r/TrinityTVPlayer

Trinity TV Player v1.63 — automatic cloud backup for recordings (Google Drive), Dolby Atmos, recording-reliability fixes

Trinity TV Player (free Android TV/mobile Stalker/Xtream/M3U client) just pushed v1.63. The headline feature this release is automatic cloud backup for recordings, which a lot of people here have asked about, so figured I'd share the details.

Cloud Backup (Google Drive)

Once connected, every finished recording gets compressed and uploaded to your own Google Drive automatically. After the upload's verified, the local copy is deleted, so your box's storage doesn't fill up over time. You can still play a cloud-backed-up recording straight from the app with no re-download needed.

Setup:

1. Settings → Miscellaneous → Recording → Cloud Backup
2. Tap Google Drive → Connect
3. It shows a short device code — enter it at google.com/device on your phone/computer and sign in
4. Done — no more manual steps after that

There's also a Wi-Fi-only toggle if you don't want uploads eating mobile/limited data.

Other changes in this release:

• Dolby Atmos passthrough (real E-AC-3 JOC support), with an on-screen badge confirming it's active
• Fixed a bug where recording the channel you're currently watching could permanently freeze playback (two connections to the same stream — most portals only serve one)
• Recordings now auto-reconnect after a dropped connection instead of failing silently
• Fixed recordings getting stuck at "RECORDING" forever if the app got killed mid-recording
• Playlist Health Report: fixed an inaccurate "channels missing a guide" stat and a Deep Scan false-positive issue on large playlists
• New AI tool to auto-fix channels sitting in the wrong group

Free to use, Android TV + mobile. Full changelog: https://trinitytvplayer.com/changelog.html
Download: https://trinitytvplayer.com

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Update's live — Settings → Check for Update, or fresh from trinitytvplayer.com.

Testing this week made it obvious mobile hasn't been getting the same love as Android TV. Several basic things — a Back button, reaching your cloud playlists, even touch controls during playback — just weren't there on phone. Sorry about that. We're actively working to bring mobile up to the same standard as TV, and this release is a big chunk of that work.

What was actually broken on phone:

• "Add a Playlist" was missing the Get from Trinity Cloud option and had no Back button at all
• The Back button that does exist now sits at the top of the screen instead of requiring a scroll to find; the very first-launch screen gets one too
• Movies/Shows had literally no touch controls during playback — no rewind, no pause, nothing. Added a full set (rewind/play/pause/forward), plus a way back to categories from the poster grid
• Live TV: tapping the screen now brings up the real playback panel — pause, rewind, fast-forward, Last Channel, History, and Multiview (split screen). Before this, every one of those was reachable by remote control only, meaning they didn't exist on phone at all
• Added clear, labeled Back buttons across Live TV, Multiview, and Recording playback — some of these screens had no way back via touch, period
• Free accounts can now reach Settings → Check for Updates (was blocked behind the Enhanced screen); About now checks automatically and shows the result instead of requiring a manual tap

Also fixed:

• A bug where backing out of a slow-loading movie/show and picking a different one could let the abandoned one silently take over playback later if it finished resolving after you'd moved on

Let me know what's still rough on your end — this pass came directly from testing feedback, and more of the same is exactly what's useful right now.