RTE Player Live on Smart TV

Same here on a LM6370, opening graphic white as against the previous red logo

No such update on Walker tv or Now stick.

Also, the RTE News channel appears to be in HD, which is good news, maybe they are finally putting a bit of effort into it.

Not live on my JVC Android Smart tv yet!

I wonder when or if Android smart tvs will be updated!

No, I didn't sign in, my tv is a 2019 Samsung Q90. It always had the RTE Player, but no live channels until about 10 days ago. I saw here that someone said their LG had got the live channels option, so that made me check my Samsung and sure enough, the live channels option had been added.

I have a 2017 Samsung and don't have live option yet and I reinstalled the app

RTE haven't a clue about multimedia. They do themselves no favours.

Even on the internet, the RTE player sucks.

I wanted to watch a 3 minute segment of the Late Late show.

So they have 3 minutes of ads before the Late Late Show actually starts.

Then you navigate to the actual segment you want. Guess what!!

Another 3 minutes of ads. The same bloody ads.😕

Another reason why people don't pay the licence fee.

Idiots.

Why am I only learning of this now? 🤣 Works on my Samsung and the picture quality is perfect, so am delighted!

Message on screen saying rte player won't be supported on Samsung tv running older software from Aug 20th

I've updated everything on the tv software wise

Just went on the Samsung site, there is a new f/w version 1401.1 for my 2017 Qled, dated May 2024. My current version from Dec 2023 is 1400. Funny how the auto update didn't pick it up, but then the TV was a pre brexit UK import from the good old days, no knowing what updates are allocated to different regions. I've downloaded the 1.5GB image onto a USB, I'll give it a lash tomorrow.

No joy, the TV f/w update and reinstall of RTE Player produced no result. Same dead player message. I reset the Smart hub to clear it out, then logged out and resigned into my Samsung account in order to reload the App. Nothing, though I managed to wipe 'Her' Youtube history (she operates in Guest, My YT history is fine), so I'm in the doghouse into the bargain. Which TV software versions are in the bin? The answer is Tizen 1 to 3. I cant find an easy answer to which one is on my set, but as V4 was released in May 2017, it's a fair bet that all 2017 Samung Tvs, sold well into 2018. are probably running on Tizen 3 so are doomed. Heres RTE Player support reply;

Thank you for emailing RTÉ Player. As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering the best possible user experience and embracing the latest technology advancements, we periodically evaluate our product and support services. As of 20th of August we, along with other app providers, will no longer operate or be able to provide updates or support for devices running WebOS 3 or below on LG and Tizen 3 or below on Samsung. Can you confirm your TV operating system is above Tizen 3?

**What This Means for You:**

1. **End of Updates:** Starting from Aug 20th, your TV, with Tizen 3 or below, will no longer operate or receive RTÉ Player app updates as it won't be supported.
2. **Customer Support:** While our user support teams will remain available to answer any questions and help with general queries, technical support specific to these operating systems will no longer be available.

So the set is obsolete If you can't just flick back to watch a missed program. Player live wasn't an issue for us, as theres no great advantage other than maybe pause. With Virgin Media player, (soon to be just VM Play), live is a bonus, as it's in HD which VM on Saorview isn't.

Does this help ?

RTEplayer app has been updated on Toshiba tv, been away for a few days, so I don't know when, so LG, Walker and Toshiba all have the live version app, running 4 Olympic streams at the moment. Still no sign of VM player or play on these 3 brands, VM player is on Now stick, player v play version.