Hi all - Plex pass lifetime user with live TV setup with HD Homerun Quattro and Nvidia Shield as my media server.
I would like for when I open the Plex app (on any platform) for it to automatically go to live TV, is this possible?
Currently, it defaults to Home Screen, then I have to go to live tv, find the channel I want, etc. Would prefer for when I open the Plex app for it to just automatically go to live tv, either to the last channel I watched or have it automatically go to a channel I pre-selected.
Hope this makes sense and hopefully it’s an easy yes/no. Thanks all
On my Apple TV 4K, it more or less works as you describe. If I close the Plex app while I’m viewing the guide, the next time I open Plex it starts at the guide. That is, as long as the app is still running in the background, it remembers where you were. However, if the application is stopped (forcefully, or do to some background reaping process), the next time it is opened it will start at the home screen. The same is true of my Roku Premiere. I don’t have an Android TV client handy to test with, but it is likely the same there as well.
However, there is no setting to have your client start in a particular library/section of the interface. The behavior above is just a function of the fact that the app is still running in the background so, when re-opened, it just picks up where it left off.
Having said all that, there is an existing feature request to have this functionality (open straight to Live TV & DVR); however, it doesn’t seem very popular:
Thank you for the response, you and I are on the same page in terms of what I’m looking for. In the short-term, I’ll leverage the “live channels” functionality on my Sony Bravia Android TV which “seamlessly” connects to OTA TV in the manner I’m looking for (using the HDHomerun app). Will also vote for the feature you shared so I can hopefully leverage Plex in a similar manner one day.
