Posts by StewD

The HLS setting on the boxes is what you’re looking for, it alters the buffer depending on stream rates... but support must be provided by your provider. Not many support it.

Did you get anywhere with this issue ?

Cheers 👍 you’ll notice that this isn’t the strongest user community out there 🙄

I’ve reinstalled the MYTVOL app and the portals are all the same. There’s no option for an m3u

If I stick an m3u in the portal address page it fails to load.

No doubt another S Mini shortcoming being the poorer brother of the Z boxes

Thanks guys

Basically all of my portal options contain the same empty fields.

I don’t have m3u settings in any of them.

I am using an S Mini, could that be the issue !?

Is it possible the m3u settings came in a subsequent update that only the Z7 boxes have received !?

Sam ? Any thoughts ?

I have an m3u but am struggling to add it to MYTVOL

I don’t appear to have the settings mentioned in the previous comments on the Playlist portal.

Any suggestions out there ?

Are there any tweaks that can be implemented that will allow the Android TV Remote App on iOS to work a Formuler S Mini ?

I don’t understand why it doesn’t simply work out of the box ?

When are we likely to see a remote app for our Formuler boxes for use on iOS iPhone and iPad ?

I would love to see this feature, my box supplies a feed to several TVs and the ability to control it remotely would be great 👍

🤪

Excellent for DVB channels the manager works quite well if a little unintuitive.

Glad you got it working

I abandoned the satellite side of things on my mini.

The IPTV works good enough.

If we could mix both together I would revisit it.

I used to use a Zgemma box and could use IPTV channels alongside the dish received channels. Creating a custom bouquet that had both types of channel in the same list

You and me both....

Do not hold your breath for any support or for any update to come soon.

1 week and not a single reply !

The lack of support for this box is worthless.

I am thankfully techsavvy and able to resolve the many issues I’ve had.

BUT as you can see I am probably the only person that visits this forum.

The Z7+ appears to get more support but possibly has more problems... who knows. !?

I am continually factory resetting this box.

The app MYTV Online app is really good. But the hardware is still troublesome.

With no apparent support isn’t he way of regular updates.

It’s almost as if there’s one developer behind the company and that’s why updates are so slow I’m appearing.

I know this has been mentioned before but it still hasn’t been resolved.

My S Mini box regularly refuses to come from standby.

The only way to get it started is to disconnect the mains and then it reboots.

A new thing happened this morning where the above process would work, the. I’d would restart to the main menu page. But would immediately switch to a black screen after 2 seconds and would not do anything further.

Only solution was a full factory reset.

The S Mini is without doubt the poor unloved relation of the Z7+ this forum receives almost zero interest and certainly lacks any community spirit.

Do a factory reset

Unplug mains power from box

Point remote at box

Repeatedly press red button in remote

Plug mains in at same time as pressing red button

Box will power up

Power light will flash amber/green or similar colours

Press 1 button on remote and wait

Box will restart but settings will be back to new

Good luck

The channel manager is for the DVB received channels. I don’t think you can edit Iptv received channel ordering.

You can use the favourite bouquet option within mytvonline app

🙄 yup

🙄 what is the point of this forum.

There’s literally no one here !?

My S Mini has a peculiar bug.

Certain files from VOD insist in going full screen using the FIT profile. But looked awkwardly stretched.

Switching screen format keeps the formatting for the duration of watching that VOd file but switching away to another and then back resets the format to FIT.

Watching the files on other platforms ie. STB Emu plays the file as it should with the picture being displayed in proper 16:9.

Any suggestions out there ?

There are numerous versions of the Netflix app. Compatability is an issue....

Install a browser and download Netflix from the Netflix web site.

Quote from ELHUSSAM

recovery formuler s mini

Need a bit more of a clue ?

Are you looking to recover your S Mini ?

Okay Sam thanks for the update 👍

I’ll wait and see what happens then.

Yamaha all noted thanks.

It seems to me that the S Mini is the poor relation to the Z7+ box...

I think I might need to swap my Mini for one as the rate of updates is far slower

Great thanks for that.... 👍

I’m no network engineer but here’s my thoughts...

The MYTVOL app has made a secure connection to the server via your VPN and remains connected as you describe allowing traffic (your tv shows) to flow. Only new connection attempts after the VPN has stopped would be blocked.

You've half confirmed that by closing and restarting the MYTVOL after the VPN stops and not being able to make a connection ?

Any idea of the S Mini updates progress SAM.

Quote from Islander

As a workaround ,If you clear EPG from the settings it will load normally again. I clear EPG at least once per day...

that’s a great wee top tip.... how do you clear the epg ?

This appears to have happened/started a couple of weeks ago...

Cool that’s great to hear

Any update on this plan Sam ?

The ability to go back in time on catchup tv has nothing to do with Formuler... it’s probable your providers servers have needed a reset and that has removed the previously cached tv shows.
Would be worth contacting your provider.

MYTVOnline is an app in its own right.
If you have the app you want to move selected/focussed (so if you pressed OK it would open) the press the menu button, a few options will appear like move and delete...
hope this helps ?

Jobey.... how did you get the Beta software and why would you install it, while it’s still beta software... the Beta program was invite only to prevent issues affecting users without the knowledge to reaolve any issues they may run into.....

That’s the update to Z series....
what about S series ?

Sam we’re a few days from the end of the month... any further info on release day and what we can expect ?

1 week or so on and Box has been solid thankfully.
No obvious solution identified yet.

I’ve seen the thread about the Z7+ and having the MYTVOL app opening on boot or resume from standby.

I have dug through the [lexicon]settings[/lexicon] and can’t find any [lexicon]settings[/lexicon] that resemble those described.

Any suggestions ?

Installed that yesterday....
now have a totally bare install
factory base and then my portal in the MTVOL nothing else added.

Will see how overnight affects it

Only a single USB memory stick 32gb FAT32
a totally stock install with nothjngbadded in the way of apps etc.
We’re back in the game but I’m hoping this isn’t a sign of trouble ahead.

was a new update pushed out in last 24 hours ?

Slowly beginning to lose the point of the Formuler Forums.... there doesn’t appear to be a lot of interest if we’re being honest ☹️

so yesterday after setting it back up after getting the thing to factory reset I only carried out a standard set up of sat channels and then my IPTV
no addons, no apps, nothing altered whatsoever

box worked flawlessly all day watching several films and lots of tv and was on and in constant use for 10-12 hours.

Up up this morning turned tv on and noticed box was booting again.
Android man was on his back.
Once again tried restarting it with the reset procedure, nothing again.

So my old Zgemma is back in for today as I’m off to work, so there’s some tv to watch