I just completely removed all versioned beta criteria for the public beta link. If you were trying to get access on an iOS device and were unable to download it from TestFlight earlier, give it another try.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/NdaJfb9n

Thanks!

First off, happy Friday!

Beta 1.11 Build 3 is probably the biggest feature set introduction since launch.

There's a lot here, and I hope you can take the time to read through everything. That way you know what to test, and explore!

And please do chime in and share your feedback. It seems to be a little quieter lately. Maybe that's a good thing because there's less to report, but with a large release like this, there's bound to be issues. Even if you're not experiencing a bug, let me know what new additions you're enjoying!

The Biggest News

• iPhone and iPad interfaces are here! Even though this is build 3, it's the first build to include support for more than the Apple TV. I've done quite a bit of testing on my own, and I've made many tweaks and improvements to Auto transcoding over the past month so devices gracefully handle switching from Wifi, 5G, and LTE. I'm sure you'll all find things that need fixing since this is the first release, but I'm super excited to get this out to you all!

Other Cool New Features

• Weather on 20 is a new 24/7 weather channel, on you guessed it, channel 20. There's current weather conditions, extended forecast, and almanac screens. Each has a wealth of weather information. The background color is dynamic to match weather and day/night conditions, and the soundtrack comes from your own Plex music library, with a preference for jazz and easy listening if those exist in your music library.
• There's a new profiles tab bar item for fast user switching. You'll see your profile photo and name right next to Guide and Settings.

Some Smaller Feature and Updates

• The static effect got a lot fancier. There are now 4 static options. Auto (the new default), Day, Night, and Off. Auto uses sunrise and sunset data from the weather channel to toggle between Day and Night mode. Day is the classic static look you're familiar with. Night substitutes the white color in the static for a darker blue color pallet, which makes night viewing less straining on the eyes when channel surfing. Off gets rid of the static, and instead displays light gray "Tuning In" text on a dark background.
• There's now a date and time widget in the guide. It's enabled by default, but can be turned off on the Guide settings screen. Handy for not losing track of time.
• You can now enable channel logo overlays when in fullscreen mode, just like real broadcast TV. It's a small change, but it's nice to have a subtle visual indicator always visible to let you know what channel you're on. This setting is under Settings > Playback > Live TV > Channel Logo Overlay.
• Additional guide scheduler fixes have been added to build 3. There were some regressions while making the guide more random in previous builds. I've added a ridiculous amount of new tests to catch future regressions, and I believe the issue is fully fixed now. Sorry about that!
• The ML classifier has been updated to version 2.10 after some additional training data was added. I created a report to find weak spots in the training data, and worked to build out the weak areas. The classifier is now trained on over 300,000+ media items, and you should see more movies and tv shows appear as the model gained confidence in new areas.
• The Guide now defaults to not muting the video preview. I ran a poll and the majority agreed it was confusing when sound wasn't playing on initial launch. There's still the option to disable this under Settings > Guide > Mute Guide Preview.
• When you subscribe or buy Bunny Ears TV+ Lifetime, the subscribe button moves to the bottom of the Settings screen to get out of the way.

Feature Recap

Some of these were added over the last couple of builds, and I haven't heard much about it. Recapping here incase you missed it. Try out the new functionality and share your thoughts!

• Streaming Quality is Bunny Ears TV's take on transcoding and a number of new settings were added. There are 4 quality profiles you can customize. Cellular, 5G, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet. Wi-Fi and Ethernet disable transcoding so it behaves like the app does today. The goal is always on device playback because the difference in speed is noticeable, but cellular and 5G enable transcoding by default so Blu-ray remuxes stream smoothly when away from home. You're able to customize everything to fit your needs and network speeds.
• There's also a simple Playback Reliability setting under Streaming Quality that allows you to easily adjust buffer and connection retry settings for better resiliency on unstable connections.
• Ad Bumpers recently got a ton of new functionality. In addition to now supporting Playlists, Collections, and Libraries, you can also create multiple Ad Bumper groups and assign them to channel packages. This allows you to show kid friendly ads on family channels, and more adult themed ads on other channel packages. There's a lot of customization here, so share how it's working for you!
• Every Profile has multiple settings that allow you to tailor the guide for who's watching. Select Content Restrictions, choose to allow or block unrated content, and even hide or show music channels per profile.
• Audio Sync now detects offset more accurately. More of you should no longer require an audio offset at all, but if you do, there's a new UI that allows you to make adjustments in realtime to really dial in the offset. Smaller 10ms increments were added as well for even better accuracy.
• There's a new Chapters button when in full-screen for media with chapters. Every chapter has a screenshot, and this new feature allows you to quickly jump to major sections in a movie or TV show.
• Custom Channels now have more icons to choose from, perfect for Holiday channels, or whatever else you can think of.
• The Settings screens in general received some TLC. I've reorganized some settings and worked to add more consistency between the screens.

