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PixelPlay 1.0.5 is finally live, and yes, it now supports both Light Mode and Dark Mode.

When the first few requests came in, I genuinely thought, "How hard could it be? I'll knock this out in an evening."

Fast forward to me hunting down random labels, buttons, and icons that had apparently made a lifelong commitment to staying dark. 😅

The upside is that I ended up polishing a lot of the UI along the way, and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I'm curious though...

Which camp are you in?

🌑 Dark Mode all the way
☀️ Light Mode everywhere
📱 Or do you just let iOS decide?

As a solo developer, a surprising amount of PixelPlay's roadmap comes directly from user feedback, so I'm always interested to hear what people actually prefer (even if it means another "one evening" feature turns into an entire weekend).

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/pixelplay-m3u-xtream-player/id6769178677

PH page: https://www.producthunt.com/products/pixelplay-m3u-xtream-player?launch=pixelplay-m3u-xtream-player

PixelPlay 1.0.3 is now live on the App Store.

New stuff:

• You can now override User-Agent, Referer, Origin, and Cookie per channel. Turns out a surprising number of IPTV providers have... let's call them "creative" server configurations.
• Playlist-level Face ID/PIN lock. Because locking 500 channels one by one felt like a terrible life choice.

The previous update (1.0.2) also added:

• A completely redesigned TV Guide
• Program reminders
• Better Browse filters
• Offline channel detection
• iCloud sync for Favorites & Locked channels
• Mini player improvements
• Better playback reliability

One thing I've learned building an IPTV player is that every provider somehow manages to invent a brand new way to break standards. Every time I think, "Surely I've handled every edge case now," someone sends me a playlist that proves me spectacularly wrong.

So I'm curious...

What's the most annoying limitation you've run into with IPTV players?

Not fishing for compliments, I genuinely keep a running list of "things users wish existed," and a surprising number of features have come directly from Reddit comments.

(Also yes, I know there are probably five more obscure header combinations waiting to ruin my weekend.)

After a lot of late nights, I finally launched my first iOS app: PixelPlay: IPTV Player.

It’s an IPTV player built specifically for iPhone & iPad.

I wanted something that felt more native to iOS and less cluttered than most IPTV apps.

Current features:
• M3U & Xtream support
• TV guide / EPG
• Multi-screen view
• PiP support
• Face ID protected channels
• No ads
• One-time unlock for $9.99 (no subscription)

Still super early, and I’d genuinely love honest feedback from iOS users.

What would you improve in an app like this?

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/pixelplay/id6769178677