Spectrum TV | AppleVis

Description of App

SPECTRUM TV
Download the Spectrum TV App and get the most out of your Spectrum TV experience. Stream On Demand or live TV anywhere on your favorite devices.

TURN ANY SCREEN INTO A TV
• Stream live TV anywhere you have a connection.
• Enjoy thousands of On Demand shows and movies.
• Cast from your phone or tablet to a compatible TV with Chromecast.

FIND YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS
• Create a personalized guide by setting your favorite channels.
• Search by title, network, actor or sports team anywhere in the app.
• Add new and exciting Spectrum Originals to your Watchlist.

CONTROL YOUR TV AND DVR
• Change TV channels on your Spectrum Receiver.
• Get showtimes and record your favorite TV shows and movies (with optional DVR services).
• Delete, modify and play DVR recordings on your TV (compatible DVRs only).

SET PARENTAL CONTROLS
Turn on parental controls and set a PIN to block shows by channel or rating. The blocks you set apply across each device in your household.

WHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS APP
Available programming depends on your Spectrum TV package. Some programming is available only when connected to your Home Spectrum Internet service. A Spectrum TV subscription, username and password are required to sign in.

Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see https://sites.nielsen.com/priv/browser/us/en/optout.html for more information.

Version

2.6.1

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

Accessibility Comments

this app does fine when you first open it, but once past the log in screen, when your in live tv, it's absolutely terrible. not only is it in landscape, but when you read down the list of channels, it does not tell you what channel you have selected. it seems like it pulls random channels that are not on your network. it reads shows that are on, but not what channel they are on. when you select a show, then you cannot navigate to another cannel you want to watch. you have to close the app then reopen it.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads most page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

Some parts of the app are accessible with VoiceOver, but not enough to make it usable.

Other Comments

i would try to contact time warner to fix the issues i have stated.

App Store Link

https://apps.apple.com/app/id420455839

Developer's Website

http://www.SpectrumTVapp.com

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Brent 11 years 9 months ago

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Comments

More info and a tip

When you first open the app, you are presented with the user agreement and two unlabeled buttons. The second one is what you want. The Live TV part works well enough, but if you have any usable vision and want to actually watch, the menu blocks part of the screen and there is no way I found to make it go away. Turning VO off and tapping outside of the menu will work. be sure to double-tap the screen to bring the menu back before turning on VO or you'll still be stuck. I could not try the guide or DVR functions as I don't have a box or DVR, but I did try the On Demand tab and it is completely inaccessible.

Actually the on demand tab

Actually the on demand tab will work. Click tv or movies and you'll see shows make sure to be on your home network for most show list. If on an Ipad click list rather than grid and then bingo. I love having this feature

On Demand

I have Time Warner Cable for TV. I only have the TV hooked to the cable line with no box, so I can't test the guide or DVR stuff. I have used it to listen to shows on demand, and at least searching for stuff, it has been reasonably accessible. You do often have to use landscape mode to get it off of live TV into on demand, but it gets the job done.

later versions of the

later versions of the Spectrum TV app have fixed a lot of the accessibility issues. The on-demand tab is a little bit difficult, but it is still usable. does anybody know how this app is on the Apple TV as far as accessibility and usability?