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HDHomeRun app for Roku release 20260206 is out!
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Quick heads up - new HDHomeRun app releases for Roku and Apple TV will be out this week...
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Roku release cycle - the next Roku release (within 2 weeks or so) will be a bugfix release.
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Tip for Roku - by default Roku will stop playing after 4 hours without user interaction. This affects all apps. From the Roku home screen go into Settings, Network, Bandwidth saver and turn this option Off.
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
HDHomeRun app for Fire TV release 20260119 is out. Workaround for some models of Fire TV that have WiFi network stalls causing seek to fail.
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
HDHomeRun app for Roku release 20260117 is out...
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
HDHomeRun app for Android / Fire TV release 20260119 has been submitted for review.

1) Fixes a problem seeking on certain Fire TV models. 2) Disable the use of a phone or tablet for storing recordings.
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 AM
HDHomeRun app for iOS release 20260116 is out. Fixes playing of recordings without a HDHomeRun present and a few other minor things.
January 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
HDHomeRun app for Mac release 20260116 is out. Fixes playing of recordings without a HDHomeRun present and a few other minor things.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
HDHomeRun app for Apple TV release 20260116 is out. Fixes problem where Guide would not display if DRM protected channels were detected.
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Apple TV app problem has been fixed and a new release has been submitted to Apple for review.

Workaround while waiting for the release to be approved - go to hdhomerun.local/lineup.html and disable any channels that have the DRM tag.
hdhomerun.local
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
There is a problem with the Apple TV app release 20260112. We are investigating...
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
HDHomeRun app for Apple TV release 20260112 is out. This has the latest smooth-playback improvements and rollup of UI bugfixes.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Meet me at CES in Las Vegas Jan 6-9 in the ATSC booth in the Grand Lobby:
exhibitors.ces.tech/8_0/floorpla...
CES 2026 | Floor Plan
The floor plan provides a visual map of the entire event. Find exhibitors and make a plan for CES 2026.
exhibitors.ces.tech
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
HDHomeRun app for Mac version 20251212 is out.
December 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
All guide services are back working.
December 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We are experiencing a data center level outage that has taken a range of services offline including the primary guide database used by the HDHomeRun app. Working on getting more information and will switch to our backup site if we have to.
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The DVR account login in the HDHomeRun app has been updated to work by email and shop-password. No more trying to find the activation code!
December 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
There is an Apple delay releasing the latest HDHomeRun app for Mac. Apple's latest app-age-rating questionnaire asks if we have parental controls, which we do... but Apple QA testers can't verify this without an HDHomeRun tuner.
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Come meet Silicondust at CES January 6-9!
We have a Kiosk at the ATSC booth in the Grand Lobby (between the North and Central halls), booth GL-5:
exhibitors.ces.tech/8_0/floorpla...
CES 2026 | Floor Plan
The floor plan provides a visual map of the entire event. Find exhibitors and make a plan for CES 2026.
exhibitors.ces.tech
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
HDHomeRun app for iOS release 20251217 is out. Fixes dropped frames when starting live TV or changing channel.
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
HDHomeRun app for Mac test release is out for TestFlight users. This fixes the framedrop issue introduced with the upgrade to Tahoe. The same fix for iOS and AppleTV should be out later this week.
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
We had a good meeting the FCC Media Bureau on Monday.
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
HDHomeRun app release for Roku version 20251208 is out. Includes HDGrandSlam MDVR support, and fixes a possible crash going into Recorded.
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM