User guide
The TiviGlass user guide
Every screen and setting, and how to use it with a TV remote. Written for the current release on Fire TV, Google TV, Nvidia Shield and Android TV.
Browse by topic
16 chapters, grouped by what you want to do.
Getting started
Sign in, add your TV service, learn the remote and the Home screen.
Watching
Live TV and the guide, the player, movies and shows, search, Sports, multi-view and catch-up.
- Live TV and the guideBrowsing, zapping, the channel menu
- The playerControls, audio, subtitles, quality, timeshift
- Movies and ShowsBrowsing, watchlist, filters, add-ons, tidying up
- Search and the Sports HubTyped and voice, across playlists; fixtures, scores, follow a team
- Multi-view and Catch UpUp to four channels at once; replay what already aired
Recordings and reminders
Record and schedule, set reminders, and the Kids and Apps sections.
Profiles, account and sync
Profiles and parental controls, your account, devices, cloud sync and backups.
Settings
Make it yours, picture and sound, and a map of every setting.
Troubleshooting
Updates and diagnostics, getting help, and fixes for common problems.
Just installed?
Your first fifteen minutes
A short setup pass that gets a new TiviGlass install to the point where it feels like yours.
Sign in with your phone, or continue as a guest.
Add your IPTV provider as a playlist.
Let the catalogue finish importing.
Add an EPG source if your provider didn’t supply one.
Create a profile for each person in the house.
Set the household PIN.
Restrict what the children’s profiles can reach.
Favourite twenty or so channels you actually watch.
Hide the categories you will never open.
Set Delay before switching channels if you like to surf.
Choose your default audio and subtitle languages.
Turn on Auto-play next episode if you binge.
Set App text & layout size and check Fix cut-off screen edges.
Pick a colour theme.
Point recordings at the storage you want to use.
Sign in on your other TVs — cloud sync is already on and they take on this setup.
Take a backup once everything is set up.
Keep your TV services and programme guide up to date.
Your notes