Live Channels
Live Channels
Watch all TV channels without switching your TV input source.
Reviews
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34.20%
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Comments
A Google user
★★
"Works well for me with HDHomeRun in the UK. The only thing holding it back from 5 stars is that the new DVR functionality doesn`t yet support UK channels ... [EDIT] Now, they`ve added EPG for the Network Tuner functionality, which is great ... but they`ve also reintroduced the old bug where it doesn`t release the tuner after switching channels. What`s worse is that it then just gives the completely misleading message ``Weak signal``. C`mon Google, this should be basic stuff."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
"Works well for me with HDHomeRun in the UK. The only thing holding it back from 5 stars is that the new DVR functionality doesn`t yet support UK channels ... [EDIT] Now, they`ve added EPG for the Network Tuner functionality, which is great ... but they`ve also reintroduced the old bug where it doesn`t release the tuner after switching channels. What`s worse is that it then just gives the completely misleading message ``Weak signal``. C`mon Google, this should be basic stuff."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
A Google user
★★★★
"Device used: Sony Android TV 3* and Nvidia Shield 5* Great app, that works perfectly on my Nvidia shield. On the android TV, there is no program information once I scan for channels and no way to adjust or add that functionality within the app. Which is strange. So if I decide to use this app I can`t see what`s coming up next or currently on. I also wonder if having the guide set up would enable the use of recording to mass storage on the android TV, kind of like a DVR run similarly to the Nvidia Shield. Food for thought or an update? As of now I am stuck with the stock OnAir Sony TV app. Which isn`t bad. But this is easy and adding that DVR function to a native android TV would be sweet and should be doable."
Version: 1.18(live_channels_20181104.00_RC03)
"Device used: Sony Android TV 3* and Nvidia Shield 5* Great app, that works perfectly on my Nvidia shield. On the android TV, there is no program information once I scan for channels and no way to adjust or add that functionality within the app. Which is strange. So if I decide to use this app I can`t see what`s coming up next or currently on. I also wonder if having the guide set up would enable the use of recording to mass storage on the android TV, kind of like a DVR run similarly to the Nvidia Shield. Food for thought or an update? As of now I am stuck with the stock OnAir Sony TV app. Which isn`t bad. But this is easy and adding that DVR function to a native android TV would be sweet and should be doable."
Version: 1.18(live_channels_20181104.00_RC03)
A Google user
★★
"TV Channels are incorrectly titled with the wrong show displaying in the program guide."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
"TV Channels are incorrectly titled with the wrong show displaying in the program guide."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
Roel Janssens
★★
"I like the idea but I can`t select my KPN ITV guide as a source so this is useless for me"
Version: 1.28.340749961
"I like the idea but I can`t select my KPN ITV guide as a source so this is useless for me"
Version: 1.28.340749961
2Cache
★★★
"Sling TV to work would be nice. Rearrange the channel order would be nice too."
Version: 1.24(live_channels_20200423.00_RC03)
"Sling TV to work would be nice. Rearrange the channel order would be nice too."
Version: 1.24(live_channels_20200423.00_RC03)
Luis Gonzalez
★★★★
"So far so good everything works great ! Only issue I’m having is when browsing the guide it likes to skip shards on the time frames gets kind of tedious when trying to scroll ."
Version: 1.27.335920824
"So far so good everything works great ! Only issue I’m having is when browsing the guide it likes to skip shards on the time frames gets kind of tedious when trying to scroll ."
Version: 1.27.335920824
Yves Lenhard (YL)
★★★
"Unfortunately there is no way to know if an app is compatible with Live Channels. Most apps like Fox, HBO, Blim, Claro, etc dont support it."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
"Unfortunately there is no way to know if an app is compatible with Live Channels. Most apps like Fox, HBO, Blim, Claro, etc dont support it."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
Michael K
★
"doesn`t seem to work. I get everything set up, and then when I come back the next day, it just hangs."
"doesn`t seem to work. I get everything set up, and then when I come back the next day, it just hangs."
Kevin Powers
★
"No guide information"
Version: 1.28.340749961
"No guide information"
Version: 1.28.340749961
A Google user
★★
"On a Channel Master Stream+ set top box it is cumbersome to record a program due to lack of a single record button on the remote. Also, there is no Prev button to jump back and forth between two stations. These are standard features on a TV remote. It`s a wonder why Live Channels does not support this."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
"On a Channel Master Stream+ set top box it is cumbersome to record a program due to lack of a single record button on the remote. Also, there is no Prev button to jump back and forth between two stations. These are standard features on a TV remote. It`s a wonder why Live Channels does not support this."
