What's required for 'cloud timeshift' to work in MOL on the Z7+?

We asking all new users to read the articles below, before creating their first posting or thread.

  • 4. Instruction Articles

      • Please note, in this forum are only English threads and postings allowed, without any exception!

      Please follow the forum rules, thank you for your understanding.

1st Official Post

    Greetings all!

    I was excited to see that cloud timeshift was added to MOL last autumn after reading about it for a while being included in MOL2 on the Z8.

    Unfortunately, I've tried it with 4 (or 5? Hard to remember! :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: ) providers since it was implemented - all providers that have catch-up as part of their service, varying from pretty good to excellent - and none seem to support cloud timeshift!

    Thus my question... previous discussion suggested it needs to be supported by the provider, but what do they need to do differently from regular catch-up to support this feature? :thinking_face:

    It's the kind of thing that would make a Formuler box the perfect TV solution... but at the moment, it's not quite there...

    Thanks in advance. :smiling_face:

    • Official Post
    Quote from Centurybreak

    Thus my question... previous discussion suggested it needs to be supported by the provider, but what do they need to do differently from regular catch-up to support this feature?

    "Cloud Timeshift" or better known as "Server side Timeshift" is possibility to watch last 24h stream at once .

    Is on channels possible to watch with catch up icon.

    Problem is, before the XC fiasko last year, many servers offered this and after IPTV Panel changes on server side, this option is on many providers not more supported or not activated. I have one test provider, he just stopped 3 Months ago to offer catch up and Cloud Timeshift :sleeping_face:

    Quote from SAM

    "Cloud Timeshift" or better known as "Server side Timeshift" is possibility to watch last 24h stream at once .

    Is on channels possible to watch with catch up icon.

    Problem is, before the XC fiasko last year, many servers offered this and after IPTV Panel changes on server side, this option is on many providers not more supported or not activated. I have one test provider, he just stopped 3 Months ago to offer catch up and Cloud Timeshift :sleeping_face:

    Thanks SAM, but that doesn't answer my question: what is it that providers need to do/change with their catch-up implementation in order for cloud timeshift to work in MOL (or MOL2 for that matter)?

    As mentioned, many providers, including the 4 or 5 I've tried over the past year still offer catch-up that works... but not cloud timeshift on MOL. I'm using 2 at the moment with catch-up that works perfectly for programs that have ended... just not Formuler's cloud timeshift.

    A better question is: does it work any better on MOL2?

    Quote from ddd

    For the channels that have the timeshift icon it works fine for me on Z8/MOL2 7.5.6.

    I would say it works because the provider is doing a good job and the Formuler software is already stable in this functionality area for a long time.

    Thanks ddd ... so the issue is that while it works on the Z8, it's not working on MOL on the Z7+. Correct?

    Just to confirm, it's not catch-up in general that's working well for you with a Z8 (replaying programs in the guide that have already finished) but rather what Formuler calls 'cloud timeshift': starting playing a stream and being able to 'rewind' to the beginning of the program using the provider's catch-up stream to augment the live stream?

    Quote from Centurybreak

    so the issue is that while it works on the Z8, it's not working on MOL on the Z7+. Correct?

    That is not what I wrote. I only wrote about my personal experience.

    Quote from Centurybreak

    it's not catch-up in general that's working well for you with a Z8 (replaying programs in the guide that have already finished) but rather what Formuler calls 'cloud timeshift': starting playing a stream and being able to 'rewind' to the beginning of the program using the provider's catch-up stream to augment the live stream?

    Both functionality you mention there is working for me with Z8.

    If it does not work (on whatever hardware model) I don't think you/we should first try to find a problem in Formuler hardware/software.

    Quote from ddd

    That is not what I wrote. I only wrote about my personal experience.

    Both functionality you mention there is working for me with Z8.

    If it does not work (on whatever hardware model) I don't think you/we should first try to find a problem in Formuler hardware/software.

    Thanks again, and for the additional info. :smiling_face:

    As for the issue being with Formuler or not, that's why I originally asked what providers might be doing differently, or need to do differently, if regular catch-up is working fine, but this newer feature isn't!

    If anyone with deeper technical knowledge of the Z7+'s firmware and MOL has any insight into this, I'd appreciate it so it can be passed along to the providers.