App: TV Launcher - Live UK Channels
Developer: Adam Foot
Genres: Entertainment, Utilities

TV Launcher brings 140+ live UK & Ireland TV channels that you know and love into one convenient launcher across Apple platforms. As the perfect app for cord-cutters, it’s never been easier to start watching live channels.


* As featured on iMore & 9to5Mac *


Appleʼs TV app makes it easy to track programmes that have already been on but for the occasions where you want to watch live, it’s not so straightforward. You’ll have to open the app, find where the channels list is within the app, locate the channel you want to watch and the press play.

TV Launcher takes away that pain by combining live channels from across multiple streaming apps into one location. Selecting a channel will then take you directly to the channel in the app without jumping through any hoops!


TV Launcher contains these great features:

UK & IRELAND STREAMING PLATFORMS

TV Launcher supports all of the main UK & Ireland streaming platforms that have live TV - plus a few more too! You’ll be able to jump straight to channels in BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, My5, NOW (Sky), Discovery+, Sky Go, STV Player, Virgin Media Player, TalkTV, GB News, YouTube, euronews, France 24, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Cheddar News, NBA and CBS. There's also support for quick access to UKTV Play, RTÉ Player, TG4 Player, Pluto TV, Freevee, MUTV, DAZN, Viaplay, QVC, TJC and TBNUK as well which unfortunately don't support launching channels fully.


WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS

Widgets are available for Watch Now, Now & Next, TV Guide and Channels Widgets, so you'll be able to see what's on and select channels without even opening the app! Support for Siri Shortcuts means you can watch channels, fetch listings and perform other actions using just your voice on this device or a connected HomePod! 

There is also a Shortcut that will allow you to open the channel on your linked Apple TV too!


APPLE WATCH

Quickly see what's on now & next or add a Complication to your Watch Face with the TV Launcher app for Apple Watch. There's support for viewing a full day's listings and details about each programme too.


WATCH NOW

View what's on for every channel in one place with full artwork for each channel and the ability to jump into the programme to find out more.


TV GUIDE

Check out listings up to a week in the future so you can decide what to watch!


UP NEXT

Add programmes to your Up Next queue and get notified when they're about to start.


NOW & NEXT

See what's currently on and what will be on straight afterwards.


FAVOURITES

If you have a select few channels you always like to watch, add them to your favourites list.


HIDE CHANNELS

Not interested in the news or don’t have kids? Choose the channels you want to hide and only keep around the ones you’re likely to watch. If you don’t have a streaming app installed, you can hide channels from those too.


ICLOUD SYNCING

Your favourite channels, hidden channels and other settings all sync via iCloud so if you have multiple devices using TV Launcher, they'll all be kept in sync.


REGION

Different parts of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland) have slight variations to their standard channels. Choose your region in the settings menu and you’ll be shown the channels you expect.


If you like this app, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to leave a positive review! Having issues? Please get in touch:

Email: support@adamfoot.dev
Website: https://adamfoot.dev


Please note that to watch a selected channel, you will need the respective app installed. TV Launcher cannot be guaranteed to work outside of the supported regions due to the availability of supported apps in specific countries. All channels, their content and respective trademarks are owned by them and this app is not affiliated with them in any way.

Release notes:
In this update:

- Added the ability to open programmes in the Apple TV app if available so it is easier to add to your Up Next queue there. Currently this will just open to the overall show not specific episodes.

- Added a menu next to the watch button on the programme details screen to launch the channel in other supported streaming apps for that channel as well as the new Apple TV feature.

- Up Next will now only show the first 4 programmes on Apple Watch with the option to view all of them.

- Updated context menu action icons.

- Fixed bug where reminder programmes may not get added to Up Next automatically.

- Other bug fixes & improvements.


If you like this app, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to leave a positive review! Having issues? Please get in touch:

Email: support@adamfoot.dev
Website: https://adamfoot.dev