TV Apps being Removed

[Scott Greczkowski]

Social TV Apps such as Facebook and Twitter are no longer working on DIRECTV. I am told by DIRECTV that these apps will be removed in a future software update.

Some of these apps have not been supported since July 2013.

 

[ejb1980]

Good! Less crap to slow down the receivers!

 

[AZ.]

What will Neilson Rating do now?
Dam weather and sports app take forever to load....Hope they get sped up?

 

[rad]

Just another thing that DIRECTV came out with that looked like it had promise and they end up killing it. Dish keeps adding functions to their STB's while DIRECTV keeps taking things away.

 

[CSM]

I wonder when they merge the guides will they bring over any of they UVerseTV apps? Are any of those good?

 

[ejb1980]

Just another thing that DIRECTV came out with that looked like it had promise and they end up killing it. Dish keeps adding functions to their STB's while DIRECTV keeps taking things away.

But honestly... Why do you need Facebook or Twitter on your TV receiver? I don't even understand what "what's hot" is for... Those little frills are just one more thing to break and slow the receiver from its primary purpose...

 

[CSM]

But honestly... Why do you need Facebook or Twitter on your TV receiver? I don't even understand what "what's hot" is for... Those little frills are just one more thing to break and slow the receiver from its primary purpose...

I think having the Microsoft Edge Web Browser on the big screen would be cool and be able to have DTV in a PIP with it.

 

[Juan]

But honestly... Why do you need Facebook or Twitter on your TV receiver? I don't even understand what "what's hot" is for... Those little frills are just one more thing to break and slow the receiver from its primary purpose...

how else would facebook be able to connect to the camera in your samsung tv and spy on you...

 

[ejb1980]

how else would facebook be able to connect to the camera in your samsung tv and spy on you...

I don't have a camera on my TV, but I would certainly give it the equivalent of a tin foil hat if it did - little piece of black tape!

 

[dodger72]

tv apps haven't worked for months i keep getting a not found error

 

[Jimbo]

This doesn't surprise me,, that said, I never used them.

 

[ejb1980]

I checked today for the first time in a very long time and they are there - slow and clunky as ever.

 

[Drucifer]

They're not really being used and they hog the bandwidth.

I rather see an app that is linked to an online database storage of ALL our Series Manager, ToDo list, etc. that can be accessed from any STB.

 

[Mr Tony]

one more reason Directv subs here are safe from bluegras (since he posts ad nauseum about mythical HD stations and apps he wants added to Dish)

 

[I WANT MORE]

I use the weather app several times per day.

I know, I have an ipad two feet away.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Got this from a DIRECTV CSR this morning which seems to confirm what I have said.