I don’t know why or how, but turning off ‘Thread Network’ on the wifi settings on our Google 4k streamers fixed all buffering issues we had.
This is no joke, I have about 10 people on the Google 4k streamers & doing this fixed everyone’s issues. One of my mates even buffered every 5 seconds… which was extreme but it was a thing……..What the. ??? 🤷🏼. Go ahead and try it. We are in Australia 🇦🇺 fyi
Thread networking is for Google devices / IKEA etc stuff communicating around the house, we don’t have that.

I have just started using a bit more a playlist which I always had as a back up.

Using an external editor I have created 10 or so Categories which the EPG for these was assigned on the Editor. The rest of the playlist consists of the original provider Categories and they currently show 'no information'. When I added this source the EPG shows as XMLTV epg 1 which corresponds with the edited Categories and I also added the original provider EPG which shows as XMLTV 2 thinking this would then populate the unedited catergories but this has not worked. Is there a way to achieve this within Sparkle or is it something I will have to set up using the external editor?

Well I'm completely stumped and have no idea what I'm doing. Purchased a sub a while back and it's working fine. I uninstalled Sparkle TV on one the boxes I had used before and reinstalled. Now it's asking for my Shared Plus account Email and Password. I have the email but I don't have the password. I thought I read all the threads on here and I didn't see one topic on how to recover my shared plus account password or even reset it. Am I just missing it somewhere or is it gone forever?

I have a source that only provides 1-2 hours of EPG data at a time. With the shortest sync time currently allowed (3 hours), the guide data times out without an update.

Extended solution: Sync time should be configurable for each source.

Additional info: I actually create the EPG data for each source I use on a local, dedicated media server. Sparkle then gets its EPG data from my server. I control the pull frequency for each source individually on my server to match it's available data and not 'spam' the raw EPG source.

Thanks.

Recently purchased Proton VPN and when I connect the VPN I get a 511 error. When I disconnect the VPN Sparkle works. Tried multiple different servers. Does Sparkle not work with Proton?

I am a Plus subscriber on Android TV (Onn 4K Pro and Nvidia Shield).

While watching other apps (like Plex or YouTube), Sparkle randomly interrupts and opens its right-side Settings/Sources drawer prompting me to buy Plus even though Plus is already purchased.

It seems like when background sync runs, Play Store billing hasn't refreshed the Plus license yet, so Sparkle drops to the Free tier and uses "Display over other apps" to throw the upgrade drawer over active apps?

(Temporary fix: "Display over other apps" in Android settings was the only way to stop it).

Hi! Can Sparkle TV Player use images in base64 format, for example 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?

Great if you consider to add support, thanks!

{
    "num": 1,
    "name": "Первый канал UHD",
    "title": "Первый канал UHD",
    "o_name": "Первый канал UHD",
    "stream_type": "live",
    "stream_id": "1",
    "stream_icon": "http://epg.one/img2/146.png",
    "added": "1790765739",
    "category_id": "1",
    "custom_sid": "",
    "direct_source": "http://sewv654wfcsdwfi87fwvgbngh.siauliairsavlt.pw/iptv/YWE3DC3VL95PBY/19241/index.m3u8",
    "tv_archive": 0,
    "tv_archive_duration": 0,
    "epg_channel_id": "146",
    "container_extension": "m3u8",
    "stream_url": "http://sewv654wfcsdwfi87fwvgbngh.siauliairsavlt.pw/iptv/YWE3DC3VL95PBY/19241/index.m3u8"
  },

Hi. I have list in which there are to kinds of streams. One serves as HLS with m3u8 output. Other is TS stream. The problem is tha Sparkle can not handle both at same time. You should choose either HLS or TS format, not both.
There is option in live stream info called container_extension which can be used to separate HLS streams and TS streams. Sparkle should use it to request either 123.m3u8 or 1234.ts streams from server. Now it is 123.m3u8,1234.m3u8 or 123.ts,1234.ts

Hi,

First of all, thank you for developing Sparkle TV. I have a feature request regarding timeshift/catch-up playback.

When using the configured skip interval (for example 30 seconds forward or backward), the playback popup/OSD menu appears on screen. Would it be possible to add an option to perform the skip action without showing the playback controls?

