From the TELUS TV+ Home screen, you can see what’s
On Now
on live TV,
Resume
your On Demand programming, browse
Highlights
and
Favourites
or view your recent
Purchases
. You can also navigate to
Live TV
,
On Demand
,
Guide
,
Recordings
,
Settings
or
Search
at the top of your screen.
All Optik/Pik TV customers have access to the live TV content included in their subscription. Live TV will show you what’s on now by category:
Sports
,
News
,
Kids
,
Entertainment
,
Lifestyle,
Learning
,
Movies
and
Multicultural
.
During live TV playback, tap the touchpad or middle of the d-pad on your Siri remote to bring up program details or enable Closed Captioning (CC) or Described Video. Press down once on your remote to bring up the Live schedule and see what’s
On now
on other channels. You can also record your current program by clicking the record icon.
Please note
: Due to content provider restrictions, some channels are only available when connected to your TELUS home Internet.
All Optik/Pik TV customers have access to the On Demand content included in their subscription, as well as a selection of On Demand movies available for rental. You can browse by
Featured
,
TV Shows
,
TELUS Presents
,
Movies
,
Channels
,
Kids
and more.
Please note
: You can pause, rewind or fast forward On Demand TV content, but these features may be disabled on select programming by the content provider. You can pause, rewind or fast forward On Demand movies available for rental.
In the
Guide
section, you can see what’s playing today and over the next 10 days. Any shows with a home icon in the guide indicate that this programming is only available when connected to your TELUS home Internet. You can also filter your guide by selecting the filter icon in the top right-hand corner of your screen. Filter options are:
All channels
will display all of the channels that are available with Optik TV
My subscribed channels
will display all of the channels that you have in your Optik/Pik TV subscription
Playable on this device
will display all of the channels that you are subscribed to and can watch on this device. Please note that some channels are only available when connected to your TELUS home internet connection
When you select a program that is on now, it will take you to the live TV player.
When you select a program that is airing in the future, it will bring up the episode information page. From here you can set a recording either for the episode or for the series and view showtimes.
In the
Recordings
section, you will see both
Recorded
and
Scheduled
programs. For programs that have already been recorded, you will see them organized as
Recently recorded
as well as all
Recorded items
. Under an individual recording, you will see information including season and episode details, the date the program was recorded and run time. For series recordings, you will see the number of episodes recorded. You can also delete existing recordings or edit your recording settings.
Under
Scheduled
, you can cancel upcoming recordings, edit your recording settings or resolve recording conflicts. You can also
Sort
and
Filter
the views of existing and scheduled recordings. If you have the Recordings bundle included as part of your Optik TV combo, you can also initiate playback of your recorded programs from the
Recordings
menu.
You can use the search function to find a movie, TV show or cast member, using the on-screen keyboard or Siri voice remote. If searching for a movie or TV series, your search results will include both live and On Demand viewing options for your title. If searching for a specific cast member, your search results will provide a list of available live or On Demand titles where that cast member appeared.
In the
Settings
section, you can visit a short how-to tutorial in The Basics, visit TELUS TV+ online support material and read TELUS’s privacy policy.
You can also enable or disable
Streaming over mobile networks
(you will need to enable this to enjoy Optik TV when not connected to Wi-Fi). Regular data charges will apply. You can also set your accessibility preferences including enabling
Closed Captioning
or
Described Video
.
Finally, you can see more about the
App version
and
Account info
under
ABOUT
.