What happened to UHF? It honestly feels like the app is getting worse with every update
I used to recommend UHF because it was simple, stable and actually did the most important thing well: play IPTV reliably.
Lately I feel like the app is going in completely the wrong direction.
AngelVPN always worked perfectly fine for me, so I genuinely don’t understand why so much attention seems to be going into adding more VPN options, integrations and other features while basic playback still has problems.
Removing VLC was probably the biggest downgrade for me. VLC was easily the most reliable player option. Now we’re pushed towards KSPlayer and, in my experience, it simply isn’t as good. More playback problems, more inconsistencies and an experience that feels less reliable than what we had before.
And that’s the frustrating part: why remove something that worked?
I’ve also noticed more and more users reporting things like playback/stuttering issues, EPG problems, syncing/backup problems, crashes and differences between how things behave on iPhone and Apple TV.
Of course every app has bugs. That’s normal.
What bothers me is the direction.
It feels like we’re constantly getting more features, while the basic IPTV experience isn’t becoming more stable. Personally I’d rather have 10 features that work perfectly than 50 features where I’m constantly wondering what the next update is going to break.
The developer’s attitude towards criticism has also started putting me off the app. Some of the replies to users on the App Store come across as sarcastic or unnecessarily defensive. People reporting problems with something they’ve paid for shouldn’t be made to feel stupid for raising them.
UHF genuinely used to be one of my favourite IPTV apps.
Now I find myself thinking:
Is UHF actually a better IPTV player today than it was 6–12 months ago?
For me, the answer is no.
There are more features, yes.
But more features doesn’t automatically mean a better app.
I’d much rather see the focus go back to playback quality, stability, EPG, syncing and making the core experience rock solid before adding even more things.
Curious if I’m the only one feeling this way, or if other long-time users have noticed the same decline.