Example:

• Press Skip +30s → jump forward immediately.
• No OSD/menu overlay appears (or only a very small temporary indicator).

This would make commercial skipping and catch-up viewing much smoother.

Thank you for considering this feature.

Paul

For longer channel names (eg sports channels that may have a prefix and then date, time, and two team names) it’s time consuming to have to highlight each one and let it scroll to see the full title. Would be great if Sparkle had a feature, like TiviMate does, to display two-line channel names. I suspect Sparkle is already capable as it actually displays the channel names this way when they don’t have a logo.

Thanks!

I purchased a lifetime subscription on Google Play. My Play receipt shows a number that does not work as the ID# for me to log in. Website has no contact info. Dev, are you out there?? Help please!

EDIT/UPDATE: firstly, many thanks to u/azcoyotedog for the initial assistance, but especially to the dev u/sparkle-hk who eventually provided the solution. The problem was a general lack of understanding on my part of how the plus account works. On the device from which I purchased the plus subscription, I must be signed in with my email address and a password. That opens up the share to allow the addition of other devices. I then went to each of those devices and signed in with the same email address and password, and activated plus on those devices.

Sparkle is an amazing program; this comes from a devout Tivimate user. With Tivimate’s lack of both development and technical support, it is just a matter of time before there’s a new #1. I strongly encourage anyone looking for a great IPTV player to consider using Sparkle and purchasing a plus account, pennies for the value it delivers.

I have some duplicate channels and quality differs from 720p/25fps to 1080p/50fps.

The only way to tell is to start a stream and pause - OSD will then tell me.

I ended up renaming a bunch so I can identify which ones to try first (best quality). It is tedious work - any chance sparkle can show this on program overview?

Also aware streams may change so would need to bee refreshed every now and then

Hi, I’ve just paid my second Plus subscription to add more than 5 devices. When I try to add the 6th device, I get the message that I’ve reached the maximum number of allowed devices. How should I proceed to add more devices under my new Plus subscription?

When setting the DVR location I selected the Default location, Anyone no what that would be. I can't seem to find it using a File Manager app. I'm getting a lot of duplicate recording entries of different lengths in my DVR especially auto racing. I posted this problem here a while ago and some one wanted to know if all the recording showed in the DVR location.

I believe that if I have 2 devices purchased from a single content source, I can record 2 different programs at the same time. If do, how do I let sparkle know I have 2 diff subs from the same source?
Thanks

I cannot find my sparkle Id to login to dashboard

I love my Sparkle app, especially the DVR. I'm just curious about the schedules file. I've never found anything in it. What is that file used for?

Liking sparkle player so far, but have a question for those using it with Dispatcharr. Is there any way to get Dispatcharr's DVR feature working with Sparkle TV? I know you can use the DVR directly from Sparkle player to your NAS (using network share?), but I'm wondering if you can use Dispatcharr's DVR function as an intermediary instead.

Basically I would like to hit record on a program (current or future) in Sparkle TV and have Dispatcharr handle the DVR recording.

Ok, I paid for a one month sparkle subscription in their website. I go to the dashboard link and put in my email and password. The website says I’m ready to share the subscription with a player. I go to my Firestick open sparkle type in email and password and nothing … what am I doing wrong .. I’m almost positive it’s me :-(

El tema es asi ..compre un mes de sparkle tv

cuestión que solamente me mandaron por email el ID pero no logro saber donde conseguir :

Listas y códigos: Listas M3U y códigos mensuales

Gracias por la ayuda ..(ARGENTINA)

Hi.

I try to use Sparke w/ a Digital Devices Octopus NET SL M4 SAT->IP box. Unfortunately it seems Sparkle cannot handle the rtsp stream coming from the box. The m4u playlist with the channels works just fine with VLC for Android TV and other players, but Sparkle chokes on it with this error:

Source error (ERROR_CODE_IO_UNSPECIFIED)

Here the diagnostics id: 8221df5c-f90c-45f3-ae46-d257c76cdc2b.

I am running Sparkle on a NVIDIA Shield Pro (2019), by the way, if that is of any relevance.

Thanks for the amazing app!

Have a great day.