dream Player for Android TV / Fire TV
Playback settings
Streaming player
Used streaming player library. Depending on this selection, some of the below settings might not be available. Default: VLC
Streaming player (Live Channels)
Used for playback in Google Live Channels Apps. Only available on Android TV devices with Google Live Channels App installed. Default: VLC
Hardware acceleration (Only for VLC)
Default: Auto
Network buffer
Network buffer time. If you increase this value, the streaming starts slower, but could be more stable for bad connections. Default (cable): 500ms, Default (wifi): 1000ms
Default display mode
Set the playback display to a defined resolution and refresh rate. Only available resolutions are selectable. Depens on TV hardware. Default: Disabled
Auto resolution
Changes the playback resolution to the media resolution. Default: Change if higher
Auto refresh
Changes refresh rate depending on media source. Default: Disabled
Aspect ratio
Changes the aspect ratio of media displayed on screen. Default: Auto
Tunneled playback (Only for Exoplayer)
Uses tunneled playback and optimizes video/audio sync. Default: Off
Black screen on zap
Changes the picture to a black screen when changing programs. On some devices this is always the case. Default: Off
Zap to channel before streaming
If your receiver has only one tuner, it might be needed that the app changes the channel before you start the stream. Note: This will change the channel, even if someone is watching on TV. Default: Off
Picture in Picture: PiP position
Where the PiP mini window is displayed. Note: Picture in Picture is not available on some devices. Default: Bottom right
Picture in Picture: PiP window size
Size of PiP window. Default: Normal
Picture in Picture: PiP border
Border of PiP window from the edge of screen. Default: 50
Picture in Picture: PiP decoder
Decoder used for PiP. Only change if PiP is not working as expected. PiP requires at least two free tuners. Default: Auto
MPEG2: Playback type (Only for VLC)
Most SD streams use MPEG2. If you choose image quality, a software decoder is used which uses antialiasing and deinterlacing. Choose Performance to disable this and use hardware-acceleration. Default: Image quality.
MPEG2: Enable deinterlacing (Only for VLC)
Most SD streams use MPEG2. If you enable deinterlacing, the picture could look better. Default: Off.
MPEG2: Deinterlacing (Only for VLC)
If you enable deinterlacing, you can select the type of deinterlacing applied. Default: Auto.
Expert settings: Chroma (Only for VLC)
Default: YUV.
Expert settings: Deblocking (Only for VLC)
Default: Auto.
Expert settings: Open GL (Only for VLC)
Default: Auto.
Expert settings: Skip frames (Only for VLC)
Default: On.
Audio settings
Digital surround passthrough
If supported, digital surround channels (e.g. AC3, DTS) are passed through to your HiFi system to decode it. Default: On
FFmpeg audio decoder (Only for ExoPlayer)
Uses FFmepg audio decoder. Default: On
Avoid narrated tracks
Skips audio tracks which are declared as narrated / described. Default: On
Audio device (Only for VLC)
Default: System default
Default audio language
Selects the audio track based on the selected language (if available). Default: Auto
Audio delay (Only for VLC)
If video and audio are not in sync, change this value. Default: -125ms (can be a different value depending on your device)
Audio delay (AC3) (Only for VLC)
If video and audio (AC3 track) are not in sync, change this value, this can differ from the Stereo audio delay. Default: -125ms (can be a different value depending on your device)
Default volume
Volume to set when you start a stream the first time. Audio volume can be changed within the app. Default: 10
Prefer AC3 if available
If an AC3 track is available, it can be used if enabled. Default: Off
Always show subtitles
If subtitles are available and this is enabled, they are displayed when you start the stream. Default: Off
Prefer DVB subtitles (Only for VLC)
There are two types of subtitles: DVB and Teletext based subtitles. If you prefer DVB subtitles, enable this option. Default: Off
Default subtitle language
Language to use when the option 'Always show subtitles' is enabled. Default: Auto
Teletext subtitle color (Only for VLC)
Default: White
Teletext subtitle bold (Only for VLC)
Default: Off
Teletext subtitle background (Only for VLC)
Default: On
Stretch audio (Only for VLC)
Default: Off
Audio resampler (Only for VLC)
Default: Auto.
