TV Guide: Streaming & Live TV

EDIT: TV Guide fixed my complaint about not being able to search by actor, which fixed most of my issues with the updated app. But, as of December 2024 the newest edition of the app took that feature away again. I don’t understand…am I the only one who likes to browse specific actors for their films? It is literally the only reason I use this app. Original post: I echo most recent reviews by questioning why TV Guide had to change their perfectly good app. I specifically used this app to search for upcoming listings BY ACTOR. I do film research and it was so convenient for me to search by names to see what films/TV might be airing for a specific performer vs. having to search every single one of their films. Well, this update took that function away. Now, you can only search by title. I don’t understand why you would eliminate that ability...seems like a giant step backward for an app to actually do less now than it did for years before! I have delayed deleting the app since I was hoping perhaps TV Guide might update it to bring back the “Search By Actor Name” function or listen to the overwhelming amount of recent reviews that HATE the update and just go back to the perfectly fine app they had a few months ago. Alas, nothing has changed on either front so I guess I will just uninstall it...it now serves no purpose and is merely taking up space on my phone.

Initially I was upset and confused by the new update, deleted it and reinstalled it after I couldn’t find another TV App with features I wanted. Once I took the time to maneuver my way around the new site, instead of complaining about it, and made sure my favorites and Watchlist were still there, I really began to like it. It was helpful to read the FAQ’s also. I selected my satellite cable Provider (Direct TV), and my most watched channels which are saved to favorites with the red heart. The channel numbers and channel logo are on the left. All my favorites appear at the top of the page. My Watchlist programs are still shown after the update, and those with new episodes are marked New. I can also search a specific program in my Watchlist to see future dates it will be on TV. I still have the push notifications, which is good to remind me which programs in my Watchlist are coming on, and it’s convenient to see which of my Watchlist programs are airing or streaming. I have happily used and enjoyed the TV Guide App on my iPad for several years, and glad it’s back!

I use this app pretty often sometimes and then I also have breaks where I don’t use it at all. Along the way there have been some glitches but like any other app, that’s going to happen as frustrating as that may seem.... Especially when you need it. For the majority of the time it’s pretty accurate and matches what I see. I do not have cable or satellite tv and with that comes no guide on tv so this works great when I want to take a glimpse at what’s on without actually scanning each channel. I have noticed lately that there is at least 1 new channel, that I know of, for those who use an antenna. In my area (Midwest) it is 6.5 Start TV. When I do land on that channel it doesn’t show the info as to what is currently on and it is not listed on this app yet so I do not usually last too long watching it. It would be nice to have the channels on the app update as soon as the channels on TV do but I am not a programmer so I haven’t the slightest clue how hard it is to update apps more often. Some I have weekly, some are monthly and some are yearly. I guess it depends on how often those are using the app and how bad the glitches are. I have had this app on various phones since about the time apps were available and I haven’t let go so far.