Thank you all for your interest in and support of Bunny Ears TV! This build is only the beginning. Please share what you love, what is not working, and what you would like to see improved. I truly value your feedback and will continue using it to make the app better.

Have a great weekend and happy watching!

Testing out the iPad version right now. So far it’s working pretty great. I love that it syncs right away because it’ll be easier to manage custom channels and what not right from my iPad or phone. One thing I noticed though is commercial breaks showing up in the guide (pictured). This is my first time using ad bumpers now that we can add a library as a source. It is suppose to show up like that?

So with the latest update as noted, the guide no longer shows the incorrect runtime, however, the issue it self persists. The first image shows the U2 concert playing now with its correct run time of an hour and 36 minutes. However later today, it plays again only running an hour and 7 minutes. Below the U2 concert are three other movies that also shortened and not running their full run time. Is there any reason why it shortens this programs? I did a clean install of the app and did a refresh of guide and libraries.

On the plus side, I am seeing a bit more variety on the channels with stuff I haven’t seen from my library popping up.

Hi,

loving the app you have created. Testing it since starting of the beta and bought lifetime once it has been released - really enjoy it!

Not sure if anybody already mentioned / asked for that feature or if it's even possible to implement, but I would like to have some kind of Top Shelf feature, e.g. that you already see a kind of preview or can directly open the favorite / last senders?

The "Top Shelf" on the Apple TV is for applications which are in the first row (yeeep, you already did it and Bunny Ears is within the first row on my ATV):
https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/top-shelf

Thanks and keep up the great work.

Version 1.11 build 1 is now available to beta testers with Plex profiles, parental controls, improved ad bumper breaks, audio calibration, external subtitles, and major reliability improvements.

Thank you to everyone who has tested Bunny Ears TV, reported bugs, and shared ideas. Your feedback directly shaped this release.

What’s New

Plex Home Profiles and Parental Controls

Bunny Ears TV now supports Plex profiles with a Who’s Watching screen.

You can select a profile at launch, switch from the guide, use Plex PIN protection, and keep settings synchronized for each profile. The active profile remains local to each device, so switching on one device will not interrupt another.

Profiles can also be limited to Little Kids, Older Kids, or Teens content, with additional controls for unrated content and music channels.

More Flexible Ad Bumper Breaks

You can now create bumper groups from Plex playlists, collections, or entire libraries.

Each group can be assigned to specific channel packages, with one to five clips per break. This now makes it possible to give different channels their own commercials.

Audio Sync Calibration

In addition to new audio syncing logic under the hood, I've added a new full-screen calibration tool that uses synchronized flashes and beeps to help correct audio that plays ahead of or behind the video.

Offsets can be adjusted from negative 1000 milliseconds to positive 2000 milliseconds, with changes applied immediately so you can easily make adjustments until the on-screen flash and beep align perfectly.

External Plex Subtitles

External Plex subtitles are now supported, including forced and SDH tracks.

More New Features

• Choose between the classic TV static transition or a cleaner black change effect.
• Music channels now create more balanced queues with better artist variety.
• Subtitle preferences are remembered separately for each Plex server.

Guide and Scheduling Improvements

The guide received a major reliability pass.

• Movies and episodes should no longer be shortened.
• Programs and bumpers crossing midnight are scheduled correctly.
• Guide extensions no longer lose the end of programs or bumpers.
• Shuffled channels should avoid long runs of the same show.
• Bumper and custom-channel changes regenerate the guide more reliably.

Syncing and Plex Improvements

• Switching Plex accounts should no longer allow old account activity to affect the new one.
• Empty or replacement iCloud accounts are handled correctly instead of being mixed with old local data.
• Guide conflicts, missing data, interrupted deletions, and corrupted guides recover more safely.
• Bunny Ears TV is better at recovering Plex connections and server tokens.
• Plex Relay, HTTPS, Docker, private addresses, IPv4, IPv6, and plex.direct connections are handled more carefully.
• Plex errors now provide clearer messages based on the actual problem.
• Changed shows and albums refresh more reliably.

Playback and Stability Improvements

• Audio synchronization now uses a more accurate system clock.
• Canceling a library load should no longer leave the app stuck.
• Incomplete onboarding returns to library selection.
• Signing out now provides visible cleanup progress.
• Expired Plex sign-in requests stop correctly.

Family Sharing Update

This build includes the correction needed for Family Sharing with lifetime purchases. Unfortunately, the fix cannot fully take effect until version 1.11 is released publicly.

I apologize for the mix-up, and I appreciate your patience while I get this corrected.

Thank You

Version 1.11 is a major foundation for what comes next, including the full Bunny Ears TV experience on iPhone and iPad!

Please keep reporting anything that feels confusing, inconsistent, or broken. Every report helps make the public release better.

Thank you for supporting Bunny Ears TV, and have a great week!