Recording settings
Show details before stream
When you click on a recording, it displays a summary and you can click stream to start it. If you disable this option, the recording is played immediately when selected. Default: On
Save movie position on receiver
When supported by your webinterface, the progress can be stored on your receiver. If you finish streaming a recording at 50%, a bookmark is created and if you continue watching on your receiver, it will start right there. Default: On
Download location
Location where downloads should be saved on your Android TV device. Requires permissions to your storage. On most devices you can attach a USB-Stick or harddrive. On some devices you need an OTG-adapter to connect an USB device (e.g. on Fire TV). Fire TV devices only support FAT32 formatted devices.
FAT32 filesize downloads
If your storage devices is FAT32 formatted, the downloads are splitted accordingly. This option is required if you are using FAT32 formatted drives (e.g. on Fire TV). Default: On
Download from internet
You can download movie files from internet locations. This button shows a URL where you can paste the download URL and the app downloads it to your device.
Manage recording paths
Opens a dialog where you can select your recording paths. By default, the app can only access Enigma2 recording paths. With 'Add directories' you can add additional paths. If you configure a FTP connection to your receiver, it will automaticall add all subdirectories.
Enable timeshift
Shows a pause button in Live TV and enables timeshift when Pause is clicked. Default: On
Timeshift location
Location where timeshift data should be saved on your Android TV device. Requires permissions to your storage. On most devices you can attach a USB-Stick or harddrive. On some devices you need an OTG-adapter to connect an USB device (e.g. on Fire TV). Fire TV devices only support FAT32 formatted devices.
FAT32 filesize timeshift
If your storage devices is FAT32 formatted, the timeshift files are splitted accordingly. This option is required if you are using FAT32 formatted drives (e.g. on Fire TV). Default: On
Timer: Pre-time
Time to substract for new added timers. Default: 2 minutes
Timer: Post-time
Time to add for new added timers. Default: 7 minutes
Remote control: Skip seconds (left/right button)
Time to skip when left/right button is clicked while playing a recording. Default: 30 seconds
Remote control: Skip seconds (Button 1 + 3)
Time to skip when button 1 (prev) or 3 (forward) is clicked while playing a recording. Requires a remote control with number keys. Default: 30 seconds
Remote control: Skip seconds (Button 4 + 6)
Time to skip when button 4 (prev) or 6 (forward) is clicked while playing a recording. Requires a remote control with number keys. Default: 60 seconds
Remote control: Skip seconds (Button 7 + 9)
Time to skip when button 7 (prev) or 9 (forward) is clicked while playing a recording. Requires a remote control with number keys. Default: 300 seconds
View settings
Theme
Select different color themes. Default: Blue
Show subdirectories separately
Recording directorie hierarchies are displayed in one row. If you enable this option, each directory is displayed in a separate row. Default: Off
Show cover
Shows and downloads cover pictures if available on the receiver for a recording. Default: Off
Show tuner state
Shows up to 4 tuners and their current state in the bottom right corner. Default: On
Show timer
Shows a row with active/planned/finished recording timers. Default: On
Show downloads
Shows a row for downloads. This row is only visible if you downloaded a movie either from your receiver by clicking on download when you selected a recording or if you downloaded a file from the internet using the download feature. Default: On
Power control row
Shows a row with power controls options like shutdown, standby or reboot of the receiver. Default: On
Show profile row
Shows a row with all profiles and option to add/remove a profile. A profile can be used if you have multiple receivers or want to access your receiver externally. Default: On
Show timeline button for bouquets
Shows a button to open the timeline view in each bouquet row. If you disable it, you can still open the timeline by pressing DOWN while playback. Default: On
Show channel button for bouquets
Shows a button to open the channel selection view in each bouquet row. If you disable it, you can still open the channel selection view by pressing UP while playback. Default: On
Show list button for movies
Shows a button to open the movie list view in each recording row. If you disable it, you can still open the movie list view by pressing UP while playback of a recording. Default: On
Show channel/movie row in details
Shows an additional horizontal row with channels/recordings while playback in legacy menu. To enter it, click ENTER/OK twice while playback. Default: Off
Show pause symbol
Displays a big pause symbol while playback is paused. Default: On
Show small movie playbar
Shows a narrow version of the playbar while seeking in a movie/recording. If you disable it, the channel logo and name of the recording will be displayed. Default: On
Show bouquets on startup
Number of bouquet rows to display at startup. If you have more bouquets than configured, they will be displayed in single cards in one row and can be opened manually. To avoid slowdowns and memory issues, you should not display more than 10 bouquets. Default: 3
Show locations on startup
Number of recording/movie location rows to display at startup. If you have more locations than configured, they will be displayed in single cards in one row and can be opened manually. To avoid slowdowns and memory issues, you should not display more than 10 locations. Default: 3
Show program on channel start
Shows program info (now and next) when you start playing a channel in the bottom of the screen. After a configured timeout or by clicking BACK, the program info will be hidden. Default: On
Show program on event change
Shows program info (now and next) when the current event changes in the bottom of the screen. After a configured timeout or by clicking BACK, the program info will be hidden. Default: On
Program details duration
Timeout after the program details will be hidden. The program details are displayed when clicken ENTER/OK while playback. You can set this value to disabled to close the program details with BACK key. Default: 7 seconds
Quick info duration
Timeout after the quick info will be hidden. The quick info is the now/next window displayed when a program starts and also used while seeking in a movie/recording. You can set this value to disabled to close the quick info with BACK key. Default: 7 seconds
Time format
Time format used to display date and time within the app. Default: Depending on your language selection.