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
Jesse Laird
★★★★★
"works fine for watching tv and recording"
Version: 1.28.340749961
"works fine for watching tv and recording"
Version: 1.28.340749961
Powerfader
★
"Pretty much useless unless you can add more sources. So far, I only have Xumo and Pluto. Both of these have their own app/ So unless I can add a bunch of sources then why would I want the Live Channels app just to watch Pluto. I can just as easily click on the Pluto app. Will soon be deleting this app to free up wasted storage space! UPDATE: This app is more than worthless. Now Google won`t even let ypou unistall this piece of junk! Best can do is disable and that is EXACTLY what just did! Totally bogus that Google won`t let you uninstall junk app!"
Version: 1.28.340749961
"Pretty much useless unless you can add more sources. So far, I only have Xumo and Pluto. Both of these have their own app/ So unless I can add a bunch of sources then why would I want the Live Channels app just to watch Pluto. I can just as easily click on the Pluto app. Will soon be deleting this app to free up wasted storage space! UPDATE: This app is more than worthless. Now Google won`t even let ypou unistall this piece of junk! Best can do is disable and that is EXACTLY what just did! Totally bogus that Google won`t let you uninstall junk app!"
Version: 1.28.340749961
A Google user
★★★★
"Version 1.21 had been working ok, until a week ago two major channels, on virtual 4 and 5 (actually, 48 and 39) changed their carriers. One of them is now on UHF 28 instead of 48. The tuner seems to find the new channels when scanning, and in the right place, but they do not appear in the guide after multiple re-scans and a full restart. Because of this, my Channel Master Stream+ no longer gets 4 and 5. Somehow, without any action on my part, my Tivo Roamio OTA (which uses a proprietary system instead of Live Channels) automatically updated itself and gets the channels fine. Hopefully, Google or Channel Master will fix this soon. Previously I was complaining that my Pluto channels were not integrated into the Guide. I struggled with that over a month ago, and no matter what I did, it didn`t work. That seems to have been fixed, I`m not sure when. (10 minutes later) It`s working now. I noticed an icon ``add new channels`` appeared on the home page. I clicked on that and it did another scan. It still didn`t find virtual 4 and 5. So then I went back and did yet another scan. This time it got 62 channels (the very first time it had been 72) but now, 4 and 5 work."
Version: 1.21(live_channels_20190409.00_RC05)
"Version 1.21 had been working ok, until a week ago two major channels, on virtual 4 and 5 (actually, 48 and 39) changed their carriers. One of them is now on UHF 28 instead of 48. The tuner seems to find the new channels when scanning, and in the right place, but they do not appear in the guide after multiple re-scans and a full restart. Because of this, my Channel Master Stream+ no longer gets 4 and 5. Somehow, without any action on my part, my Tivo Roamio OTA (which uses a proprietary system instead of Live Channels) automatically updated itself and gets the channels fine. Hopefully, Google or Channel Master will fix this soon. Previously I was complaining that my Pluto channels were not integrated into the Guide. I struggled with that over a month ago, and no matter what I did, it didn`t work. That seems to have been fixed, I`m not sure when. (10 minutes later) It`s working now. I noticed an icon ``add new channels`` appeared on the home page. I clicked on that and it did another scan. It still didn`t find virtual 4 and 5. So then I went back and did yet another scan. This time it got 62 channels (the very first time it had been 72) but now, 4 and 5 work."
Version: 1.21(live_channels_20190409.00_RC05)
A Google user
★★
"Greater Boston, MA area channels have moved as of Aug 2, 2019. Live Channels has not caught up. EPG does not recognize new channel assignments, so it no longer allows tuning to them. This could all be avoided if Live Channels allowed users to tune to ANY channel using the remote and numeric entry, even if the channel is not in the EPG. At least this would work until EPG finally caught up. Though maybe this is a Channel Master Stream+ issue.... since they own the tuner hardware. Much finger pointing will follow...."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
"Greater Boston, MA area channels have moved as of Aug 2, 2019. Live Channels has not caught up. EPG does not recognize new channel assignments, so it no longer allows tuning to them. This could all be avoided if Live Channels allowed users to tune to ANY channel using the remote and numeric entry, even if the channel is not in the EPG. At least this would work until EPG finally caught up. Though maybe this is a Channel Master Stream+ issue.... since they own the tuner hardware. Much finger pointing will follow...."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
A Google user
★★★★
"It would be better if Google could solve having more apps show their content here. App developers need incentives to add their app to the guide."
Version: 1.18(live_channels_20181104.00_RC03)
"It would be better if Google could solve having more apps show their content here. App developers need incentives to add their app to the guide."
