TV Guide app?

bluesfan · 27-01-2014 11:58pm #1

I've been a user of DigiGuide for a long time now but when my subscription runs out next week I don't think I'll be renewing.
I find myself using my phone and tablet more often than the desktop now and seeing as DigiGuide have been promising an android version for the last 4 year (when they introduced the iPad version) but are still nowhere close to actually releasing one, it's time to say goodbye.
So, I'm looking for recommendations for and android alternative, anybody using a good TV guide app?

jgbyr · 28-01-2014 12:05am

I use TV Listings & the Sky + app.

EhBenDisDonc · 28-01-2014 12:14am

TV listings Ireland and tv24.co.uk. Both on Play store.

Dudda · 28-01-2014 1:22am

Use the sky+ app which I find great but it's obviously not near as useful if you don't have sky.

BionicRasher · 28-01-2014 7:40am

TV24.co.uk
Best by far.
I have it set up with all the Freesat and Saorview channels in the same order as my TV. Also you can add channels and I have things like Sky sports and BT set up so I can see when matches are on.
It has a great what's on and highlights section and also things like movies button that shows all movies on at that time across all your channels.
Reminders seems to work flawlessly also.

gzoladz · 28-01-2014 8:18am

I just On Air. Free and very simple.

bluesfan · 28-01-2014 1:06pm

Thanks guys, I've put OnAir, TV listings Ireland, and tv24.co.uk. on the tablet and I'll give them all a try out. None of them seem to have a series reminder which is disappointing, I'll just have to remember to set the reminders for each instance. Of course if i could remember to do that I wouldn't need them in the first place.

BionicRasher · 29-01-2014 9:38am

Zeebox is another one I have used and it allows series link reminders which is good however its hard to get the right channels set up if you have both Freesat and Saorview like me
Overall it is good

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zeebox.android.caa

coylemj · 29-01-2014 5:27pm

gzoladz wrote: »

I just On Air. Free and very simple.

Nice look to it but horribly buggy, every time I move a channel up or down it locks up and I have to exit and go back in again. It's almost as bad as TVGuide plus no Sky Arts2 and it insists that I have Channel 5 in my listing (it's not in the channel selection menu so you can't deselect it) even though I've said I'm with UPC Ireland. Ditto 'ITV', you can select and deselect 'UTV' but whether you like it or not, it insists that you have 'ITV' in the listing.

EhBenDisDonc · 29-01-2014 10:37pm

BionicRasher wrote: »

TV24.co.uk
Best by far.
I have it set up with all the Freesat and Saorview channels in the same order as my TV.

BionicRasher, I suppose you need to toggle between Saorview and Freesat via Channel Settings? At least, that's what I have to do on Android.

BionicRasher · 29-01-2014 10:40pm

EhBenDisDonc wrote: »

BionicRasher, I suppose you need to toggle between Saorview and Freesat via Channel Settings? At least, that's what I have to do on Android.

Nope.
Set it up for Freesat and in the channel settings scroll down to the bottom and add additional channels.
I am using Android also

BionicRasher · 29-01-2014 10:44pm

I am able to see Freesat, Saorview and I have even added all the sports channels also. All in the order I choose

EhBenDisDonc · 29-01-2014 10:55pm

Wow. That's brilliant. I must never have scrolled down that far.
Thank a million. This app is even better than I thought.

sentient_6 · 30-01-2014 10:52am

BionicRasher wrote: »

TV24.co.uk
Best by far.
I have it set up with all the Freesat and Saorview channels in the same order as my TV. Also you can add channels and I have things like Sky sports and BT set up so I can see when matches are on.
It has a great what's on and highlights section and also things like movies button that shows all movies on at that time across all your channels.
Reminders seems to work flawlessly also.

Hey any chance you could describe how to get both saorview and freesat together? I seem to be only able to view either one or the other at a time.

BionicRasher · 30-01-2014 11:04am

sentient_6 wrote: »

Hey any chance you could describe how to get both saorview and freesat together? I seem to be only able to view either one or the other at a time.

Set it up for Freesat
go in to the channel settings
scroll down to the bottom and you will see option to add channels
add additional channels such as RTE/TV3 etc etc
then go back to channel settings and you can drag the channels up or down and have them in the order you prefer.

I have it set up as below
RTE1
RTE2
TV3
BBC1
BBC2
CH4
ITV1
.
.
.
.
etc...

EhBenDisDonc · 22-03-2014 10:45am

The latest update send to have broken TV24. No more Irish channels. Let's hope they fix it.

BionicRasher · 22-03-2014 11:45am

EhBenDisDonc wrote: »

The latest update send to have broken TV24. No more Irish channels. Let's hope they fix it.

Ya I have emailed them but no response yet

Keith186 · 29-03-2014 8:54pm

I never got a reply either but I have the old version on my tablet. I've extracted the apk.

If anyone needs it, post here and I'll link it somehow.

BionicRasher · 29-03-2014 8:58pm

Keith186 wrote: »

I never got a reply either but I have the old version on my tablet. I've extracted the apk.

If anyone needs it, post here and I'll link it somehow.

Yes please

jgbyr · 29-03-2014 9:18pm

Keith186 wrote: »

I never got a reply either but I have the old version on my tablet. I've extracted the apk.

If anyone needs it, post here and I'll link it somehow.

Here too please. How though is it showing the Irish guide if it's not in the current version?

Keith186 · 29-03-2014 10:04pm

Here's the direct link to apk on dropbox.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/78224964/ukfree.jersey.tvguide_4.0.3.1.apk

I think they only changed the front end of the app so it still connected up same way as before. Checked a few days ahead on RTÉ schedule and it looks right.

PS: You will need to go into settings to set up ROI channels again.

jgbyr · 29-03-2014 11:21pm

Keith186 wrote: »

Here's the direct link to apk on dropbox.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/78224964/ukfree.jersey.tvguide_4.0.3.1.apk

I think they only changed the front end of the app so it still connected up same way as before. Checked a few days ahead on RTÉ schedule and it looks right.

PS: You will need to go into settings to set up ROI channels again.

Thanks, all set up now. :-)

pvt6zh395dqbrj · 31-03-2014 3:20pm

Hi there,

I don't know if you are still looking my friend and I put together an app called Bubble Your TV which is a TV listings app. You can get it here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.launch.bubblev1p0

Thanks

jgbyr · 04-04-2014 7:06pm

I see now that the version of tv24.co.uk provided by Keith186 is no longer working. It's saying to go to the play store & update :-(

deco nate · 04-04-2014 11:20pm

jgbyr wrote: »

I see now that the version of tv24.co.uk provided by Keith186 is no longer working. It's saying to go to the play store & update :-(

It's fine just update it. You can go between England andIreland on it.

Edit:forget what I said, you can only pick sky Ireland or freesat

jgbyr · 04-04-2014 11:26pm

deco nate wrote: »

It's fine just update it. You can go between England andIreland on it.

Edit:forget what I said, you can only pick sky Ireland or freesat

I don't even see the Irish channels when you choose sky Ireland.

deco nate · 05-04-2014 12:08am

jgbyr wrote: »

I don't even see the Irish channels when you choose sky Ireland.

Yea they f-d it up.

fryup · 07-04-2014 6:56pm

the entertainment.ie app seem to have the progamme times all wrong?

EhBenDisDonc · 12-04-2014 8:05am

TV24.co.uk now has Saorview again.

TV Guide app?

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