Ask before closing video
Displays a confirmation dialog when clicking BACK while playing Live TV or a recording. Default: Off
Ask before closing app
Displays a confirmation dialog when clicking BACK while in overview. Default: Off (Recommended Android behaviour)
Use HbbTV when available
If HbbTV is available for a channel, the HbbTV color button is displayed. Default: On
Show HbbTV row
Shows a predefined row of supported german HbbTV channels. Default: On (if german language is used)
Ask before closing HbbTV browser
Displays a confirmation dialog when clicking BACK multiple times while in HbbTV browser. Default: Off
HbbTV: Hide video in background
Stops the video playback in background while in HbbTV browser. Normally not necessary as video playback is detected and video is stopped. Only enable this if problems occur. Default: Off
Password protection
Use password protection
When enabled, you need to enter 4 keys in the right order and can select if you want to password protect settings and/or access to bouquets and recording locations. Default: Off
Change PIN
With this option you can change your PIN. Note that when you forget the PIN, the only way to access the app again is by deleting app data or reinstalling the app.
Protect settings
When enabled and password protection is active, you need to enter the PIN before opening settings. The PIN need to be entered only once while using the app. Default: On
Protect app start
When enabled and password protection is active, you need to enter the PIN when the app is started. The PIN need to be entered only once while using the app. Default: Off
Bouquets to protect
When enabled and password protection is active, you need to enter the PIN when one of the locked bouquets is selected. The PIN need to be entered only once while using the app. Note: You can also hide bouquets in view settings. Default: None selected
Directories / Recording locations to protect
When enabled and password protection is active, you need to enter the PIN when one of the locked locations/directories is selected. The PIN need to be entered only once while using the app. Note: You can also hide locations in recording settings (manage recording directories). Default: None selected
Timeline
Start in timeline view
Shows the timeline view when starting the app. Default: Off
Use transparency (TV View)
The timeline will ne be shown transparent/translucent in TV view. Default: Off
Row height
Height for timeline row. Default: Small
Font size
Font size for timeline row. Default: Small
Border
Border offset for timeline in pixels (x/y). Default: 50
Border (TV View)
Border offset for timeline in pixels (x/y) when displayed in TV view. Default: 50
Exclude / Hide bouquets
Exclude / Hide bouquets
Select bouquets to hide. Select All or None to change multiple. Note: You can also combine it with password protection option by restricting access to settings. Or show them and define them as password protected. See below. Default: All bouquets visible.
Live channel settings
Google Live Channels
The Google Live Channels app can be installed from Google Playstore and used as a separate playback app. After setting app the sources for the app, it can only be used as input channels for supported TVs (e.g. Philips TVs). As Live Channels has less features, it is recommended to use my native app instead.
On Google TV, Live Channels app can be installed but might not be visible. Use Live Channels Launcher to add this back again.
Note: Sony Bravia input app is not supported (ask Sony to support it).
Note: Amazon Fire TV Live TV is currently not supported as Amazon enables it only for 'selected' apps (ask Amazon to support it).
