Setting up the home screen
Your home screen can show a variety of personalized and featured content available to you.
- Select the top-right filters icon to show or hide different categories.
- You can choose from the following categories:
- Latest recordings: your recordings from the last 7 days, shown newest first
- Movies, shows and channels that you're subscribed to and can watch for free, on demand
- Popular On Demand movie rentals
- Your favourite channels.
- My list and on demand rentals.
Searching
- From any screen in the app, touch the magnifying glass icon .
- Type what you're searching for into the box, then touch Search.
- Browse the top results in each section by swiping left and right.
- To see more results within a section, touch the View more results button at the end of the row.
- Touch any of the tabs to jump to a specific section of the search results.
Filtering the guide
- Select the Guide tab.
- From the guide, touch the filter icon .
- Select checkboxes to add (or remove) as many filters as you like. You can filter by:
- Subscribed channels.
- Favourites.
- Genres (e.g.,: Sports, Movies, Family, etc.).
- Language (English or French).
- Quality (HD, SD, Best quality or Audio) - with Best quality, SD channels are shown only when HD is not available.
- Touch the X to go back to the guide.
Managing on-demand content
The Movies and Shows sections contain on-demand content that is part of your subscriptions, as well as content that can be rented or purchased.*
- Select a shortcut at the top of the Movies or Shows sections to easily navigate to different categories.
- To view channels, click on the shortcut or scroll to the bottom of the section.
- Within the Movies section, click on the Rentals shortcut to rent or purchase available content.
- Select View All to see more content within that category.
*Renting or purchasing content is only available on Android devices.
Using Download & Go
Downloading content*
- Select the recording or on-demand content that is available for download
- Touch the Download button.
- The content starts downloading. The on-screen message will change from “Downloading” to “Downloaded” once complete.
- The downloaded content is saved to your device and can be found in the My watchlist section of the app. You can now watch it even if you’re offline.
- To delete a download, select it and touch Delete download only.
If you’re unable to download a recording or on-demand content, the following might be the reason:
- The recording is older than 60 days.
- It has already been downloaded on another mobile device.
- The on-demand content is not available for download.
- You don’t have a subscription with the content provider.
*Only Fibe TV customers with a PVR will see a Recordings option.
All others will only be able to download on-demand content.
Configuring downloads
If you want to download content over your mobile network, follow these steps:
- Enter Settings and select Video Quality.
- Enable Download over mobile networks. Mobile data charges may apply.
- To change the quality settings of your downloads, select Set Downloads Quality and choose one of the following:
- Standard: This reduces picture quality but uses less mobile data. The recording or on-demand content also downloads more quickly and uses less space on your device.
- Higher: This gives you the best picture quality but uses more mobile data. It also takes longer to download the recording or on-demand content and uses more space on your device.
Turn Close Captioning and Described Video on or off
- Touch the Settings icon on the top right.
- Scroll down to the Accessibility section.
- Select either Closed Captions or Descriptive Video to apply the desired setting.
To remove the setting, select Closed Captions or Descriptive Video again.
Alternatively, while watching a show, touch CC in the bottom right to enable closed captions. Touch CC again to turn them off.
Adjust the video streaming quality
- Touch the Settings icon on the top right.
- Touch My account.
- Touch Set quality.
- Touch the preferred streaming quality (e.g., Best).
Set parental controls
- Touch the Settings icon on the top right.
- Touch Parental Controls.
- Touch Unlock to change the parental controls.
- Enter your PIN or your MyAccount username and password, as applicable.
The first time, you’ll need your MyAccount username and password but you can set a PIN once you log in.
- In the left column, set parental controls that apply to all devices, current and future, that are linked to your account.
- In the right column, set parental controls that apply to the current device. This device-specific setting takes priority over the account-wide settings.
- Touch Done when you're finished.
Set a PIN
- Touch the Settings icon on the top right.
- Touch Parental Controls.
- Touch Unlock.
- To reset the PIN, touch Forgot your PIN?
- Enter your MyAccount username and touch Modify.
- Enter the 4-digit PIN you want.
- Enter the PIN again.
- Your PIN has been changed. Touch Close to continue.
Pair a receiver to the app
- Touch the Settings icon on the top right.
- Touch My Receivers.
- Touch the Pair your receiver button.
- Touch Next.
- On your Fibe TV remote, press the Apps button.
- From the App launcher, select Pair a device.
- Scroll to and select Pair a device.
- Select Next.
- A 4-digit code will appear on your TV screen.
- On your smartphone or tablet, enter the 4-digit code and then touch Pair device.
- Give your smartphone or tablet a nickname and touch Next.
Note: Up to 10 devices can be paired to a receiver. Naming your devices will help identify them should you need to remove one. - Give your receiver a nickname and then touch Next.
Note: Naming your receivers will help you identify which one you're controlling.
You'll receive a confirmation message on your device as well as on your TV screen.
Navigate to other content while watching a show
- When watching a show, touch the collapse icon on the bottom right to open the On now or On Demand guide.
- Select any program in the guide to start watching it on your device.
- You can also access your Recently Watched, Favourites and My list content directly from this view.
- Touch the expand icon to return to full screen.