Settings
Every settings area explained, plus parental controls and custom remote buttons.
Settings explained#
Open Settings from the menu. Categories are listed down the left.
Playlists#
Manage playlists, Channels & groups, and Refresh everything now to reload every playlist and guide immediately.
Playback#
| Decoder | Hardware (recommended; best for 4K and HEVC), Hardware+ (never falls back; can fix stutter but breaks some streams), Software (most compatible, uses more power; only when a stream won't play otherwise). |
| Buffer size | 2 to 30 seconds. More rides out a slow provider; less changes channel faster. |
| Aspect ratio | The default picture shape for all channels. |
| Audio delay | Delays sound to match a picture that's running late. It can only delay, not bring forward. |
| Restart automatically when a stream fails | Reconnect without asking. |
| Use an external player | Hand streams to another installed video player app. |
Interface#
| Theme | Midnight, Charcoal, True black or Indigo. |
| Channel logo size | Small, Medium or Large. |
| Guide density | Compact, Normal or Relaxed rows. |
| Panel opacity | How solid overlays look over the picture. |
| On startup | Resume last channel, Channel list, TV Guide or Home menu. |
| Show channel numbers / 24-hour clock | Display preferences. |
| Open at start | Launch Buna TV when the TV switches on. |
| Keep playing in a small window on Home | Picture-in-picture when you press the Home button. |
| Background playback | Keep playing when you leave the app. |
TV Guide#
| Days of guide to keep | 1 to 14 days ahead. Fewer days load faster and use less space. |
| Update the guide every / Update playlists every | 3 to 48 hours, or Never. |
| Keep History for | How long watched channels stay in History. |
| Keep finished programmes for | Also how far back you can browse catch-up in the guide. |
| Only update on unmetered networks | Skip automatic updates on mobile data. |
Recording#
Storage location, and Start padding / End padding (0 to 10 minutes).
Remote control, Parental controls#
See Customising the remote and Parental controls.
Backup and data#
Backup Data, Restore Data, Clear guide data and the network share setup. See Backup and restore.
About#
The app version, build date and your device model. Include these when you report a problem.
Parental controls#
- Go to Settings › Parental controls and choose Set a PIN.
- In Live TV, hold OK on a channel or a group and choose Lock with PIN.
Locked channels and groups ask for the PIN before they play. Once you've entered it, they stay unlocked for a few minutes so you don't have to type it on every channel change. Choose Lock now in Settings to lock everything again straight away.
To change or remove the PIN, use Change PIN or Remove PIN on the same Settings page.
Customising the remote#
You can choose what each button does while a channel is playing. Go to Settings › Remote control › Custom buttons, pick a button, then pick its job.
Buttons you can set: ← → ↑ ↓, OK, Info, Menu, Guide, CH+, CH−, plus a separate "hold down" job for the arrows, OK and Info.
Jobs you can give them: channel up or down, channel list, group list, programme info, playback controls, catch-up, record, add or remove favourite, aspect ratio, audio tracks, subtitles, seek forward or back, play or pause, player options, or nothing.
Back can't be changed, so there is always a way out. Restore defaults puts every button back.