherever you stored.

 

Playlists

1. Clicking on one "Already Created"
a. Enable Playlist - On or Off.
b. Playlist Name - Click on edit name (whatever name you choose)
c. EPG Sources - assign the EPG sources and manage priority.
d. Logo Priority - Select logos from playlist, EPG, or from a folder.
e. Catch Up - Select the type, duration in days, and the start time offset.
f. User-Agent - Set the user agent (IPTV Player)
g. Xtream Codes parameters or Stalker Portal parameters (this is not shown for m3u codes) - Eid the log-in information of your playlist, also shows the expiration date.
h. Manage Groups - Select TV, movies or TV shows.  Groups sorting - Choose how the groups are sorted. Show all groups. Hide all groups. Show newly added groups - If provider adds any groups, they will automatically show.  Groups - Toggle the groups on/off as preferred.
i. Update interval, hours - Set interval between updates.
j Update on app start - Toggle on/off
k. Update playlist - Manually update the playlist.
l. Delete playlist
 
2. Playlist sorting
a. By name
b. Manual - If manual is selected, click on reorder playlist, then move them in the order you prefer.
 
3. Add playlist
a. M3U playlist - Enter the URL
b. Xtreme Code - Enter the server address, username, and password
c. Stalker Portal - Enter the server address and MAC address.
 
4. Update all playlists - Manually update all the playlists.

 

EPG:

1. EPG sources - Click on "an Existing Source"
a. Source Name - Set the name of the source.*
b. EPG URL - Edit the URL of the EPG. *
c. Time offset hr/min
d. Default Source - Toggle in/off. *
e. Delete Source.
 * These options are not available for Stalker code EPGs
f. Add Source - Add additional EPG Sources.
 
2. Past days to keep EPG - Select how many days to keep the EPG information.
 
3. Store program description - Toggle on/off (best to keep on).
 
4. Update interval hours - Set the interval hours to update the EPGs (24 is recommended).
 
5. Update on app start - Toggle on/off.
 
6. Update on playlist change - Toggle on/off.
 
7. Update EPG - Manually start updating.
 
8. Clear EPG - Clear all EPG data on the channel guide.
 
9. Latest update status - Shows when the EPGs were last updated and if any failed to update.

 

Appearance:

1. Logos
a. Logos priority - Set the logos priority to playlist, EPG, or a folder if you have the logos saved in a folder.
b. Logos folder - Set the path to the folder you have your EPG save to.
c. Inexact matching for logo files - Set this if you don't expect an exact match.
d. Clear logos cache - Clears the logos cache, should be done periodically to clear free storage space.
 
2. Groups
a. Groups sorting - By order in playlist or by name.
b. Show "all playlists" categories - Toggle on/off.
c. Show "favorites" categories - Toggle on/off.
d. Show "all channels" categories - Toggle on/off.
e. Highlight current group in color - Toggle on/off.
 
3. TV Guide
a. Channels sorting - Sort by orders in playlist, name, date added, or watch time.
    Show favorite channels first - Toggle on/off.
    Group channels by playlist in "all channels" category - Toggle on/off.
    Reset watch time
b. Preview
    On/off - Toggle on/off.
    Animated transition - Toggle on/off.
    Autoplay channels - Toggle on/off.
    Stay on TV guide when switching channel - Toggle on/off.
    Full screen switching timeout, sec - Set how many seconds until switching to full screen.
c. Channel Name Editor
    On/Off - Toggle on/off
    Prefixes to remove - Enter all channel name prefixes to be removed.
    Suffixes to remove - Enter all channel name suffixes to be removed.
 
  Toggle the following on/off as preferred:
d. Show channel numbers.
e. Show channel names.
f. Two-line channel names.
g. Show catch-up icon in channel list.
h. Highlight current channel in color.
i. Two-line program titles
j. Highlight current programs.
k. Highlight progress only.
l. Show current time indicator at full height.
m. Animated channels scrolling.
n. Stay on TV guide when switching channels in overlay mode.
 
