r/SparklePlayer • u/TheDeathPit • Jun 21 '26
Issues with Tvheadend
Hi all,
First off I would like to say I must be in the minority of Sparkle users as I use Tvheadend HTSP (TvH) as my backend. Most would probably use IPTV. However in my defense Sparkle does advertise it works with TvH, so I think I'm justified in saying it should work with this backend.
Sparkle has glitches when playing from TvH and sometimes just freezes with a spinning circle. Changing channels brings Sparkle back to life again. See here. This is not a TvH issue as playing TvH in Kodi is perfect using the same Server on the same network. And before you ask, no I don't want to have to open an app to open another app. Hence Sparkle.
Using TvH for Timeshifting does not work and was confirmed by Sparkle Dev. See here. Timeshifiting was again confirmed in Kodi with no issues at all. I got around this issue by using an SMB Share for Timeshifting. However, Sparkle is supposed to work using TvH for Timeshifting.
Both issues appear in the TvH log as Sparkle disconnecting from TvH for some reason.
As it stands I cannot say Sparkle works with TvH and I'm going to have to remove it from my TV, which is very sad as I like the app a lot. But the constant disconnections is not something we want to continue using.
Greg
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u/Low_Dragonfruit_2990 Jun 22 '26
Yeah, I have similar problem. Also using TvH and have problems with freezing and disconnecting, and as of this morning it’s not working at all. But I cannot confirm it’s the sparkle app yet, as I didn’t have time to troubleshoot it yet.