The new AppleTV app no longer allows you to “start from beginning” when playing a show that is in the middle of recording! I used to be able to just click on a show that is recording and would receive the popup, now it just plays right from the current time. I now have to wait for the entire show to…

I cannot currently verify on my Apple TV… the mobile version which uses (mostly) the same codebase has both options for me: [Resume and Restart in the mobile app context menu] [Resume and Restart in the mobile app details page] With that, I would assume this should also exist in the big screen…

Yes - It works on the iOS version and over the web just fine for me. This post is specifically for the new AppleTV update.

It’s been an issue in the new experience app for quite a while…it was confirmed an issue is open for it now [image] Live TV - Recoding in Progress - No Start from Beginning? televisionLive TV & DVR I see there is a ticket for this already but i do not have an …

Awesome - Thank you. Didn’t know where to see those tickets, or make one.

Does it work for you on iOS? I stopped using my tuner so haven’t tested it recently, so didn’t know they fixed it there. Here’s a thread dating back to January about it: iOS app always starts Live TV from beginning of recording and can’t skip to live

New AppleTV app Missing Feature

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veeejay September 25, 2026, 2:15pm 4

It’s been an issue in the new experience app for quite a while…it was confirmed an issue is open for it now

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