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Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

I'm not commenting on the new EE format on the box, just their usual poor designing, making it slightly harder to get to MYTV but they do seem to have a sadistic desire to get you to Delete accidentally. When I got the EE box I found the handset dreadful and deleted a few programmes accidentally, until someone said, "go back to the old BT handset", I did and have been a happy little bunny since. Till now, as the handset won't let me delete one programme in a series, although I can delete a one off programme but even worse is the list of unrelated options that come up when deleting and the fact the button remains there, so an accidental flick and you've deleted the programme you would watch next. There was no need for change on the screen.

EE want us to go over to them from BT, they give me no confidence to.

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

Manatarms84 — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:43:18 GMT

If you need to delete an episode of a show you have recorded several off. Go into the my TV bit and you will see you have (for example) 5 episodes of X show. Press ok and you will get a list of the episodes and below that you will have an option to delete a single episode. I have the Pro box with the "new" Bluetooth remote and never had an issue so far

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:10:03 GMT

The point is it’s left the Delete sign live, so easy to delight another

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

graybag — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:30:15 GMT

I've also done this.You delete one Episode,the next Episode is highlighted,you are "programmed" to press Play to View and,too late,watch that one Delete as well!

NOT an improvement

Graham

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

GarethPrice — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:48:37 GMT

@gilgra @graybag

Are you going into main management screen of MYTV, by pressing the MYTV button? (Which is what @Manatarms84 is referring to)

Or are you deleting from the list of programs to the right of the MYTV button, which would cause the problem you are experiencing.

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:54:05 GMT

In the Recordings tab of the Settings, you can set a delete confirmation to prevent accidental deletion.

But I agree that it's a poor desi

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

graybag — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:41:16 GMT

I am going into MYTV,then Recordings (the only way to see multiple,unwatched Episodes batched together without "trawling" through ALL unwatched Recordings hoping to find the FIRST of any unwatched in Series).After viewing an Episode and then deleting that is when it's easy to delete the next Episode when selected instead of Viewing.

Graham

ps what is the use of MY MOST WATCHED SUBSCRIBED PROGRAMMES,in position 3?

I KNOW which those are (and BTW that has,currently,stopped showing ANY Channels anyway)!

Graham

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:15:24 GMT

Doesn't help, it remains live and too easy to delete

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

GarethPrice — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:37:56 GMT

@gilgra @graybag

Having had a chance to switch the box on and play around, I see what you mean now. So used to using the Delete Button on the remote (IR version, never got on with the newer Bluetooth ones), which no longer seems to work in that screen but does still work in the previous screen on both the series folders and individual recordings. A mess indeed!

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:09:05 GMT

The main MYTV menu of course, problem is answering questions means I go in, what happens when I delete & get caught. Can’t win

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:28:32 GMT

It is a mess but a serious question is, why do the idiots at EE want to screw up something that worked? Boys with toys, trying to justify a job or just playing with themselves?

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

Midnight_Voice — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:23:32 GMT

@gilgra

I don’t think it’s the idiots at EE doing this.

I think somebody in YouView gets a ‘bright’ idea, implements a disaster like Most Watched Subscription Channels, tosses it over to EETV with a cheery “Here you are, your new release. I know nobody asked for it, and if they had wouldn’t have wanted it on that row, but we thought it was cool to write, and much more fun than working down your Wants list”.

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

GarethPrice — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:42:49 GMT

@Midnight_Voice

I suspect the official line would be that the “Most watched subscription channels” is a (half hearted) attempt to pacify those who have been wanting a “Favourites” button.

The cynical side of me wouldn’t dare to suggest of course that it’s another way they can feed back more personalised viewing habits to their content providers (and their advertising partners).

(and if it stays) it needs to be BELOW the MYTV line, not above it! 😛

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:46:03 GMT

As far as we're concerned it's a recording box, sort what we want with the Radio Times and watch what we feel like at the time. If you watch something on the Apps, you've got the adverts to cope with.

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:08:52 GMT

Of course, the worst thing and I've forgotten to highlight it, all the actions are through the OFF Button, taking multifunction from the sublime to the ridiculous. Could EEFOFF become a rallying call, to end the bad design?

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

gilgra — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:20:07 GMT

Ooops, worked the joke backwards and got it wrong. Of course, it the multiple OK button that's the evil beast. So, every time you press OK, worry.

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

Midnight_Voice — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:44:52 GMT

@gilgra

OK….

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

GarethPrice — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:48:23 GMT

@gilgra

EE are working on a solution….it’s going to involve sending out a small child with every box to operate it 😛

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:27:54 GMT

@GarethPrice

Disney will be sponsoring this and providing mouse costumes - the children will be known as Box Minnies….

Re: Deleting on EE Box Pro

zulu17 — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:19:04 GMT

My advice would be to have the Confirm Delete in the Box Settings>Recordings>Confirm Delete set to ON.

That at least would require you to do a second remote press to perform the actual deletion.

As for Home page layouts I imagine that getting the Youview stakeholders to agree on layouts would be a diplomatic challenge. Effectively the Youview values/principles of PSB prominance and User Interface Policy lend themselves to a lack of user customisation options .

The "MY MOST Watched Subcribed Channels" - well no-one has explained the criteria - over what time frame ,is it assessed, is it based on total minutes watched , number of time is channel is selected to watch and of course as there is no concept of personal profile as to who in the household is watching so "MY" is probably unnecessary in that carousel title ie MOST Watched Subcribed Channels would be more accurate.