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 ====== Android TV - Live Channels ====== ====== Android TV - Live Channels ======
 <btn type="success" size="xs" icon="fa fa-chevron-left">[[:Watching TV|See also: Other watching options]]</btn> <btn type="success" size="xs" icon="fa fa-chevron-left">[[:Watching TV|See also: Other watching options]]</btn>
-<lead>Certified Android TV devices, such as the Nvidia Shield, MiBox S, Jetstream Ultra, newer Sony smart TVs, and various others, have a feature and app known as "Live Channels". The Live Channels app allows multiple sources of live TV to be viewed in a single unified list, along with a traditional grid-style programming guide. This works for both local TV tuner products, such as the HDHomeRun line of products, and for live streaming services, should the streaming service support the Live Channels feature.</lead>+ 
 +{{:live_channels.png?nolink&400 |}}<lead>Certified Android TV devices, such as the Nvidia Shield, MiBox S, Jetstream Ultra, newer Sony smart TVs, and various others, have a feature and app known as "Live Channels". The Live Channels app allows multiple sources of live TV to be viewed in a single unified list, along with a traditional grid-style programming guide. This works for both local TV tuner products, such as the HDHomeRun line of products, and for live streaming services, should the streaming service support the Live Channels feature.</lead>
  
  
 There are two basic ways of using HDHomeRun units in the Live Channels app: There are two basic ways of using HDHomeRun units in the Live Channels app:
-  * **HDHomeRun Input**, which is installed along side the normal HDHomeRun app. Even if you don't intend to use the HDHomeRun app and its interface, by installing the app you will get a second option in the Live Channels app called "HDHomeRun Input". +  * **HDHomeRun Input**, which is installed along side the normal HDHomeRun app. Even if you don't intend to use the HDHomeRun app and its interface, by installing the app you will get a second option in the Live Channels app called "HDHomeRun Input". Live Channels won't interface with the HDHomeRun DVR service. Supports all HDHomeRun products, including US cable TV DRM-channels and older "[[legacy]]" HDHomeRun products. 
-  * The built-in "Network Tuner" on Android TV, which **we do not recommend**. The "Network Tuner" source will not support DRM-restricted channels, should you have a cableTV source that has restricted channels, and may not be as robust as the HDHomeRun Input source for features and stability.+  * **Network Tuner** input, the built-in option on Android TV. The "Network Tuner" source will not support DRM-restricted channels, should you have a cableTV source that has restricted channels, and will only provide guide data for the United States. The Network Tuner will does feature a basic DVR, but recordings will only be accessible on that device.
  
 ===== Set up ===== ===== Set up =====
  
-  - Install the normal HDHomeRun app from the Google Play store on your Android TV device, even if you don't intend to use the HDHomeRun app+  - Install the normal HDHomeRun app from the Google Play store on your Android TV device, even if you don't intend to use the HDHomeRun app. 
 +  - Open the HDHomeRun app at least once, then go back to the Android TV home screen.
   - Open the Live Channels app. You might not have had a Live Channels app prior to installing the HDHomeRun app, as Live Channels will only show up if there is a "source app" available for it.   - Open the Live Channels app. You might not have had a Live Channels app prior to installing the HDHomeRun app, as Live Channels will only show up if there is a "source app" available for it.
   - If this is your first time using the Live Channels app   - If this is your first time using the Live Channels app
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       - Scroll down (press the down button) and scroll to the right until you see the settings button, select it.       - Scroll down (press the down button) and scroll to the right until you see the settings button, select it.
       - Select "Customize channel list" and unselect channels from apps you don't want.        - Select "Customize channel list" and unselect channels from apps you don't want. 
-      - You can also use this to remove HDHomeRun channels you don't want listed, but we recommend removing those channels from [[myhdhomerun#channel_lineup|your HDHomeRun channel lineup menu]] instead, so that it will remember your preferences on all devices on your network, and for the HDHomeRun app itself.+      - You can also use this to remove HDHomeRun channels you don't want listed, but we recommend removing those channels from [[webui#channel_lineup|your HDHomeRun channel lineup menu]] instead, so that it will remember your preferences on all devices on your network, and for the HDHomeRun app itself.
   - You can now press the back button and use the Live Channels app.   - You can now press the back button and use the Live Channels app.
  
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