dream Player TV for TVHeadend

Overview screen

Control

Please use this app with a remote control. If you are using a touch device, please use the app dream Player for TVheadend
Use the keypad LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, BACK and ENTER key. Some remotes also features number and color buttons. The mapping is explained in each step.

Navigation menu and UI

On the left side, the navigation menu shows channel tags for Live TV, HbbTV channels, recordings, timer, profiles and settings.
On the right side, you see the content represented as card items. If you are using WiFI instead of a cable connection, a WiFI symbol is displayed. If connection is not available, Offline is displayed.

Starting a stream

Click on a channel or recording card to start a stream. In free version, some items are displayed with a lock, these are only playable using premium version. To purchase premium, either click on a locked item or choose 'Buy premium' in the bottom row. More details in FAQ.

Live TV streaming view

Streaming Live TV

When you start a Live TV stream the current and next event is displayed.

Control

Left Previous channel in channel tag
Right Next channel in channel tag
Up Show channel list
Down Show timeline
Back Closes open UI elements or returns to overview
Pause Enables timeshift and toggles play/pause when timeshift is active
Blue button Switch between current and last channel
ENTER/OK Open program info (described below)

If you want to use up/down keys for switching channels, you can change this in 'More settings'

Live TV program info view

Program info

Program info

While streaming click ENTER/OK to open the program info view. If EPG info is available it shows the current program on the left side and next program on the right side. Click ENTER/OK again to open the legacy program info view.

Timeshift

Timeshift

Click the pause icon to start timeshift or toggle play/pause when timeshift is active.

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Click to start PiP mode. You can select the channel to display in PiP window. Note: If this icon is not displayed, your device doesn't support PiP. You also need at least two tuners to stream two streams at the same time.

Volume control

Volume control

Move up to select the volume icon. Click left/right to decrease/increase volume or click ENTER/OK to toggle mute.

Audio track

Audio track

Click left when program info icon is selected to change audio track.

Subtitles

Subtitles

Click right when program info icon is selected to change subtitle track.

HbbTV

HbbTV

Click to open HbbTV mode for the current channel. Note: This icon is only displayed if HbbTV is supported for this channel. Only selected channels are supported.

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Click to start PiP mode. You can select the channel to display in PiP window. Note: If this icon is not displayed, your device doesn't support PiP. You also need at least two tuners to stream two streams at the same time.

Select another channel

Select another channel

When PiP mode is active, click ENTER/OK again to open menu and select the channel selection button on the left side to choose another PiP Channel.

Switch channel

Switch channel

When PiP mode is active, click ENTER/OK again to open menu and select the channel switch button on the right side to switch current channel with PiP Channel.

Close PiP mode

Close PiP mode

When PiP mode is active, click ENTER/OK again to open menu and select the PiP close button to finish PiP mode.

Recording / movie playback view

Seeking

Seeking

While playing a recording/movie please click left/right to seek.

Play/Pause

Play/Pause

Click PLAY or PAUSE button to play / pause. While the seeking window is displayed you can click ENTER/OK to toggle play / pause.

Start from beginning

Start from beginning

Click up and select this icon to start the movie/recording from the beginning.

Skip previous

Skip previous

Moves several minutes back

Skip next

Skip next

Moves several minutes forward

Number keys

Number keys

If your remote supports number keys, you can skip back and forward. Use 1,4 and 7 to skip back and 3,6,9 to skip forward.

Timeline view

Timeline

This view shows all your EPG data in a horizontal view. You can open the timeline by clicking the Down key while watching TV or by clicking the timeline button on the start screen of your app.

Menu

Click up on the first row to open a menu where you can select the channel tag, jump to prime-time and move 24 hours back and forward.

Control

Use DPAD to move between program events. Click ENTER/OK to show details of a program and to start streaming it, create a timer to record it, watch a trailer or open HbbTV if available.

Channel selection view

Channel selection

This view shows all your channels in a vertical view. You can open the channel view by clicking the Up key while watching TV or by clicking the channel list button on the start screen of your app.

Menu

Click up to change the current bouquet. Use down to select a channel. Click ENTER/OK to stream this channel. Click right and ENTER/OK to show program info for this channel. If you want to change the display type of your channel list, click the settings icon in the top row. You can enable/disable following fields:

  • Channel logo
  • Channel number
  • Channel name
  • Progressbar
  • Program details
  • Next event
  • Program details icon

Android TV recommendations

Android TV recommendation screen

You can add recommendation rows on your Android TV home screen to quickly access channels and HbbTV content. This is only supported by native Android TV devices (not on Fire TV). To add a channel tag or HbbTV row to your start screen, open Android TV start screen after setting up the app. Scroll down on click 'Customize channels'. Select the app and enable the rows you want to display.

Google Live Channels

Google Live channels app

The Google Live Channels app can be installed from Google Playstore and used as a separate playback app. After setting app the sources for the app, it can only be used as input channels for supported TVs (e.g. Philips TVs). As Live Channels has less features, it is recommended to use my native app instead.
On Google TV, Live Channels app can be installed but might not be visible. Use Live Channels Launcher to add this back again.
Note: Sony Bravia input app is not supported (ask Sony to support it).
Note: Amazon Fire TV Live TV is currently not supported as Amazon enables it only for 'selected' apps (ask Amazon to support it).