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TV Box UI

peterthebike — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:03:43 GMT

Why do developers have to remove function from a UI. Once on My TV - Watch List you would automatically have the next episode of a series to watch shown. Now you cannot tell which you have watched already. I now find it easier to go and use the BBC IPlayer itself where I can easily tell what is next in the series.

Also on start up you used to be on the main menu. As my main use is My TV, I now have to get onto the menu then go down to select the My TV option. Which used to be easy to do. Why can't I select what my initial option is rather than it be selected for me.

A classic example of developers making changes just to so it seems they are useful.😡

Re: TV Box UI

garybs29 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:08:34 GMT

In the watchlist it automatically selects the last episode you watched so you just select the next one to the right on the list

Re: TV Box UI

peterthebike — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:59:13 GMT

Afraid on our version it doesn't.

Re: TV Box UI

Manatarms84 — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:49:59 GMT

All TV boxes which have received the new UI work in the same way, on your watch list it will either be playing the very end of a program (If you existed out) and will run onto the next one in a few seconds once you begin to play it or you can wait till the next episode clicks over then exit so it would be on that one when it starts - the UI change has not changed how it works.

The only changes have been a clean up of the main page with the menus being on the side menu - personally I think its cleaner and easier to follow and acts a lot more like Netflix menu but its a matter of taste

Re: TV Box UI

zulu17 — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:11:40 GMT

I would agree that the route to access MY TV Watchlist is more cumbersome with the new UI home page.

@peterthebike indicates his main use is MY TV so has a valid point.

Re: TV Box UI

gomezz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:33:57 GMT

I have a remote control code on my Harmony remote that takes me straight to the My TV page. This was a code that was not used on the original remote control. Can't remember how it was discovered nor the process to add it to the Harmony but I think it is could be on the Harmony database.