Version: 1.18(live_channels_20181104.00_RC03)
A Google user
★
"Optical audio output does not work. works with all other apps on my android TV would love a response or a fix"
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
"Optical audio output does not work. works with all other apps on my android TV would love a response or a fix"
Version: 1.23.1(live_channels_20191030.00_RC03)
A Google user
★★
"Can`t skip forward in recordings. You can only fast forward. It took me 30 seconds to successfully skip 10 minutes of commercials. The interface is worse than Amazon Home Video which everyone knows is worse than Netflix. So ya, bad. This makes the DVR functionality slightly better than worthless. It provides a decent interface to live TV on your network. Setup is easy. You don`t need to subscribe to a TV listings service. I just updated my year-old review, and most of the biggest problems still exist. Too bad this app can`t get any love, because the positive aspects, like TV listings, are really nice."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
"Can`t skip forward in recordings. You can only fast forward. It took me 30 seconds to successfully skip 10 minutes of commercials. The interface is worse than Amazon Home Video which everyone knows is worse than Netflix. So ya, bad. This makes the DVR functionality slightly better than worthless. It provides a decent interface to live TV on your network. Setup is easy. You don`t need to subscribe to a TV listings service. I just updated my year-old review, and most of the biggest problems still exist. Too bad this app can`t get any love, because the positive aspects, like TV listings, are really nice."
Version: 1.21.1(live_channels_20190409.00_RC06)
A Google user
★
"Does not work (for me in the U.S.). If finds all the digital channels but will not load a guide. My guess is that this app interfaces with the Android TV Guide, which no longer works. The app is therefore entirely useless."
Version: 1.22(live_channels_20190721.00_RC04)
"Does not work (for me in the U.S.). If finds all the digital channels but will not load a guide. My guess is that this app interfaces with the Android TV Guide, which no longer works. The app is therefore entirely useless."
Version: 1.22(live_channels_20190721.00_RC04)
Dan N
★★
"No EPG on Sony Android TV (KDlL 9500) for DVB; but fully working EPG on nVidia Shield and also on android box with tv tuner. I really like that I can have DVB and IPTV on the same app.... to bad about EPG on main TV set. Come on Google please fix this issues."
Version: 1.28.340749961
"No EPG on Sony Android TV (KDlL 9500) for DVB; but fully working EPG on nVidia Shield and also on android box with tv tuner. I really like that I can have DVB and IPTV on the same app.... to bad about EPG on main TV set. Come on Google please fix this issues."
Version: 1.28.340749961
Jennifer Ashbrook
★★
"I love the guide itself, but it needs to be integrated with more streaming services to be useful. Right now it looks like it only works with Pluto and Google TV. Would love to see integration with Locast and other live streaming services. Until that happens, it`s no much use to me..."
Version: 1.28.340749961
"I love the guide itself, but it needs to be integrated with more streaming services to be useful. Right now it looks like it only works with Pluto and Google TV. Would love to see integration with Locast and other live streaming services. Until that happens, it`s no much use to me..."
Version: 1.28.340749961
com.google.android.tv
Installs: 10,000,000+
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Version: 1.30.486268164
Category: Entertainment
Pegi : Everyone
Publish Date : Dec 10, 2014
Update Date : 2022-12-20
Android Version : 6.0
Version: 1.30.486268164
Category: Entertainment
Pegi : Everyone
Publish Date : Dec 10, 2014
Update Date : 2022-12-20
Android Version : 6.0
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DESCRIPTION
Live Channels app is for watching Live TV. Watch your favorite news, sports, movies and TV shows from various channel sources such as built-in tuner, IP-based tuners, and more and show them instantly on your Android TV.
Permissions Notice:
* Location: Needed to provide a complete program guide for the TV channels.
* Storage: Needed to load poster arts of programs.
* TV listings: Needed to show a program guide and a channel banner.
Permissions Notice:
* Location: Needed to provide a complete program guide for the TV channels.
* Storage: Needed to load poster arts of programs.
* TV listings: Needed to show a program guide and a channel banner.
RECENT CHANGES
What's new in version 1.30:
* Bug fixes.
* Added a deprecation message.
* Bug fixes.
* Added a deprecation message.
DATA SAFETY AND SECURITY
This app has access to
Location
· approximate location (network-based)Other
· prevent device from sleeping· read Google service configuration
· measure app storage space
· run at startup
· view network connections
· full network access
Photos/Media/Files
· read the contents of your USB storage· modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage
· modify or delete the contents of your USB storage· read the contents of your USB storage
Security Practices
Data is encrypted in transit
· Your data is transferred over a secure connection
Data can’t be deleted
· The developer doesn’t provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted
Data this app may collect
App activity
Other actions (Optional) : AnalyticsApp info and performance
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