News & Updates
Channels 4.0 for Android & Fire TV
September 21, 2021
Enhanced Library Browsing, Kids Section, Favoriting, and more! Channels 4.0 for Android & Fire TV is now available.
Channels 3.5 for Android & Fire TV
June 1, 2021
Auto Play, Shuffle, Kiosk Mode, and more! Channels 3.5 for Android & Fire TV is now available.
Big Release!
March 30, 2021
Channel Collections, Server Side Settings, Kids Only Mode, and more. This is a big release.
PlayOn Cloud Integration
February 2, 2021
You can now link your PlayOn Cloud account with Channels and watch all of your PlayOn Cloud recordings in Channels.
Stream Links
February 2, 2021
Introducing Stream Links, a way to get your favorite content from streaming services into your Channels library.
Custom Channels
January 18, 2021
With Custom Channels, you can now use any live streaming source to create your own custom channel with Channels Plus.
2020 Year in Review
December 30, 2020
2020 was a weird year. We tried our best to make it nicer while we were all stuck at home. With new features and easier ways to set up a whole home DVR, we hope we helped just a little.
Custom Raspberry Pi Image
November 11, 2020
Get started with Channels DVR Server in minutes with our custom Raspberry Pi image.
Channels turns 5 years old
November 5, 2020
Five years ago today, Channels hit the Apple TV App Store for the first time. What started as an experiment, became the default way many of us watch TV.
Channels 3.0 for Android & Fire TV
September 1, 2020
Channels 3.0 for Android, Android TV, and Fire TV is now available containing lots of the exciting new features released for Apple TV and iOS last month.
Expanded Remote Control Support for Apple TV
August 5, 2020
Channels now supports advanced remote control functions like channel surfing, numeric channel entry, and even app shortcuts.
Channels 4.0: Playback Enhancements
July 24, 2020
With Channels 4.0 , we’ve added some requested features for playing back your shows.
Channels 4.0: Kids Section
July 23, 2020
Channels 4.0 adds an official Kids section to quarantine all of your kids’ content. But it has some tricks up its sleeve.
Channels 4.0: Enhanced Library Browsing
July 22, 2020
Channels 4.0 has new ways to browse TV Shows and Movies that help you find content in larger libraries.
Channels 4.0: New Navigation
July 21, 2020
One of the biggest changes in Channels 4.0 is the new customizable Sidebar. Here’s a little more information about it.
Channels 4.0
July 20, 2020
Channels 4.0 is out now for tvOS and iOS. This is a huge update packed full of features for Channels Plus fans.
Stream Easier with New PIN Based Authentication
June 30, 2020
It’s now incredibly easier and faster to connect remotely while away from home with our new PIN based authentication.
Never Lose a Recording with Trash
February 25, 2020
Channels now has a Trash feature to protect deleted recordings. Deleted recordings are placed into the Trash and scheduled to be permanently removed after an optional number of days.
Watch Full Screen in your Tesla
January 22, 2020
You can now watch Channels full screen in your Tesla.
New Transcoder, Raspberry Pi 4, and more
September 24, 2019
We’ve been hard at work the last few months on Channels DVR Server and today it’s getting a big upgrade. A new transcoder, Raspberry Pi 4 support, TV Everywhere fixes, and more. Let’s get technical.
TV Everywhere Support
July 25, 2019
Today we’re launching the public beta of a new feature to supplement our great HDHomeRun support. Channels Plus now allows you to log in with your existing TV provider account to add channels to your lineup via TV Everywhere. These new channels will be available for both watching and recording.
Big Streaming Improvements
April 23, 2019
Today we're making a major update to our video player. It's an invisible change that should impact remote streaming tremendously.
On the Demise of HDHomeRun Premium TV
March 28, 2019
Today, SiliconDust, the makers of HDHomeRun, announced that their Premium TV service would end in 30 days. While we all saw the writing on the wall with the lawsuit against their upstream provider, it's now official.
Channels for iOS is Now Free
January 22, 2019
Since the beginning of Channels for iOS, we have charged extra for it. As of today, not only do we not charge extra, we don't charge at all. Channels for iOS is now free, forever.
Channels Now Available on Android
November 15, 2018
Channels is now available for Android handsets and tablets. This includes Fire Tablets.
Channels Apps Now Free for DVR Subscribers
August 17, 2018
The Channels apps are now free for all Channels DVR subscribers. One of the biggest barriers to trying Channels DVR is now gone. Huzzah!
Yearly Subscription Now Available
July 11, 2018
Channels DVR now has a yearly subscription option. Tada! You now have the option to subscribe for $8/month or $80/year.
Channels Unification
June 26, 2018
Today is a day we've been working towards all year. Today, all of the Channels apps are officially unified. No matter which Channels app you use, you can expect the same exact features. That includes full DVR support for Android TV and Fire TV!
Channels API
March 7, 2018
We just released an update to Channels that adds an HTTP API to let you control and query the Channels app.
Channels for Android TV & Fire TV
February 6, 2018
Today is a huge day for Channels. Today is the day it ventures out of the Apple ecosystem and into two great new ones.
Channels DVR Now Publicly Available
October 2, 2017
It’s with great excitement that we announce we are taking the beta tag off of Channels DVR. It is stable, it has been proven to work really well, and it is ready.
DVR Support Now Available in Channels for iOS
July 18, 2017
It's finally here! We weren't sure we'd make it, but after a ton of work, and an incredible amount of help from our iOS Beta team, Channels for iOS now has full support for Channels DVR. And it's pretty fun.
Channels DVR is Now Available in a Public Beta
January 10, 2017
It’s with great pleasure to announce that Channels DVR is now available in a Public Beta.
Channels 2.0 for Apple TV
October 11, 2016
After a long year of going from a simple "what if this could work" type app, to something that we've all enjoyed using as our main source of TV, today Channels goes to 2.0.
Channels for iOS
July 27, 2016
It's with great pleasure to announce that Channels is now available for your iOS devices.