4. Player
a. Channels list - Toggle on/off the option you prefer.
b. Info panel - Toggle on/off the option you prefer.
c. History/recent channels, this is where you edit the recent channels shown in the bottom menu.
    Show "TV guide" button - Toggle on/off
    Show "History" button - Toggle on/off
    History day count - Days for the channels to remain in history.
    Delay before adding to history, sec - Set how many seconds to be in a channel before it shows in your history.
    Show current programs - Toggle on/off 
    Show past programs without catch-up - Toggle on/off
    Recent channels count - Set how many channels to show in your history
    Delay before adding to recent channels, sec - Set how many seconds a channel is viewed before being added to the recent channels.
    Show channel names - Toggle on/off
d. Menu, editing the bottom menu
    Reorder buttons - Arrange the menu buttons to your preference.
    Scroll through the list to add or remove the menu buttons you want by toggling then on/off.
e. Clock
    On/Off - Toggle on/off
    If on, you can choose the position, size and transparency.
f. Panels timeout, sec - set how many seconds until the panel times out.
g. Show black screen when switching channels - Toggle on/off.
 
5. Language - Choose the language you want displayed.
 
6. Font Size - Set the size of fonts.
 
7. Background Color - Set the color of your background.
 
8. Selection Color - Set the color your selection will show.
 
9. User interface transparency % - Set the transparency of the settings overlay.

 

Playback:

1. Buffer size - Sets the size of duration of video that must be downloaded to start playback.
 
2. Audio decorder - Choose hardware or software.
 
3. Video decorder - Choose hardware or software.
 
4. Auto frame rate (AFR)
a. Enable for TV
b. Enable for VOD
If you enable either of these then you will have the choice to select, switch screen refresh rate, switch screen resolution, and to delay before switching in seconds.
 
5. Select surround audio track by default - Toggle on/off.
 
6. Audio passthrough - Toggle on/off.
 
7. Use external player - Select yes/no, or for VOD only.
 
8. Skip steps - Set how many minutes of skip (backward or forward) on the time bar and how many seconds for the rewind and fast forward buttons.

 

Remote Control:

This is where you customize your remote buttons to function as you prefer.

1. TV guide - Button options while on the TV guide.
 
2. Player - Button option while watching a channel, movie, or TV show.
 
3. Seeking options - Toggle the options on/off as you prefer.

 

Parental Controls:

When opening, it will prompt you to enter a PIN, enter 0000.

1. On/Off - Toggle on/off
 
2. Change PIN - Change what you want your PIN to be.
 
3. PIN input method - Choose picker (this is what you used to get here), or keyboard.
 
4. Don't require PIN after unlocking - Choose when the PIN will be required after initially unlocking parental controls.
 
5. Required PIN for - Toggle on/off on the options, settings, settings/playlists, setting/EPG, channel options, and group options.

 

Other:

1. Search
a. Prefer voice search - Toggle on/off.
b. Show search history - Toggle on/off.
c. Show favorites channels first - Toggle on/off.
d. Show past program without catch-up - Toggle on/off.
e. Stay on search screen when switching channels - Toggle on/off.
 
2. Reminders
a. Remind before program starts - Set how many minutes for the reminder before the program starts.
b. Popup timeout, sec - Set how many seconds the popup reminder stays on the screen.
c. Default Action - Set what action happens for the reminder, watch, watch later, or dismiss.
d. Wake up from sleep mode - Toggle on/off.
 
3. Recording
a. Recording folder - Set where to save your recordings
b. Start recording before program start, min - Set how many minutes to start the recording before the program starts.
c. Stop recording before program end, min - Set how many minutes the recording will continue after the program ends.
 
4. VOD Autoplay next episode - Toggle on/off.

 

About:

1. Send anonymous statistics to improve the app - Toggle on/off.
 
2. Privacy Policy - This is the developers privacy policy.
 
On Fire TV devices you'll also have:
3. Auto Update App
 
4. Join Beta Testing
 
5. Check for New Version
 
Everything else here is information about your app version, Google account used.

 


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