Paramount+ Issues

This lack of uniformity in playback controls is my biggest complaint about Android TV in general. While the OS allows for the inclusion of dedicated playback remote control buttons, it doesn't require or expect it. If you look at Google's own Android TV developer devices, they only have the D-pad with center button. And Google doesn't require all apps to adhere to some degree of uniformity in terms of how they respect to D-pad clicks. They should force all apps to pause when the center button is clicked, and also bring up the on-screen UI at the same time, then resume play when it's clicked again. A single left-click or right-click on the D-pad during playback should skip backward or forward several seconds while keeping left or right pressed down during playback should rewind or FF. When video is paused, the pressing up or down on the D-pad should allow you to navigate to other on-screen controls (e.g. closed captions, other videos/episodes, playback speed, etc.).

Unfortunately, not all Android TV apps work that way. You just have to learn a slightly different set of behaviors for each one.

 

This all goes back to the argument I had months ago with local storage vs streaming for entertainment. Watching on my TiVo, assuming the content is there, is far easier than watching via any streamer. Streaming, while having so much more content, always seems like a chore to view. One specific issue for me, I tend to nod off watching a lot of entertainment. Scrolling back to a familiar point ranges anywhere from difficult to almost impossible on all the streaming interfaces. On TiVo, it's a piece of cake.

 

I haven't had these issues on the P+ app. Still behaves like the old CBS AA app for me on my Shield, even though the logo and splash screen have changed.

 

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You should probably PM a mod to have this merged into the existing thread at Paramount Plus (Formerly CBS All Access) since this isn't Tivo related.

The missing wish/watchlist has been my biggest complaint so far

 

Me 3 about no watchlist functionality, which I also mentioned in the referenced thread.

That, and that some people who were eligible for the discount and had it applied to their account still got charged for the full year price. I'll need to see what happens to me in a few days when my trial period is done. In those cases they were already subscribers or previous subscribers, whereas I'm a brand new subscriber. So we shall see.

 

I still think somebody needs to integrate Fitbit monitoring into TV viewing, with the system being able to detect when your breathing and/or heart rate have slowed to a pace indicating sleep.

 

my problem with the paramount plus app is in watching the series one dollar it returns to the 1st episode after i watched 3 episodes ,instead of going to the next episode , I always have to go back in the menu to find number 2,3, and now 4.

 

I used to have a TiVo and now I watch everything through my Apple TV 4K. And honestly, I find it simpler/faster to use it than a TiVo in terms of quickly scrubbing through a video to find a specific point. The great majority (though not quite all) streaming video apps on Apple TV have a thumbnail preview on the video timeline. Then you just quickly swipe left or right to rewind or FF, with the speed corresponding to how quickly you swipe. It's simply the most efficient way I've experienced to scrub through video.

 

Non of these issues on my Sony Androidtv.

 

My TV has a "play next" feature for apps and will keep track of what I have been watching on an app and what episode to play next.

 

my problem with the app is on my roku but i just got the app on my LG TV and it works fine!

 

I use my TV's app and in the past have used the AppleTV app.. (they were technically CBS all access then but the UI is really virtually identical, with added programming)

there's not a 'my stuff'/wishlist, so I agree with you there. Though it does have the shows you have watched recently near the top.

I haven't had problems with it not remembering me being paused, and IIRC, any of the streaming services I use DO go to the next episode when you finish one -- I mean next in the list.. (I hate hate hate hate all auto-play and the "features" that make it hard to watch the credits all the way through)