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IPTV guide (EPG) times off by an hour: what can I do?

Updated October 27, 2026

If the guide times are shifted by an hour, it is not a TIVERA setting: the app has no offset setting and no time zone per source. It shows each programme of the Guide in your device's time zone. A shift therefore comes from the device's clock or time zone, from the guide file your source sends or, for a single channel, from an association with the wrong guide feed. Check the device first, then refresh the guide.

What to check, in order

  1. Check the device's time and time zone. In Android's settings, under Date & time, turn on automatic date, time and time zone. TIVERA shows the guide in the device's time zone, and the clock at the top of the Guide shows the time the app uses: if it is wrong, fix it on the device.
  2. Refresh the guide. Tap the refresh icon (a circular arrow) in the top bar of the Guide: TIVERA downloads your source's guide again. Left alone, the app also refreshes it at launch when the last load is 4 hours old or more, and in the background about every 4 hours when the device has a connection.
  3. Look at what your source sends. If the shift is the same after a refresh, it is most likely in the guide file itself. Some sources write times in their local time without the time zone offset (for example +0200): TIVERA then reads them as UTC, and the shift equals the gap between your source's time zone and UTC. Only your source can fix that file: ask your provider for a guide whose times carry their offset.
  4. If only one channel is shifted, it may be associated with the wrong guide feed (a “+1” channel, for example). Channel matching, which is a Premium feature, is explained in empty TV guide.

If the guide is completely empty rather than shifted, see empty TV guide.

What cannot be set in the app

  • There is no manual offset (+1 h / −1 h) and no time zone per source.
  • A refresh does not fix wrong times at the source: the app downloads the same content again.
  • The switch to daylight saving time follows the rules of your device's time zone and the offsets written in the guide file; TIVERA adds no correction of its own.

Catch-up can show another time

For an Xtream account that offers catch-up, the Catch-up screen shows programmes in the time zone the app infers from your account's server, or failing that in the device's. The same programme can therefore show two different times in the Guide and in Catch-up. Catch-up is a Premium feature.

Frequently asked questions

Can I shift the guide by an hour by hand?

No. TIVERA has no manual offset setting in this version. Fix the device's clock and time zone first; if the shift remains after a refresh, only your source can correct its guide file.

The guide shifts by an hour when the clocks change: is that normal?

TIVERA follows your device's time zone and the offsets written in the guide file. If your source writes its times without an offset, its own switch to daylight saving time can shift the guide by an hour (see check 3). Also make sure the device changes time on its own.