Live TV only shows Record, not Play

I can’t actually seem to watch live TV, only the record button on shows. Any ideas? I was able to watch live TV when I tried Plex DVR during beta.

Two things - I believe they just launched live TV; and did you upgrade your PMS to 1.7.2?
What are you trying to watch Live TV on?
It is only available on iOS (not ATVs, that is tvOS) and Android TV (not Android mobile so no FireTv).
All other clients are not supported at this time.

@rsava said:
Two things - I believe they just launched live TV; and did you upgrade your PMS to 1.7.2?
What are you trying to watch Live TV on?
It is only available on iOS (not ATVs, that is tvOS) and Android TV (not Android mobile so no FireTv).
All other clients are not supported at this time.

Yes, upgraded to 1.7.2.3878, and i was trying to watch directly from the server (web client).

No, just the two I mentioned.
How did you watch live tv before?

You’re saying the web app can record but not watch live TV? I was using the web app to watch live TV before. I’d get the options to either “Play” or “Record” a show if the show was live at the time. Shows that aren’t on yet would only let me Record.

There was no way to watch live tv before, this release is the first incarnation of live tv, and as @rsava says only iOS and Android TV are supported. (other than a small slip a few weeks back which was patched real quick but that was on the shield)

@teshiburu said:
There was no way to watch live tv before, this release is the first incarnation of live tv, and as @rsava says only iOS and Android TV are supported. (other than a small slip a few weeks back which was patched real quick but that was on the shield)

If I can’t watch Live TV now, I understand, but you’re saying even during the beta days I couldn’t? I’m positive I watched live TV during beta through the web app.

@cigar3tte said:
You’re saying the web app can record but not watch live TV? I was using the web app to watch live TV before. I’d get the options to either “Play” or “Record” a show if the show was live at the time. Shows that aren’t on yet would only let me Record.

It’s not what i am saying, it is what Plex is saying.

You cannot currently watch Live TV in the web app, only on iOS or Android TV. Support for other platforms is coming though. :slight_smile:

I swear I was able to watch live TV in the web app when it was first released. The option is gone again for me as well.

Nope, has never been there :smile:

Your wrong…!! I was able to watch live tv no problem. Now shows me record button only i have to use the guide to watch live tv.??

I am using PLEX via iOS on an iPad Mini4, and I can only watch recorded programs via Live TV & DVR, NOT programs which are currently recording - is that the way it’s supposed to be?
So I have to wait until the end of a two-hour movie, for example, before watching the movie?
hmm

Well, it’s hardly surprising that things I stated as fact two years ago have changed :laughing:

No, you can watch programs that are currently recording, just find the item in the guide and press play :slight_smile:

OK, thanks. I thought I tried that and it didn’t work, but I’ll set up some test recordings and try again. On a separate note - plugins are officially dead, correct?

Yes, plugins are officially dead, and have been in the process of being phased out since late 2018.

generally speaking, if you click on a plugin and nothing happens, that’s a dead one, right? lol