Carry a TV in your pocket

Channels app, which offers live TV and a full-fledged pick-and-play television guide, is being extended to iOS devices

This is the ultimate app every TV buff has been waiting for. Wish to get your dearest TV programmes on your own mobile phones live On iOS platforms are running the live TV of Channels. No matter where you are and what you are up to, pause, fast forward or rewind your favourite programmes as you wish. The facility that has coolly been running for the fourth generation Apple TV is being replicated on smart phones. Not just live TV, a full-fledged pick-and-play television guide also functions in the app.

Apple has been considering opening its own video streaming on TV for a long time. Though it is yet to materialise, many third party applications serve the purpose on iOS platforms with paid subscription. And this is what makes the Channels app different from its counterparts. “Its tvOS app works with a variety of TV tuners from HDHomeRun, which connect with your Apple TV and HD antenna. (Some devices can also work with a CableCARD as well.) When setup is complete, you can then watch full HD TV right on your Apple TV,” writes Techcrunch.