On Google TV, Live Channels app can be installed but might not be visible. Use Live Channels Launcher to add this back again.
Note: Sony Bravia input app is not supported (ask Sony to support it).
Note: Amazon Fire TV Live TV is currently not supported as Amazon enables it only for 'selected' apps (ask Amazon to support it).
Consecutively numbered channels
If multiple bouquets are used, channel numbers are added consecutively instead of combining bouquet-channel number (e.g. 1-1, 2-1...) Default: On
Background EPG sync
Live channel EPG data is updated on a daily basis in the background. Default: On
Select bouquet
Selected bouquets will be imported in Live Channels app. After changing this setting, open Live Channels (can be opened with the first button in settings). Go to options - sources - add sources and select this app. Default: First bouquet
Sleep timer
Automatic sleep timer
You can define a time when the sleep timer should stop the stream and close the app while no key is pressed. Default: Off
Activate sleep timer
With the options you can immediately activate the sleep timer.
More settings
Update missing EPG
If EPG data is missing in the app, it is automatically updated. Default: On
Update time
Time when the background data update should be executed. At this time, the receiver and Android TV device should be on. If the Android TV device is off, it will be done after it is turned back on again. Default: 10 pm
Update movies
If enabled, recordings will be updated when data update is done. This is not recommended as it might wakeup your receivers harddrive. You can also refresh recordings by clicking on the refresh button in the recording directory row. Default: Off
Auto update directories
If FTP connection is configured, new subdirectories are automatically added in the app. Not recommended as it might wakeup your receivers harddisk while data update is done. Default: Off
Autostart app after boot
This option starts the app when you boot your Android TV or Fire TV. For Android 10 or later, this is not supported by Google. For a workaround, see FAQ. Default: Off
Autostart playback
You can select a channel and streaming automatically starts when you open the app. Default: Off
Use up/down to switch channels
Instead of LEFT/RIGHT you can use UP/DOWN to change channels in Live TV mode. If this is enabled, channel list will be opened with LEFT key and timeline with RIGHT key. Default: Off
Use voice control
You can use voice control if the device you use has a microphone and uses Amazon Alexa (Fire TVs) or Google Assistant. Either press the microphone button or activate the device with the codeword (e.g. Alexa, Echo, Hey Google...)
The following commands are then available:
Play / Resume / Play (to start playback from the overview or to resume from a paused recording)
Pause (to pause recordings, timeshift cannot be activated with this function)
Next (advances to the next channel on Live TV, or by 5 minutes on recordings)
Back (Switches to the previous channel for Live TV, and back by 5 minutes for recordings)
x minutes/seconds forward/backward (jumps the specified time within a recording, e.g. 5 minutes forward)
Default: OnExport data
Exports all app settings to a local file. You can import it in settings or when reinstalling the app. Note: Depending on Android version, the export file could be deleted when uninstalling the app. If you want to keep it, use a file manager to copy it.
Import data
Imports all app settings from a local file. Note: Will overwrite your current app settings.
Time zone
If you EPG times differ, make sure that the timezone configured on your receiver and on your Android TV device are identical. It is not sufficient that both devices show the same time. If your Android TV doesn't allow setting a timezone or you are in another timezone, use this setting to set it.
Enable debug log
If issues occur and upon request by support, you can enable debug logging. This will slow down the apps performance. Default: Off
Language
Change app language. Default: Device language (if supported, else English)
Picons / Channel logos
Show picons
Shows picons/channel logos if available. Default: On
Use picons from receiver
If you have picons on your receiver and want to use them, please configure FTP in the app and enable this option. These picons are then preferred over the downloaded picons. Default: Off
Download missing picons
If picons are not found on the receiver or the receiver option is disabled, picons are downloaded within the app. Default: On
Update only missing picons
If this option is enabled, only missing picons are updated when you select the 'Refresh now' button. If you experience issues or want to replace all picons, set this to Off. Default: On
FTP settings
With this button you can configure FTP settings to access your receiver. Make sure that FTP service is enabled on your receiver. User is by default root and password should be the password of your receivers image. If not sure, contact your image provider or reset password with 'Passwd' plugin on your receiver.
Refresh now
Downloads and updates picons to the app.
Refresh data
Refresh data
Use this button to update bouquet and channel data manually.