Discovery+ will not be available on this device after 22 September

[fiddlesticks01]

The problem is that the Humax boxes were pretty slow when they were introduced - they weren't really powerful enough in my experience. I have the same with my Android TV (Philips) - it's really underpowered out of the box (I think it's a RAM issue). At least the EE Pro box seems to have a decent spec to do what it needs to.

[Weerab1983]

I made the mistake of getting a TCL android TV and it's quite underpowered, so glad I have the pro box to use instead of the main TV OS as well as a fire stick. 

However after the recent youview pro box software revamp it isn't as slick as it used to be. Probably again down to the hardware which is already 3-4 years old. 

[DarrenDev]

The main issue with the Humax boxes is that the web browser on them is ancient - this is what most apps run in, so code written for modern browsers just doesn't work on there. They had to write an entirely new discovery+ app for the Humax boxes, and I guess they just didn't want to go through months of pain again. Can't blame them.

The problem with the Prime Video FAST channels is related to a kernel driver on the box. Updating that driver would take a lot of effort, as every bit of software on top (including all the apps) would need to be updated and re-certified. Months of effort I'm told, at huge cost, for very little benefit.

[Weerab1983]

Handy to have another device like a fire stick if FAST channels are of interest then. 

Totally get that the cost would outweigh the benefit. Having a background in finance, I get that logic. 

However as the FAST channels are already on the mini box via the prime app, the apps are written with updated code I guess to support them. 

[gomezz]

@fiddlesticks01

Had no problems running the app on my G4 box.

Did have a time when the Android app did not work/kept crashing on my old Android 7 tablet so I had to resort to using the web version with the Chrome browser on that.  Then the app started working again some months back.  I am guessing that the new app will not even show as available to install on the old tablet so back to the web version again.

I really hope that my Android 13 phone is still supported (the web site is not specific on that) though I mostly use that for checking that the content I want is available before faffing around using a remote control to search for it.  Can't remember the last time I actually watched anything on the phone.