Catch-up TV on Android: how do I watch a programme again with TIVERA?

Watch a programme again, step by step

1. Open the Guide: tap the TV icon at the top of the home screen.
2. Find the Catch-up card at the start of a channel's row. With no card, your provider does not announce catch-up for that channel.
3. Tap the card. The Catch-up screen opens, with the channel's name and the number of programmes to watch again. The chips All, then one chip per day (Today, Yesterday, then earlier days), filter the list, from the most recent programme to the oldest.
4. Tap a programme, on its Watch again line: the player starts it.

Another way: tap a live channel (home, a category, a favorites list or the Guide). Its window offers Play and, if your provider announces catch-up for it, Watch again. On a channel card, a small circular-arrow icon, with no text, also shows that your provider announces catch-up.

Without Premium: what you see

On the Guide, the Catch-up card shows a lock and Premium instead of the number of days, and tapping it opens the plans. In a channel's window, the Watch again button carries a Premium pill and also opens the plans. On the plans screen, “Recording + TV replay (catch-up)” is in the Included with Premium list, on the same line as recording. The 7-day trial on Android TV changes nothing: catch-up stays locked. On a child profile of a free account, these locked buttons are not shown.

In the catch-up player

The player shows the programme and the channel, with a Replay pill (in capitals). Tap the screen (on a TV, press an arrow or OK on the remote) to show the controls, which include play and pause. The position bar, with the elapsed time and the duration, and the two 10-second jump buttons only appear when the programme's duration is known, which depends on your provider. Otherwise you can pause and resume, but not move within the programme.

What depends on your provider

• Channels. Only channels for which your provider announces catch-up have the Catch-up card and the Watch again button.
• Account type. Only an Xtream account offers catch-up: an M3U link has none.
• Number of days. It starts from what your provider announces, channel by channel; TIVERA adjusts it from the programmes received when you open the Catch-up screen. With Premium, the Catch-up card shows it, and the Catch-up screen only offers the days that have programmes to watch again.
• The list of programmes. TIVERA asks your provider for it every time you open the Catch-up screen. While waiting for the answer, or if there is none, the app shows the past programmes of your guide, when it has any.
• The time. The Catch-up screen shows times in your provider's time zone when the app can work it out from the list it received, otherwise in the device's. The Guide follows the device. The same programme can therefore show two times: see TV guide off by an hour.

When catch-up does not appear or does not load

What you see	What it means
No Catch-up card, no Watch again button	Your provider does not announce catch-up for that channel, or the source is an M3U link. On a child profile of a free account, the locked button is also hidden.
“Nothing to watch again yet” with “Your source doesn't offer any catch-up programmes for this channel yet. Refresh in a moment.”	The channel announces catch-up, but your provider returned no programme and your guide has none either. Tap Refresh, then try again later. If your guide is empty, see empty TV guide.
“Nothing to watch again yet” with “Your source doesn't offer any catch-up programmes for this channel.”, and only Back	The app cannot ask your provider for the list again for that channel: so there is no refresh button.
“Catch-up couldn't be loaded”, with the reason below (for example “No network connection.”) and Retry	The request to your provider failed and the app has nothing else to show. Check the connection, then tap Retry.
“Catch-up unavailable for this channel” with “Your source announces catch-up for this channel, but its format can't be played in Tivera.”	TIVERA cannot play this channel's catch-up, even though your provider announces it. Tap Back.

Frequently asked questions

Is catch-up free?

No, it is a Premium feature. Without Premium, the Catch-up card is locked and opens the plans. The 7-day trial on Android TV does not unlock it.

How many days can I go back?

It depends on your provider, channel by channel: TIVERA starts from what it announces, then adjusts the number from the programmes received. With Premium, the Catch-up card in the Guide shows that number, and the day chips on the Catch-up screen show the days that have programmes to watch again.

Can I skip forward or back within a catch-up programme?

It depends on your provider. TIVERA only shows the position bar and the 10-second jump buttons when the programme's duration is known; otherwise you only get play and pause.

Does catch-up work with an M3U link?

No. Only an Xtream account offers catch-up in TIVERA.

What is the difference between catch-up and recording?

Catch-up plays a programme that has already aired and that your provider kept. Recording copies a channel onto your device while it airs. Both are Premium.